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APPENDIX III.—WAR EXPENSES ACCOUNT. Detailed Statement of Expenditure from the Beginning of the War to the 31st March, 1925.

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Particulars. Expenditure. Expenditure under Section 8 of the Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1914 (War Purposes), and, Section 4, Finance Act, 1918, No. 2 (War Purposes). Advertising, printing, office equipment, &c.— Office expenses— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Samoa .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 11 3 Egypt .. .. .. .. .. .. 980 17 3 United Kingdom.. .. .. .. .. 23,675611 New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 92,486 17 3 — 117,178 12 8 Advertising— Samoa .. .. .. .. .. .. 132 13 8 Egypt .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 14 8 United Kingdom.. .. .. .. .. 1,152 18 7 New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 11,468 18 2 12,772 5 1 Printing and stationery —- Samoa .. .. .. .. .. .. 72 11 7 Egypt .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,881 16 9 United Kingdom.. .. .. .. .. 17,934 15 9 New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 92,132 1 8 113,021 5 9 Office equipment— Samoa .. .. .. .. .. .. 71 10 6 Egypt .. .. .. .. .. .. 104 8 11 United Kingdom .. .. .. .. .. 1,465 17 0 New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 9,240 0 6 ' 10,881 16 11 Cost of services rendered by Postal Department in con- .. 31,712 1 8 nection with payment of allotments and pay-warrants in New Zealand Half cost of expenses in connection with the raising and .. 7,287 3 7 distribution of relief funds Preparation of war records and history .. .. .. 11,547 6 9 Amount required to recoup Imprest Account for vouchers .. 50 9 0 lost in transit ——— 304,451 1 5 Less credits .. .. .. .. .. 20,804 11 3 283,646 10 2 Amount fraudulently obtained from High Commissioner's .. .. 22 10 0 Office by unknown person representing himself to be a member of N.Z. Expeditionary Force Camps, expenses of (including concentration) — Main Body and ReinforcementsExpenses of New Zealand Forces camps abroad— United Kingdom, Egypt, <fec. .. .. .. 298,021 17 7 Samoa .. .. .. .. •• 11,128 4 8 309,150 2 3 Camps in New Zealand— Narrow Neck .. .. .. .. 24,315 15 2 Trentham .. .. .. .. .. 393,158 3 9 Featherston .. .. .. .. .. 351,024 4 0 Tunnelling Corps .. .. .. . • 583 19 2 : 769,082 2 1 Other general expenses, including Main Body camps, .. 239,786 3 2 Awapuni, Rangiotu, Waikanae, and other temporary camps 1,318,018 7 6 Less credits .. .. .. • ■ .. 105,563 2 9 — 1,212,455 4 9 Clerical assistance — New Zealand Expeditionary Force War Accounts, Pay, 444,812 18 0 and Records Brandies Headquarters and District Headquarters .. .. 227,897 11 7 Overtime .. .. •• •• •• •• I 8,805 13 10 United Kingdom .. .. .. •• j 48,025 17 5 Audit Office .. .. •• •• 42,548 12 9 Samoa .. .. .. •• •• 111 13 4 772,202 6 11 Less credits .. .. .. • • • ■ 12,563 9 1 ] 759,638 17 0 Commissions of Inquiry— Defence Stores .. . • • ■ • • • ■ 18 14 6 Trentham Camp .. .. .. .. •• 1,150 13 10 Lieutenant A. H. Grierson .. .. • • • • 24 2 3 Thacker inquiry .. ' .. .. • • • • 99 0 8 Motuilii .. • ■ • • • • • • • • 13 2 Alien Service Branch (Jugo-Slav) .. .. . • 1,907 18 3 Defence Expenditure Commission .. .. -. 3,671 10 8 Somes Island .. ■. • • ■ • • • 35 9 6 Wanganui Detention Barracks .. • • ■ • 130 6 4 Lieutenant Crampton's court-martial .. .. . - 513 18 10 Influenza —Narrow Neck .. .. .. ■ ■ 27 8 1 Disappearance of Rifleman J. Russell .. • • 26 15 4 H. H. Thompson Commission .. .. - - ! 300 8 0 ' i 8,275 19 r, Less credits .. .. •• I •• 15'' " " | | 8,116 13 2