B.—l [PT. IV].

DEFENCE DEPARTMENT. Headquartebs General Activities Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Pay, military, civil, and Territorial .. .. .. 63,173 13 1 By Rent of quarters, drill-halls, and Grants for rifle shooting and purchase and engraving of offices .. .. .. 4,145 2 5 medals .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,204 16 9 Rental value of buildings, &c., ocMedical examinations, attendance, and hospital charges.. 488 4 4 cupied .. .. .. 29,455 17 6 Advertising, printing, stationery, postages, telegrams, Grazing-rights on rifle ranges and telephones, repairs, cleaning, and office expenses .. 7,461 17 1 reserves .. .. .. 1,273 12 6 Maintenance and hire of drill-halls, offices, and buildings, Fines, Territorials and Cadets .. 103 18 0 parade-grounds, boat-sheds and launches (including Proceeds sales of renovated clothing departmental rental value of buildings occupied) .. 25,314 11 10 and surplus stores .. .. 5,336 0 7 Compensation for sickness and accidents, special allow- Excess of expenditure over income ances, guards of honour, and funeral expenses .. 409 16 8 carried down .. .. .. 163,698 18 4 Maintenance of rifle ranges and targets .. .. 1,611 3 4 Rations, forage, fuel, light, and water .. .. 4,878 17 5 Courts of inquiry, legal expenses, and rewards to police.. 180 11 11 Travelling allowances and expenses, removal expenses, rail, steamer, tram, coach, and ferry fares, freight and cartage.. .. .. .. .. .. 15,549 3 3 Hire and maintenance of horses .. .. .. 589 19 10 Clothing, stores, and ammunition .. .. .. 42,885 2 0 Use of vessel for Defence purposes .. .. .. 121 10 0 Allowances and expenses of officers undergoing training abroad.. .. .. .. .. .. 8,294 0 2 Expenses in connection with wireless installations .. 15 6 3 Subsidies to officers' clubs .. .. .. .. 126 5 0 Electric power for camp lighting and drainage.. 1,477 6 3 Grants towards Y.M.C.A. secretaries at Territorial camps 300 0 0 Rifle Clubs and National Rifle Association. Proportion of pay of military staffs .. .. .. 761 1 6 Railway fares .. .. .. .. 1,500 0 5 Small-arms ammunition issued free and at less than cost 9,046 17 I Departmental rental value of buildings and ranges .. 624 6 10 Miscellaneous charges .. .. .. .. 76 14 1 Grants to National Rifle Association .. .. .. 2,000 0 0 Non-effective Services. Compensation to Miss M. D. McKay .. .. .. 60 0 0 Contribution towards pensions of Imperial officers and N.C.O.s on loan to New Zealand Government .. 31 19 11 Expenses in connection with sale of renovated and surplus stores .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,879 6 4 Grant towards expenses of New Zealand representative at Conference of British Empire Service League, Ottawa.. 117 1 0 Grant to widow of late Major-General C. W. Melville, C.8., C.M.G., D.S.O. .. .. .. .. .. 1,500 0 0 University fees of ex-cadets, Duntroon College.. .. 30 0 0 Publication of Vol. 111, " Official History of New Zealand Expeditionary Eorce in Great War " .. .. 277 0 0 Depreciation on— £ s. d. Buildings .. .. .. 9,418 14 8 Blacksmith's shop gear .. .. 15 1 Photostat .. .. .. 15 0 0 Libraries .. .. .. 42 3 11 Wireless installations .. .. 137 12 6 Furniture .. .. .. 412 0 10 10,026 17 0 £204,013 9 4 £204,013 9 4 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Excess of expenditure over income brought down .. 163,698 18 4 By Excess of expenditure over income £ s. d. after charging interest on capital 227,150 18 9 Interest on capital at 4^-per cent. .. 63,567 12 11 Less royalties received by Lands Department .. .. .. 115 12 6 63,452 0 5 £227,150 18 9 £227,150 18 9 Note. —The above account includes departmental charges for rental value of buildings, &c., occupied, and interest on capital, for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation.

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