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Detailed Statement of Expenditure from the Beginning of the War to the 31st March, 1924— continued.

Particulars. Expenditure. Expenditure under Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1914, and Finance Act, 1918 —continued. £ s. d. Brought forward Pay and allowances— continued. Allowances to wives of Imperial Reservists and difference between N.Z. Expeditionary Force pay and Imperial pay to members of Imperial Forces resident in New Zealand Payments to London General Post Office for allotments paid through post-offices in the United Kingdom £ s. d. £ s. d. 30,498,088 11 9 286,410 10 0 £ s. d. 570,100 0 0 31,027,287 3 5 Less oredits 31,300,599 8 3 333,312 4 10 Per capita payments to War Office for maintenance of New Zealand troops in the field- —.Ammunition, extra transport, &o. 15,735,000 0 0 Less credits* .. .. .. .. ... Postage, telegrams, telephones, &c, and preparing war-news cables for despatch to New Zealand from the United Kingdom, and cable charges thereon —■ Postage, &c.— Samoa .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,084 0 10 Egypt .. .. .. .. .. .. 26,603 18 11 United Kingdom.. .. .. .. .. 85,449 110 New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 169,021 9 6 Other places .. .. .. .. .. 618 5 11 Preparing war-news cables in High Commissioner's Office 7,363 I 2 and cable charges thereon — —— — Less credits 2,084 0 10 26,603 18 11 85,440 I. 10 160,021 0 6 618 5 11 7,363 I 2 1,305,279 9 0 14,369,720 10 3 Prisoners of war—■ Expenses at— Motuihi Island .. .. .. .. .. 42,539 16 4 Narrow Neck .. .. .. .. .. 7,867 19 11 Somes Island .. .. .. .. .. 54,067 10 9 Featherston .. .; .. .. .. 11,639 8 9 Samoa .. .. .. .. .. .. 760 15 3 Ripa Island .. .". .. .. .. 1,45115 10 Escape and capture .. .. .. . . 4,429 0 11 Esoorting and other expenses, including repatriation of 9,200 12 3 aliens Payment to General Post Office to reimburse stamp credit, 2 10 0 Somes Island — —■—— Less credits 291,200 4 2 18,588 7 2 272,611 17 0 42,530 16 4 7,867 10 11 54,067 10 9 11,639 8 9 760 15 3 1,451 15 10 4,429 0 11 9,200 12 3 2 10 0 129,312 17 1 131,005 16 0 2,652 18 11 Pukeora Farm Less credits .. 6,030 18 6 2,100 3 1 Proportion damages by New Zealand troops during riots at Ismailia, Egypt Purchase of horses—■ Remounts.. .. .. .. .. .. 78,213 18 10 Artillery .. .. .. .. .. .. 03,775 10 0 Transport and undescribed .. .. .. .. 46,877 11 2 Wages of grooms .. .. .. .. ,. 16,369 0 10 Travelling and other expenses .. .. .. 11.435 9 0 Motor-hire .. .. .. .. .. 191 17 1 Cost of horses, mules, &o.., issued by Imperial authorities 238,488 3 5 in France and Egypt ■—•— Less credits 78,213 18 .10 03,775 10 0 46,877 11 2 16,369 6 10 11,435 9 0 191 17 1 238,488 3 5 3,930 15 5 6,589 3 9 455,351 10 10 217,041 1 11 237,710 14 11 RationsSamoa .. .. .. .. .. .. 04,712 1 5 Egypt .. .. ... .. .. .. 207,172 II 0 United Kingdom .. .. .'. .. .. 1,056,020 14 5 New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 1,503,207 11 3 04,712 1 5 207,172 II 0 1,056,020 14 5 1,503,207 11 3 2,801,178 18 7 488,735 2 8 Less credits 2,402,443 15 11 202 7 0 Refund to W'airarapa Patriotic Association, proportion proceeds of sale, Officers' Club building, Featherston Reimbursement to High Commissioner's Foreign Imprest Account for irrecoverable overpayment Sale of surplus military stores—■ Credits for cash received with orders Less refunds where goods could not be supplied 3 0 0 268,427 13 5 45,562 5 4 Expenses in connection with sale of surplus stores Or. 222,865 8. 1 28,246 10 8 * For amount refunded by War Office aud remitted to New Zealand, £750,000; and ami advances in excess of actual cost of maintenance of troops in Held, £615,279 9s. 9d. ount redobited to War Office, on account of