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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS XVII.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—continued.

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tern. )8-9. PERMANENT FORCE— continued. 191 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 VOTE No. 60— continued. Other Charges incidental to — Advertising, books, and other publications Clothing for free issue (or allowance in lieu thereof) ... Clothing for issue on payment Extra-duty pay for members of Permanent Force instructing Volunteers after working-hours, including men on launches conveying Volunteers, or otherwise assisting while on this instructional duty ; also, extra pay for men told off for clerical duties, and extra "working-pay" . .... Fuel, Light, and Water Freight, Cartage, and Shipping Charges ... House Allowance Hospital Charges ... Maintenance (including pay of civilian crew), and Repairs of Torpedo-boats, Boat-sheds, Launches, and Hire of Temporary Launches and Boats Miscellaneous Stores, and Office Equipment and Requisites (including Flags and Repairs thereto) Medical Attendance and Medicine (including Salary of Civil Surgeons to New Zealand Permanent Force) Purchase and Upkeep of Horses for Field Batteries (including Medicines, Clipping, and incidental expenses) Railway Fares, Freight, and Charges Repairing, Painting, Alterations, and Additions to Buildings Stores for Maintenance of Guns and Batteries Scavenging and Cleaning ... ... ... Telephone Subscriptions and Expenses ... Tram and Ferry Fares Travelling Allowances and Expenses Working-pay, Second Engineers, Submarine-mining Boats Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure and expenses incidental to the vote 400 1,000 500 3,375 100 2,000 £ 50 750 500 £ 11 1,000 12 13 450 M 15 500 1,200 16 17 18 L9 20 21 1,000 800 25 100 125 1,500 20 22 200 Less estimated credits under section 42 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1908 " 15,595 500 15,095 j Total—Vote No. 60 60,75i •VOLUNTEER FORCE (Including Defence Cadets and Rifle Clubs). 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 58 VOTE No. 61. SalariesDistrict Staff — Auckland — Officer Commanding District (also free quarters) A.A.G. (also house allowance, £25) A.Q.M.G. 7 Drill Instructors : 4 at £180, 1 at £160, 2 at £150... 2 Clerks : 1 at £200, 1 at £176 350 250 50 1,180 376 Wellington — Officer Commanding District (also house allowance, £50) . ••• A.A.G. (also house allowance, £50) A.Q.M.G. 8 Drill Instructors: 7 at £180, 1 at £160 2 Clerks : 1 at £170, 1 at £166 ... ... j Typiste 2.2C6 350 •325 50 1,420 336 75 i 2,556 ,