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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS XII.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT— continued.

Item. QUARTERMASTER-GENERAL'S BRANCHconlinued. 191 .-19. VOTE No. 55— continued, (c.) Territorial Force— continued. Horse hire ... ■ Forage and grooming allowance Messing-allowance to officers of 4s. a day instead of free rations Camp or field allowance Transport of troops (except by rail), steamer fares, coach, tram, and ferry fares, extra-duty pay, &c, including expenses of selecting camp and other incidental expenses in connection with the same, also cost of concentration of Senior Cadets Compensation and all expenses payable in respect of accidents, sickness, injuries, &c, sustained by members of the Forces, civilians employed therewith, and horses, including accidents, &c, sustained when going to or returning from parades ... Cost and upkeep of targets, training requisites, miniature rifle ranges, cost of towing targets for practice, &c, and other expenses in connection with annual course of musketry Hire of buildings and grounds for parades, &c. Maintenance and repairs to drill-halls and rifle ranges (including caretaking, rent, &c.) Travelling allowances and expenses Travelling allowances and expenses of non-commis-sioned officers attending examinations for promotion Rail fares and freights Cash deficiency in connection with the issue of railway tickets from Trentham Camp to Wellington... Fuel, light, and water, also cleaning offices, washing, labour receiving and delivering cargo ... Guards of honour and escorts Maintenance grant (including advances thereon) for Territorials, Senior Cadets, and General Training Section Miscellaneous stores, rent of offices (including office requisites) Purchase and upkeep of horses and mules (including medicines, clipping, &c), also cost of upkeep of bicycles Telephones £ £ 13 14 15 4,000 3,500 16 17 2,000 500 18 16,000 19 1,000 20 21 800 4,000 22 23 4,000 15,000 24 25 100 20,000 146 26 2 750 10 27 28 .» 18,500 29 30 4,000 31 1,000 600 32 (d.) Stores and Magazines— Spare parts for small-arms, maintenance of arms, mineral jelly, rifle oil, Morris tubes, &c... 5,000 33 Accoutrements, dc. — Bandolier equipment; haversacks and material for same, swords, &c. .:. -Army Service transport wagons, harness, pack-saddlery, water-carts, saddlery, bicycles, &c. Camp.equipment, &c. 1,000 34 35 350 1,500 30 Medical, Equipment and Veterinary Service Supplies — Medical stores, medicine chests, surgical haversacks, veterinary chests and ambulance stretchers, and all equipment for field hospitals, tables, refilling medical and veterinary chests, farriers' tools, Ac... 400 37 38 39 Ordnance — Ordnance and field gun ammunition Small-arms ammunition and cordite Ordnance stores and spares ... 6,000 35,000 1,500