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Detailed Statement of Expenditure from the Beginning of the War to the 31st March, 1921 — continued.

Particulars. Expenditure. Expenditure under Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1914, and Finance Act, 1918 — continued. Canteens on transports (as per statement attached) £ s. d. £ s. d. 189,278 13 7 £ s. d. Less credits Clerical assistance — Expeditionary Forces Branch Records Branch Headquarters and District Headquarters Overtime United Kingdom Audit Office Samoa 278,769 12 2 130,908 3 7 223,073 0 11 8,805 13 10 41,022 12 3 40,303 11 0 111 13 4 198,791 19 5 Cr. 9,513 5 10 Less credits 722,994 11,881 7 1 5 10 711,113 1 3 Commissions of Inquiry — Defence Stores Trentham Camp Lieutenant A. H. Grierson Thacker inquiry Motuihi Alien Service Branch (Jugo-Slav) Defence Expenditure Commission Somes Island Wanganui Detention Barracks Lieutenant Crampton's Court-martial .. Influenza —Narrow Neck Disappearance of Rifleman J. Russell .. 18 14 6 1,150 13 10 24 2 3 99 0 8 369 13 2 1,907 18 3 3,671 10 8 35 9 6 130 6 4 513 18 10 27 8 1 26 15 4 Less credits 7,975 11 159 6 5 3 7,816 5 2 Compassionate allowances — F. Annoar—illness contracted on duty . . A. T. Griffin—illness contracted on duty 90 248 0 6 0 0 Cost of preparing article on Veterinary Services for inclusion in Official History 338 15 6 0 0 0 Discharged Soldiers' Information Department —Expenses and grants (this covers expenditure up to date of coming into operation of Repatriation Act, 1918 ; expenditure after that date comes under the heading of " Repatriation ") — Fares of men travelling to employment .. Salaries Office expenses Postage, telegrams, &c. Printing and stationery Motor-hire Office equipment Tuition and lodging-allowances Subsidized wages 906 15 7,818 10 3,093 5 878 16 796 17 221 7 97 0 4,870 2,228 6 7 5 2 3 2 7 0 3 2 20,860 7 7 Less credits 20,911 4 50 17 7 0