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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. Home defence (forts, harbour patrols, examination of £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. steamers, guarding cableSj wireless stations, railway picquets, &c.)— Auckland District .. .. .. .. .. 103,642 6 7 Wellington District.. .. .. .. .. 165,562 4 1 Canterbury District .. .. .. .. 48,308 12 9 Otago District .. .. .. .. .. 44,265 3 2 Censors .. .. .. .. . . .. 21,484 9 6 Cost of guarding wharves — Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 1,723 2 4 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 1,072 11 4 Lyttelton .. .. .. .. .. 742 16 7 Dunedin .. .. .. .. .. 865 4 2 Mine-sweeping .. .. .. .. .. 34,603 15 5 Pitting guns on " Iris " and " Tutanekai " .. .. 240 13 6 — 422,510 19 5 Less credits .. .. .. .. .. 20,362 3 2 402,148 16 3 Hospital Ship " Mahenp " — Charter hire .. .. .. .. .. 178,513 3 5 Conditioning, fitting, &c. .. .. .. .. 204,505 13 3 Equipment—-General .. .. .. .. 2,51716 Equipment—Medical and surgical .. .. .. 994 10 0 Medical comforts .. .. .. .. .. 2,772 2 2 Wages of crew .. .. .. .. .. 66,612 13 1 Rations, ship's stores, and other miscellaneous expenditure 122,832 8 11 —— ■ 578,747 12 4 Less credits .. .. .. .. .. 6,855 13 7 571,891 18 9 Hospital Ship " Marama " — Charter hire .. .. .. .. .. 293,442 4 3 Conditioning, fitting, &c. .. .. .. .. 192,433 19 6 Equipment —General .. .. .. .. 3,059 18 8 Equipment—Medical and surgical .. ... .. 1,115 13 8 Medical comforts .. .. •• •• •• 1,787 17 7 Wages of crew .. .. .. .. .. 61,240 12 9 Rations, ship's stores, and other miscellaneous expenditure 114,863 15 2 667,944 I 7 Less credits .. .. .. •• .. 10,530 144 — — 657,413 7 3 League of Nations — New Zealand's proportion Secretariat expenses, and ex- .. 30,114 10 5 penses of New Zealand delegations attending assemblies Less credits .. .. .. .. 150 18 11 — 29,963 11 6 Maintenance of indigent enemy subjects in New Zealand .. .. .. 102 10 0 Mechanical transport, including motor-cars, bicycles, oil for motors, &c. — Samoa .. .. .. . • .. . ■ 1,822 0 7 Egypt .. .. .. •• •• • • 9,477 8 9 United Kingdom .. .. .. .. ..I 65,962 15 8 New Zealand .. . . . . .. .. 69,388 1 I 146,650 6 1 Less credits .. .. •• .. 36,152 21 —— 110,498 4 0 Medals and decorations .. .. .. •• .. 56,610 18 3 Less credits .. .. .. •• .. 683 7 11 55,927 10 4 Military Service Act: Expenses of administration, including Recruiting, Military Service, and Medical Boards — Auckland District — Salaries, &c. .. .. ... .. .. 22,750 1 8 Travelling expenses and allowances .. .. 10,199 14 7 Office expenses .. .. .. •• 2,593 18 5 35,543 14 8 Wellington Head Office and District — Salaries, &c. .. .. .. •• 66,729 5 10 Travelling expenses and allowances .. •• 14,541 18 4 Office expenses .. •• •• •• 16,531 12 6 — 97,802 16 8 Canterbury District — Salaries, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 23,756 15 8 Travelling-expenses .. .. •• •• 11,016 18 7 Office expenses .. .. .. •• 2,829 10 5 37,603 4 8 Otago District — Salaries, &c. .. .. •• .. •• 17,011 17 3 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. 7,735 19 2 Office expenses .. .. .. •• 1,601 12 9 26,349 9 2 • Ballot Branch .. .. •• •• •• 53,249 18 2 Government Statistician's Office —-Expenses .. .. .. 50,456 5 3 301,005 8 7 Less credits .. .. .. •• •• 1,875 15 .10 299,129 12 9