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Session 11. 1918. NEW ZEALAND.

DEFENCE EXPENDITURE COMMISSION (REPORT OF).

CONTENTS. Page. Commission .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Introduction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 1. Headquarters and other Administrative Branches of tho Service .. .. .. .. ..5 2. The Methods of Control or Supervision of Expenditure .. .. .. .. .. ..11 3. Pay and Allowances of the Defence Forces or of Civilians engaged in Services in relation to the War .. 15 4. Military Stores, Equipment, and Supplies .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 5. Military Camps .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 6. Transport of Troops .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 7. Hospital Ships .. .. .. .. .. i. .. .. .. .. 49 8. Military Hospitals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51 9. Medical and Dental Examinations and Treatment .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 10. Military Service Boards .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 55 11. All other Matters involving Public Expenditure for the Purposes of the War, divided as follows : — Superannuation Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 Cost of Territorial Force .. .. .. .'. .. .. .. .. .. 56 Home-service Men in Uniform .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 57 Complimentary Allowances to Returned Soldiers .. .. .. .. .. .. 58 Returned Soldiers and Repatriation .. .. .. .. .. .. 58 Uniform and Monetary Grant for Mufti allowed Returned Soldier ("Easy come, easy go ") .. 59 Discharged Soldiers' Information and Employment Department .. .. .. .. 59 Free Passes to Next-of-kin to meet Returned Soldiers .. .. .. .. .. 59 Construction, Alterations, and Repairs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 59 Territorial Officers called into Camp for whom thero are no Vacancies in Commissioned Rank in Expeditionary Force .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 Lieut.-Colonel Roy William Gumming, Kith (Waikato) Regiment .. .. .. ..60 Distributing Casualty Lists and War News throughout New Zealand .. .. .. ..61 Far too much Telegraphing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 62 Soldier's Discharge Certificate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 62 The Mosaic Law (Instance in regard to telegraphing News of Soldiers in Hospital) .. .. 62 Recommendations .. .. .. . • .. . • •. .. •. 63 Summary of Recommendations made throughout Report .. .. .. .. '.-. .. 64 Suggestions for Guidance of Officer in Charge of Administration (recommended for Appointment) .. 64 Conclusion .. .. .. .. .. • • • r .. •. • ■ .. 67 APPENDIX. Report of Committee on various Branches of Adjutant-General's -Department ~ ~ .. .. 67

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