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DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—continued. Army Ordnance Stores Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1925. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Pay, military and civil .. .. .. .. 33,444 8 0 By Hire of stores .. .. .. 532 19 0 Medical examination, attendance, and hospital charges 31 17 8 Excess of expenditure over income Advertising, printing, stationery, postages, repairs, and (carried down) .. .. .. 43,577 0 2 washing .. .. . . .. .. 680 3 7 Departmental rental value of buildings occupied .. 3 ,359 18 3 Rations, fuel, light, and water .. .. .. 796 19 5 Maintenance and hire of horses .. .. .. 6 4 6 Travelling-expenses, railway and steamer fares, freights and cartage .. .. .. .. .. 3,211 1 1 Clothing and stores consumed .. .. .. 2,318 12 11 Use of Defence vessel—lightering, &c. .. .. 34 10 0 Depreciation on furniture .. .. .. .. 226 3 9 £44,109 19 2 £44,109-19 2 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. .. 43,577 0 2 By Excess of expenditure over income Interest on capital, one year, on £2,265,214 at 4J per cent. 101,934 12 7 after charging interest on capital.. 145,511 12 9 £145,511 12 9 £145,511 12 9 Aviation Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1925. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Pay, military, flying, and casual-duty flights .. .. 4,003 18 1 By Receipts from passenger flights .. 359 10 0 Advertising, printing, stationery, and postages .. 54 18 0 By hire of horses.. .. .. 34 7 6 Travelling-expenses, railway and steamer fares, freights Excess of expenditure over income and cartage .. .. .. .. .. 620 8 0 (carried down) .. .. .. 20,441 710 Expenses and upkeep of Government machines .. 1, 554 14 11 Subsidies to aviation companies .. .. .. 371 5 0 Pay, travelling and other expenses, of refresher courses for Pilots .. .. .. .. .. 1,627 10 10 Miscellaneous charges .. .. .. .. 221 12 6 Departmental rental value of buildings occupied .. 1,706 12 6 Advance to New Zealand Plying School written off .. 4, 850 0 0 Difference in prices, vocabulary rates and purchase price, of stocks from New Zealand Plying School written off 2,651 12 6 Depreciation on— £ s. d. Aircraft, machines and spares .. 3,154 6 0 Purniture .. .. .. .. 18 7 0 3,172 13 0 £20,835 5 4 £20,835 5 4 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. .. 20,441 710 By Excess of expenditure over income Interest on capital, one year, on £9,296 at 4£ per cent... 418 6 5 after charging interest on capita-1.. 20,859 14 3 £20,859 14 3 £20,859 14 3