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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

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Item. 19 i8-9. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. VOTE No. 63. Charges incidental to — Accoutrements, mess tins, waterproof sheets, haversacks, water-hottles, and other equipment for mobile force Advances to new corps towards cost of uniforms, to be deducted from capitation .. ... .. Amount required to pay contribution due by New Zealand towards liability of Imperial Government for pensions of Instructors while latter serving under engagement with the New Zealand Government ... Annual grant for rifle prizes for shooting, open to the public (including marking fees) Annual grant for rifle prizes for shooting, open to Volunteers only (including marking fees) Arms and spare parts, 303 short rifles to complete equipment (£17,500) Attendance at camp of Volunteer Corps for a period in excess of the number of days authorised by regulations Camp equipage, including tents, cooking utensils, and entrenching tools Challenge shield for competition by New Zealand Medical Corps Compassionate allowance to the children of late Torpedoman Heighton. at the rate of £1 per week Compassionate allowance to ex-Torpedoman Cornwall for injuries received at the Shelly Bay explosion, at 15s. per week Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late Sergeant O. Olive, killed at Mahanga Bay explosion, at the rate of £1 per week ... Compassionate allowance to the widow and three children of the late Corporal H. Blick. killed at the Mahanga Bay explosion, at the rate of £1 10s. per week Compassionate allowance (7s. 6d. per week) to child of late Sapper W. A.Teague, killed at Mahanga Bay explosion Compassionate allowance of 2s. 2d. per diem to James Hamblyn, injured in Maori War Compassionate allowance, at £2 per week, to C. C. Rookesfor services rendered during Maori War Compassionate allowance granted to the widow of the late first-class Sapper Thos. Doyle, killed through injuries accidentally received by burns, on 18th August, 1907, at Devonport, Auckland ... Compassionate allowance granted to the widow of the late T. Hall, killed at Mahanga Bay during camp of No. 5 Company, New Zealand Engineer Volunteers Compassionate allowance, at £1 per week, to widow of W. A. Richardson on account of military services rendered by husband Compensation to officers and non-commissioned officers and men on retirement from service Compensation for injuries sustained on duty by members of the Permanent, Force Compensation to Maoris for mine-field line-marks on their property, Auckland Compensation and medical expenses of members of Volunteer corps injured while on duty, also compensation for injury to horses Compiling and writing the history of the several New Zealand Contingents in connection with the South African War Cost of action Caversham Rifle Volunteers v. Dunedin City Corporation re Caversham Drill-shed £ £ 1 3,000 2 250 3 150 4 450 5 250 6 7,000 7 200 8 2,000 9 21 10 52 11 39 12 52 13 78 14 20 15 40 10 17 104 400 18 400 19 52 20 300 21 22 100 23 10 100 24 50 25 98