NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCES. RETURN SHOWING THE AMOUNT EXPENDED TO 31st MARCH, 1917, ON FITTING AND REFITTING THE UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY'S VESSELS WHICH ARE OR HAVE BEEN USED BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE CARRIAGE OR USE OF TROOPS; AND THE AMOUNT RECEIVED BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE SALE OF MATERIAL WHICH HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE ABOVE-MENTIONED SHIPS.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1917 Session I, H-19i

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1917. NEW ZEALAND

NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCES. RETURN SHOWING THE AMOUNT EXPENDED TO 31st MARCH, 1917, ON FITTING AND REFITTING THE UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY'S VESSELS WHICH ARE OR HAVE BEEN USED BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE CARRIAGE OR USE OF TROOPS; AND THE AMOUNT RECEIVED BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE SALE OF MATERIAL WHICH HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE ABOVE-MENTIONED SHIPS.

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Return showing the Cost of fitting and provisioning, refitting and reprovisioning, and reconditioning New Zealand Transports owned by the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand (Limited) to the 31st March, 1917.

Amount realized from cash sales of material, stores, &c, as at 31st March, 19.17 :— £ Material ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 743 Stores, coal, &c. ... ... ... ... ... ... 9,428 Total ... ... ... ... ... £10,171 s Note. —Credits from the Union Steamship Company are deducted from refitting and ■reconditioning accounts, the above figures representing the net amount paid. Headquarters, New Zealand Military Force, 13th September, 1917.

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Origina Fitting up. outfitting. Reprovisioning R fittinc Deck and Provisioning, Engine Scores, Deck and Engine Coal, &o. Store.", Coal, &c. Total Disbursements. Reconditioning. £ s. d. 645 8 4 843 2 3 3,907 5 1 4,784 12 9 4,234 3 1 1,875 11 8 9,313 11 8 7,996 12 1 9,720 16 0 6,982 3 10 .3,275 5 11 7,566 0 5 5,238 9 7 6,645 5 5 | £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 3,626 11 8 5,990 17 9 12,526 14 11 24,386 0 0 j 78,779 0 0 11,343 7 3 27,053 0 0 ' 80,200 0 0 16,831 16 11 20,211 0 0 ! 69,728 0 0 5,390 8 4 622 0 0 12,081 8 4 39,687 0 0 | 52,181 0 0 4,638 7 11 6,340 0 0 ' 21,098 0 0 10,379 4 0 9,679 16 2 ! 14,582 0 0 31,162 0 0 10,203 14 1 17,973 0 0 i 28,966 0 0 7,826 19 7 16,813 0 0 j 27,311 0 0 2,133 10 5 10,377 0 0 ! 15,923 0 0 7,810 14 7 13,038 0 0 21,862 0 0 £ s. d. 1,140 0 0 2,559 0 0 1,076 0 0 5,589 0 0 1,806 0 OCV. £ s. i 5,412 0 9,393 0 119,599 0 123,381 0 111,005 0 8,964 0 113,263 0 45,662 0 18,294 0 62,406 0 70,418 0 59,517 0 33,672 0 49,356 0 d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13,028 8 1 120,463 11 11 191,082 0 0 427,210 0 0 8,558 0 0 830,342 0 0 Note. —Names of vessels have been sti ■uck out.