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STATEMENT in Detail of the EXPENDITURE for MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— contd.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 190 3-190 4.

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 3,687 10 6 Brought f orwara CLASS XX.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—ccmiwiwed. Vote No. 79 —Miscellaneous Services— continued. Item 18—Expenses of senaing Rifle Team to Bisley Item 19—Expenses in connection with " The Explosives Act Amenament Aot, 1897," — lighterage, travelling-expenses, &o. Item 20—Grants to recipients of New Zealana Cross Item 21—Grant to Major Pilcher, for services rendered in connection with New Zealand Contingents in South Africa (including £250 voted 1902-3, not paid) Item 22—Grant to W. A. Richardson on account of military services rendered to the colony from 22nd September, 1903, to 28th March, 1904 Item 23—Gratuity to three members Wellington Defence Force (£20eaoh) Item 24—Gymnasiums for Volunteers Item 25—Medical fees, under clauses 4 and 5 of "The Military Pensions Act, 1866," for members of Pension Boards for examination of members of contingents Item 26—Naval training-ship Item 27 —Passages and expenses of military officers sent to England for instruction Item 28 —Passages from England of officers and non-commis-sioned officers Item 29 —Payment of Public Trust Office charges in connection with estates of deceased members of contingents .. Item 30—Payment equal to six months salary to late UnderSecretary for Defence on resignation of his office Item 31—Payment of claims for arrears of pay of members of 1st to 3rd Contingents, whose aocounts cannot be verified Item 32—Payment of pensions, allowances, and gratuities to those persons whose claims did not, prior to " The Military Pensions Act Amendment Act, 1903," being passed, come within the law as it then stood Item 33—Payment of salary and house allowance, 1st April to 25th September, 1903, to Captain John Falconer (late Inspector of submarine mining) on retirement Item 34—Pension to Mrs. Elizabeth Ford, 1st April, 1903, to 31st Maroh, 1904 Item 35—Pension of late F. G. Rawson, continued to his widow, 1st April, 1903, to 31st March, 1904 Item 36—Pension to Aperahama Tahumirangi for wounds received while in the servioe of the New Zealand Government, 1st April, 1903, to 31st December, 1904 Item 37 —Proportion of salaries of two Inspectors of Explosives Item 38—Proportion of salary and expenses of Imperial officer in London as inspector of warlike stores Item 39—Purchase, &c, of medals Item 40—Purchase of small-arms ammunition and cordite .. Item 41—Refund to War Office of amount paid in error to TrooporH. Nightingale, and which is irrecoverable from him Item 42—Removal of rocks, Opunake Harbour' Item 43—Repairs, &c, to military graveyards, and Pokeno Cemetery Monument Item 44—Rifle-shooting competitions expenses (New Zealand Defence Force Rifle Association) Item 45—Special allowance to ex-Constable Packer for serious permanent injuries received in tho service, 1st April, 1903, to 31st March, 1904 Item 46—Special allowance to ex-Constable Miles Leighton for serious permanent injuries received in the service, 23rd j December, 1902, to 22nd December, 1903.. Item 47 —To clear Imprest Account of J. G. Davies, late Mounted Infantry Instructor, who overpaid himself 7s. 6d. out of imprest Item 48—Wairau massacre monument (improvement of grounds) Item 49—Contingencies,— Brass plates for Boer guns at Parliamentary Buildings Engraving silver salver presented by Colonel Fox, late Commandant Forces, to Volunteers .. .. .. j Military funerals (old veterans) .. .. .. Grant to Dunedin High School Cadets towards cost of uniforms, the capitation having been reduced .. ,. Law-costs, Tarata Rifle Club Repairing donkey-engine, Dunedin Typewriting pensions and allowanoe claims to War Office .. 542 19 10 130 0 0 350 0 0 27 0 0 13 12 6 224 16 10 195 13 7 146 17 10 237 10 0 10 2 4 411 19 7 194 8 10 46 0 0 45 0 0 7 10 0 195 16 8 224 9 3 108 13 10 22,672 18 6 29 7 0 206 11 1 103 1 3 1,066 13 6 39 13 0 30 0 0 0 7 6 30 0 0 14 9 19 0 0 60 0 0 3 10 16 4 5 15 9 103 5 11 Less credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 31,051 19 4 4 4 0 Total net expenditure, Vote No. 79 £31,047 15 4