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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. Soldiers' Financial Assistance Board — £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Prisoners of war— Expenses at— Motuihi Island .. .. .. .. .. 42,539 16 4 Narrow Neck .. .. .. .. .. 7,867 19 11 Somes Island .. .. .. .. .. 54,067 16 9 Featherston .. .. .. .. .. 11,639 8 9 Samoa .. .. .. .. .. .. 760 15 3 Ripa Island .. .. .. .. .. 1,451 15 10 Escape and capture .. .. .. .. 4,429011 Escorting and other expenses, including repatriation of 9,206 12 3 aliens Payment to General Post Office to reimburse stamp credit, 2 10 0 Somes Island 131,965 16 0 Less credits .. .. .. .. .. 2,652 18 11 129,312 17 1 Pukeora Farm .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,039 18 6 Less credits .. .. .. .. .. 2,109 3 1 3,930 15 5 Proportion damages by New Zealand troops during riots at .. .. 6,589 3 9 lemalia, Egypt Purchase of horses— Remounts.. .. .. .. .. .. 78,213 18 10 Artillery .. .. .. .. .. .. 63,775 10 6 Transport and undescribed .. .. .. .. 46,877 11 2 Wages of grooms .. .. .. .. .. 16,369 6 10 Travelling and other expenses .. .. .. 11,435 9 0 Motor-hire .. .. .. .. .. 191 17 1 Cost of horses, mules, &c., issued by Imperial authorities 238,488 3 5 in France and Egypt 455,351 16 10 Less credits .. .. .. .. .. 217,641 1 11 237,710 14 11 Railway concessions to disabled returned soldiers .. .. .. 7,429 3 10 Rations—Samoa .. .. .. .. .. .. 64,712 1 5 Egypt .. .. .. .. .. .. 207,172 11 6 United Kingdom .. .. .. .. .. 1,056,026 14 5 New Zealand .. .. .. 1,563,267 11 3 2,891,178 18 7 Less credits .. .. .. .. .. 488,744 6 10 2,402,434 11 9 Refund to Wairarapa Patriotic Association, proportion pro- .. .. 262 7 0 ceeds of sale, Officers' Club building, Featherston Reimbursement to High Commissioner's Foreign Imprest .. .. 3 0 0 Account for irrecoverable overpayment Sale of surplus military stores — Credits for cash received with orders .. .. .. .. Or. 282,911 12 10 j Less refunds where goods could not be supplied .. .. 47,309 19 8 |CV. 235,601 13 2 Expenses in connection with sale of surplus stores .. .. .. 33,437 17 1 Superannuation paid by Government on behalf of Civil servants serving with the Expeditionary Force— Public Service Fund .. .. .. .. 69,816 2 0 Government Railways Fund .. .. .. 48,344 5 7 Teachers'Fund .. .. .. .. .. 13,630 3 2 131,790 10 9 Less credits .. .. .. .. .. 984 19 2 ——— 180,805 11 7 Assistance granted-— Rent .. .. .. •• 117,897 2 2 Mortgages, interest .. .. . .' .. 50,798 8 2 Rates .. .. .. .. •• •• 10,477 16 1 Insurance .. .. •• 76,368 9 7 Management of business .. .. •. .. 290 8 4 Friendly societies .. .. .. .. 647 6 3 Medical .. .. .. 3,045 17 1 Instalments .. •• •• 2,262 5 8 Miscellaneous assistance .. .. .. .. 1,937 13 4 263,725 6 8 Administrative expenses — Salaries and travelling-expenses .. .. .. 17,35151 Office expenses .. .. . . ■ • ■ . 4,933 5 1 Postage .. • • • • • • • • 964 10 0 23,249 0 2 286,974 6 10 Less credits .. .. .. .. .. 10,389 18 6 276,584 8 4 Transport of troops (including charter of steamers, meals, and fares of men travelling to join, freight, cartage, &c.) — Samoa j 19,989 19 5 Egypt .. .. .. .. .. .. I 71,110 14 6 United Kingdom .. .. .. .. ■. j 554,636 10 7 New Zealand .. .. .. •• •• 1,694,465 19 1 Other places .. .. .. •• •• 6,735 0 6 Motor-hire .. .. .. •• •• 4,827 12 0 — 2,351,765 16 1 Carried forward .. .. .. .. .. , 2,351,765 16 1