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1916. NEW ZEALAND.

SAMOA STATEMENT SHOWING THE WHOLE OF THE COST TO NEW ZEALAND OF THE MILITARY OCCUPATION OF).

Laid on the Table of /he House of Representatives by Leave.

Statement showing the whole of the Cost to New Zealand op the Military Occupation of Samoa to the 31st March, 1916. Mobilization and Equipment of Troops (Advance Party and Samoan reliefs) — a B . a. £ s a Camps ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,481 11 0 Equipment ... ... ... ... ... ... 7,382 19 10 Office expenses, advertising, &c. ... ... ... 96 9 1 Postage, telegrams, &c. ... ... ... ... 856 10 9 10,817 10 8 Transport (including hire, fitting out, stores, fuel, etc., for transports)— £ s. a. "Moeraki" ... ... ... ... 10,672 6 11 "Monowai" ... ... ... ... 13,377 3 9 "Talune" ... 14,697 2 3 —— 38,746 12 11 Other items of transport: Men returning to New Zealand, freight, &c. .. ... ... ... ... ... 44,110 4 2 82,856 17 1 Pay (Advance Party and Samoan reliefs) — Pay of troops and allotments ... ... ... ... .. 129,786 5 9 Provisions and Supplies— Forage ... 10,287 12 0 Rations ... ... ... ... ... ... 31,871 11 10 Medical (including examinations, fees, and equipment) ... 2,030 19 3 44,190 3 1 Other Items of Expenditure— Administrative expenses at Samoa paid by New Zealand Government (refund asked £ s . d. for) ... ... ... ... 3,435 14 6 Amount refunded ... ... 2,690 4 7 745 9 11 Mechanical transport ... ... ... ... ... 1,184 14 5 Purchase of horses ... ... ... ... ... 602 10 9 2,531 15 1 Total net expenditure to 31st March, 1916 ... ...£270,183 11 8 Note. —The estimated monthly expenditure is £4,110. A monthly statement will be prepared in future.

Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given ; printing (75U copies), £1.

Authority : Marcus F. Marks, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9l6.

Price 3d.}