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Detailed Statement of Expenditure from the Beginning of the War to the 31st March. 1925 —continued.

Particulars Expenditure. Expenditure under Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1914, and Finance Act, 1918 —continued. Compassionate allowances — £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. F. Armear (illness contracted on duty) .. . 90 0 0 A. T. Griffin (illness contracted on duty) .. . 273 6 0 L. M. Trendle (wrongful discharge of husband).. . . 50 0 0 M. A. Hunter (refund, deductions husband's pay) .. 45 0 0 M. W. Miller (on account of illness contracted on duty) . 15 0 0 473 6 0 473 6 0 Compensation to E. Morgan for lost kit .. .. .. .. • • (>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 .. .. 906 15 7 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,818 10 5 Office expenses .. .. .. 3,093 5 2 Postage, telegrams, &c. .. .. .. .. 878 16 3 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 796 17 2 Motor-hire .. .. ■. .. • • 221 7 7 Office equipment .. .. .. .. . • 97 0 0 Tuition and lodging-allowances .. .. .. 4,870 6 3 Subsidized wages .. .. .. .. .. 2,228 6 2 20,911 4 7 Less credits .. .. . ■ • • • • 50 17 0 20,860 7 7 Distribution of war news and casualty lists in New Zealand .. .. 423,188 0 0 Donations refunded and transferred .. .. .. .. •• 3,274 13 9 Equipment (including purchase of boots, clothing, G.S. wagons, ammunition-carts, ordnance, &c.) — Samoa .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,947 0 6 Egypt .. .. .. .. .. .. 165,428 8 2 United Kingdom .. .. .. .. .. 2,293,001 19 4 New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 3,249,782 7 2 Other places, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 2,935 10 7 Post-war equipment .. .. .. .. 506,171 16 1 6,230,267 1 10 Less credits .. .. .. .. .. 548,420 7 0 — 5,681,846 14 10 Expenses in connection with riots in Rarotonga .. .. .. • ■ 287 10 8 Forage—• Samoa .. .. .. .. .. .. 111,215 5 7 Egypt .. .. .. .. .. 379,115 11 2 New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 215,687 14 4 United Kingdom .. .. .. .. .. 40,397 13 7 746,416 4 8 Less credits .. .. .. .. .. 160,169 11 4 586,246 13 4 Freight on Great Britain and Belgian relief produce .. .. .. 656 16 11 Grants to regimental funds — 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 2nd New Zealand Infantry Brigade .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 4th New Zealand Infantry Brigade .. .. • • 1,000 0 0 New Zealand Medical Corps .. .. •. .. 141 0 0 Divisional Signal Corps .. .. .. .. 60 0 0 Army Service Corps .. .. .. . ■ 109 0 0 Field Troop Engineers .. .. .. .. 41 0 0 Field Artillery Brigade .. .. .. .. 329 3 0 0 Mounted Signal Troop .. •. .. 18 10 0 3,699 0 0 — 3,699 0 0 Grants to soldiers' hostels— New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 1,397 13 10 England .. .. .. .. .. .. 19,430 0 0 20,827 13 10 Less credits* .. .. .. .. .. 8,084 10 11 12,743 2 11 Grants to New Zealand War Contingent Association for .. 6,500 0 0 assistance to fit men on leave in England Less credits .. .. .. .. .. 756 9 9 ■ 5,743 10 3 Grant to replace contents of registered letter lost in transit .. . . • 20 0 0 between Chalmers and Timaru Military Hospitals Grant to E. C. Wood for expenses (obtaining crews for .. .. 100 0 0 transports and hospital ships) Grant of half value financial assistance warrants remitted .. .. 33 15 10 to 14454 C. P. Marshall, but stolen Grant to regimental funds, military hospitals in New Zea- .. . • 150 0 0 land (provided from proceeds of sale of fat and waste) Grant to M. Okeby for loss of contents of box ., . . .. .. 25 0 0 Half cost of reinsurance of death benefits of members of .. .. 7,422 9 5 friendly societies serving with the Expeditionary Force Hanmer Farm—General expenses .. .. .. j 2,843 2 0 Less credits .. .. .. .. 1,774 17 4 ! 1,068 4 8 i —u 1,068 4 8 * For realization disclosing clubs in the United Kingdom and New Zealand,