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

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Particulars. Expenditure. Expenditure under Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1914, and Finance Act, 1918—continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. .. .. 2,351,765 16 3 Charter hire, conditioning, reconditioning, &c., of trans- .. 5,305,663 9 9 ports under charter to New Zealand Government Passage-money for troops ex miscellaneous steamers .. .. 1,660,115 18 5 Cost of transport of New Zealand Expeditionary Force . . 739 3 6 horses from United Kingdom Assisted passages of wives and fiancees .. .. .. 18,975 2 9 9,337,259 10 6 I,ess credits .. .. .. .. .. 646,786 13 8 — 8,690,472 16 10 Travelling expenses and allowances — Samoa .. .. .. .. .. .. 149 10 0 Egypt .. .. .. .. .. • ■ 639 5 6 United Kingdom .. .. .. .. .. 502 15 10 New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 15,250 11 4 Motor-hire .. .. .. .. .. 828 10 11 17,370 13 7 Less credits .. .. .. .. .. 248 2 7 — 17,122 11 0 War bonus to clerical staff to 31st March, 1920 — Military staff .. .. .. .. .. 24,523 12 1 Civil staff.. .. .. .. .. .. 17,333 12 1 Cost-of-living bonus, 1st January to 31st March, 1920 .. 15,521 8 4 57,378 12 6 Less credits .. .. .. .. .. 629 9 11 — 56,749 2 7 Wanganui Detention Barracks— Pay of staff .. .. .. .. .. 2,039 9 II Rations .. .. .. .. .. .. 576 8 11 Miscellaneous expenses .. .. .. .. 603 18 3 — 3,219 17 1 Less credits .. .. .. .. .. 36 8 0 3,183 9 1 War graves and memorials— New Zealand's proportion of expenses of Imperial War .. 120,091 0 0 Graves Commission War memorials and travelling-expenses re memorial-sites, .. 30,844 9 1 &c., in battle areas Miscellaneous expenses, salaries, &c... .. .. .. 3,635 11 4 Head-stones for war graves in New Zealand .. .. j .. 4,150 1 7 158,721 2 0 Less credits .. .. .. .. 5 .. 140 6 2 158,580 15 10 Total expenditure for war purposes under section 8 .. .. 71,851,290 16 5 of Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1914, and section 4 of Finance Act, 1918 (No. 2) Relief Purposes. Under Appropriation Act, 1914, section 25 .. .. .. 20,000 0 0 Under section 6, Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1915 — Belgium .. .. .. .. .. ..I .. 239,785 5 0 | New Zealand .. .. . . .. .. I .. 160 16 0 j Comforts for wounded soldiers, Mediterranean area .. ! .. 992 14 8 | Comforts for prisoners of war (Turkey) .. .. j .. 500 0 0 Contributions towards Etrambrieres Hospital, France .. .. 7,000 0 0 Total expenditure for relief purposes .. .. .. 268,438 15 8 War Gratuities. Under section 7, Expeditionary Forces Amendment Act, 1918 .. 5,652,995 8 7 Under section 24, Finance Act, 1919—Imperial and Naval .. .. <;9,418 0 10 , 5,722,413 9 5 Charges and expenses of raising loans .. .. .. .. .. j 712,888 16 11 Expenditure under Repatriation Act, 1918 .. . ■ .. ■■ 1,121,374 1 6 79,676,405 19 11 Imprests outstanding— In New Zealand In London .. .. .. .. .. 822 13 8 | .. 822 13 8 Grand total of expenditure from beginning of war ; .. .. £79,677,228 13 7 to 31st March, 1925