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

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Particulars. Expenditure under Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1914, and Finance Act, 1918 — continued. £ g. d. Kxpenditure. Rations— Samoa .. 64.712 1 5 Egypt .. .. .. 207.172 11 6 United Kingdom .. .. 1,052,363 15 11 New Zealand .. .. .. 1.533,468 18 6 £ a. d. £ s. d. 2.857.717 7 I 464,440 3 -1 2,393,277 4 0 Less credits Sale of surplus military stores — Credits for cash received with orders Less refunds where goods con Id not be supplied Expenses in connection with sale of surplus stores 87,121 2 11 28,626 2 11 * Cr. 58,498 0 0 5,932 10 8 5,932 10 8 Superannuation paid by Government on behalf of Civil servants serving with (InExpeditionary Force — Public Service Fund .. .. 69.776 18 3 Government Railways Fund .. 47,490 3 10 Teachers'Fund .. .. 13,489 8 8 Less credits 130,756 10 9 935 6 3 Soldiers' Financial Assistance Board— Assistance granted— Rent .. .. .. 117,897 2 2 Mortgages, interest. . .. .. 50,798 8 2 Rates .. .. .. .. 10,477 16 1 Insurance .. .. 76,363 1 1 Management of businesses . . 290 8 4 Friendly societies .. . . . . 647 6 3 Medical .. .. .. 3,040 17 1 Instalments .. .. .. 2,262 5 8 Miscellaneous assistance .. . . 1,937 13 4 129,821 4 (i 263,714 18 2 Administrative expenses— Salaries and travelling-expenses .. 17,351 5 1 Office expenses .. .. . 4,933 5 1 Postage . . .. . . .. 964 10 0 23,249 0 2 Less credits 286,963 18 4 9 660 18 11 Transport of troops (including charter of steamers, meals, and fares of men travelling to join, freight, cartage, &c.)— 277,302 19 5 Samoa .. .. . 19,899 18 3 Egypt .. .. .. .. 71,043 4 0 United Kingdom .. .. 518,02115 9 New Zealand .. .. 1,645,813 2 4 Other places .. .. 6,186 13 0 Motor-hire .. .. .. 4,811 0 6 19,899 18 3 71,043 4 0 518,021 15 9 1,645.813 2 4 6,186 13 0 4,811 0 6 Charter hire, conditioning, reconditioning, &c, of transports under charter to New Zealand Government Passage-money for troops ex niiscellaiico- n steamers (lost of transport of New Zealand Expeditionary Force horses from United Kingdom 2,265,775 13 10 5,258,790 17 10 1,358,595 10 9 739 3 6 Less credits 8,883,901 5 11 523,461 19 6 ,360,439 6 5