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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS X.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT— continued.

item. 191 1-14. CAPITAL AND NON-RECURRENT EXPENDITURE. VOTE No. 67. (a.) Guns and Ammunition —■ Armaments: 18-pounder Q.F. guns, 4-5" howitzers, and Maxim-guns (£20,000), and ordnance ammunition (£18,000), (on account, £38,000) 1 Mountain battery of 4 B.L. 275" guns, with mobilization equipment, spare parts, and pack-saddlery (£4,250 on account) (b.) Arms — Arms and spare parts, &c. (£12,000) —15,000 LeeEnfield rifles purchased in England (10,000 at £1 0s. 9Jd. each, £10,385 8s. 4d., and 5,000 at £1 12s. 6d., £8,125); (15,000 purchased in Canada, £3,000), (£33,510 on account) (c.) Equipment, dc. — Accoutrements (6,000 to complete Infantry), mess tins, water-proof sheets, bandolier equipment (for mounted rifles), water-bottles, tools (entrenching), and other equipment (£21,748 on account)... Army service transport wagons, harness, pack-saddlery, water-carts, bicycles, saddlery, &c. Camp equipment (includes new order for tents), including tents, marquees, cooking-utensils, nosebags, kit-bags, &c. Medical equipment and veterinary service supplies, medical stores, ambulance stretchers, and all equipment for field hospitals ... Field engineering equipment (including signalling equipment for signal companies and troops), (£4,900 on account) Searchlight stores (£4,500, on account) ... (d.) Clothing — Supply of uniforms, great-coats, boots, badges, &c. ... Supply uniforms, &c. (Senior Cadets) (e.) Liabilities in connection with old volunteer and cadet corps, dc. £ 14,000 500 20,000 13,000 1,500 9,000 500 2,900 2,500 39,340 12,283 2,750 Total—Vote No. 67 ... 118,27: TOTAL OF CLASS X £51 747