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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

CLASS X.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT— continued.

Item. 1913-14. STORES AND MAGAZINES, ARMS, EQUIPMENT, CLOTHING, FTC—continued. £ VOTE No. 65— continued, (a.) Salaries —continued. Auckland— District storekeeper 1 Clerk 1 Armourer 1 Assistant Armourer 2 Arms cleaners: 1 at £170, 1 at £150 ... Caretaker, drill-shed Staff for testing S.A. ammunition— 1 Testing officer 2 Assistants: 1 at £190, 1 at £180 ... 245 220 185 150 320 125 285 370 Canteebuby— 1 District storekeeper ... 1 Clerk 1 Magazine-keeper ... ... ... 2 Armourers: 1 at 10s. per day, 1 at 9s. per day 1 Saddler 1 Drill-hall caretaker 200 190 160 347 156 150 Otago— 1 District storekeeper ... 1 Assistant mobilization storekeeper ... 1 Armourer 1 Armourer's assistant 200 160 165 155 8,827 (b.) Guns and Ammunition (annual supply and upkeep) — Ordnance ammunition Small-arms ammunition and cordite Ordnance stores and spare parts 9,500 23.30C 1,500 6 (c.) Spare parts for Small-arms, Maintenance of Arms, Mineral Jelly, Rifle Oil, Morris Tubes, &c. — Tubes aiming short, £134; tubes aiming long, £140; Morris tube ammunition, £90; flanellette for .cleaning, £20 ; Rangoon oil, £16 : Rifle barrels (standing order), £2,500; small-arm parts for Maxim guns, £400; miscellaneous small-arm parts, £400 3,700 (d.) Accoutrements, Mess Tins, Water-proof Sheets, Bandolier Equipment, Water-bottles, Entrenchingtools, and other Equipment — Mills Web equipment, £750; sheets (water-proof), £850; bottles (water), £100; bandoliers (brown leather), £200 ; tools (entrenching), £500 ; web waistbelts and rifle-slings, £200 2,600 (e.) Army Service Transport Wagons, Harness, Packsaddlery,. Water-carts, Saddlery, Bicycles, dtc. — Wagons with harness, £400; water-carts, £200; bicycles, £100; saddlery, £100; maintenance of, £50 850 9 ■ (f.) Gamp Equipment (including Tents, Marquees, Cook-ing-utensils, Blankets, Nose-bags, Kit-bags, dc.) — Tents, £500; marquees, £300; tents (operating), £100; kettles (camp), £50; nose-bags, £300; kit-bags, £400 ; blankets (Government Service), £2,000 ; shovels, £25; picks, £25; tent-line, £50; spare parts for marquees, tents, &c, £250 ... 4,000