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DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—continued. Cadet Forces Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1929.

Aviation Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1929. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Pay, military, flying, and casual-duty flights.. 7,522 13 7 By Passenger flights and fees .. .. .. 365 0 0 Advertising, printing, stationery, postages, &c. 139 5 8 Registration fees .. .. .. .. 19 14 0 Travelling allowances and expenses, rail and Rents of buildings and quarters .. .. 253 4 6 steamer fares, freights and cartage .. 1,888 11 4 Excess of expenditure over income, carried Expenses and upkeep of machines and stores down .. .. .. .. .. 31,725 12 8 consumed, including amounts written off by Boards of Survey .. .. 14,328 14 0 Pay, travelling, and other expenses of pilots attending refresher courses .. .. 1,149 6 0 Compensation and medical expenses in accident cases .. .. .. .. .. 16 10 0 Maintenance of aerodromes and buildings .. 396 6 0 Maintenance of horses .. .. .. 12 13 0 New Zealand's proportion expenses of International Commission on Air Navigation .. 33 410 Allowances and expenses of officers undergoing instruction abroad .. .. .. 104 1 0 Expenses of Air-Marshal Sir John Salmond reporting on aviation in New Zealand .. 421 3 6 Depreciation on— £ s. d. Buildings .. .. 471 15 8 Furniture .. .. 32 5 2 Aircraft, engines, power machinery and motorvehicles .. .. 5,847 1 5 6,351 2 3 £32,363 11 2 £32,363 11 2 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 31,725 12 8 By Excess of expenditure over income after Interest on capital (£120,549 12s. Bd. at 4|-per charging interest on capital .. .. 37,150 7 4 cent.).. .. .. .. .. 5,424 14 8 i £37,150 7 4 £37,150 7 4

Northern. Central. Southern. Total. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Pay, military, civil, and Territorial .. .. .. 9,989 14 10 10,768 7 7 12,319 3 7 33,077 6 0 Clothing, stores, and ammunition, including amounts 6,523 9 10 7,640 19 10 8,827 6 5 22,991 16 1 written off by Boards of Survey Medical examinations, attendance, hospital charges, 3106 16176 1174 31154 medicine, &c. Advertising, printing, stationery, postages, telegrams, 402 19 9 909 17 6 517 2 8 1,829 19 11 telephones, repairs, cleaning, laundering, &c. Maintenance and hire of drill-halls, buildings, offices, 512 15 3 925 5 4 563 13 7 2,001 14 2 parade-grounds, boat-sheds, launches, camps, &c. Maintenance of rifle ranges and targets .. .. 26 171 23 33 290 52 94 Rations, forage, fuel, light, and water .. .. 1,078 10 5 1,134 16 3 950 16 9 3,164 3 5 Regimental and bands funds grants .. .. .. 496 1 6 256 17 1 568 13 9 1,321 12 4 Subsidies to officers' clubs .. .. .. .. 52 10 0 87 10 0 150 0 0 290 0 0 Horse-hire and maintenance of horses .. .. 0 11 3 17 6 3 30 15 0 48 12 6 Travelling allowances and expenses, rail, steamer, tram, 1,920 14 10 1,884 7 5 2,687 1 10 6,492 4 1 coach, and ferry fares, freights and cartage 21,007 15 3 23,665 8 0 26,628 9 11 71,301 13 2 To Excess of expenditure over income, brought down .. 21,007 15 3 23,665 8 0 26,628 911 71,301 13 2 Interest on capital at 4-| per cent. .. .. .. 1,695 4 5 2,206 11 3 2,799 10 0 6,701 5 8 22,702 19 8 25,871 19 3 29,427 19 11 78,002 18 10 Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Balance carried down .. .. .. .. 21,007 15 3 23,665 8 0 26,628 9 11 71,301 13 2 21,007 15 3 23,665 8 0 26,628 9 11 71,301 13 2 By Excess of expenditure over income after charging 22,702 19 8 25,871 19 3 29,427 19 11 78,002 18 10 interest on capital . < ■ i — ■ ' ■ ■ |= ' ■