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Table No. 4 WAR EXPENSES ACCOUNT Statement showing the Net Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1945, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1944

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Year ended Year ended tv, „»«««« r» 31st March, 1945. 31st March, 1944. Inciease. Decrease. Navy— £ £ £ £ Pay and allowances .. .. .. .. 2,650,412 2,179,228 471,184 Accommodation, victualling, and clothing .. 432,148 703,821 .. 271,673 War and other stores.. .. .. .. 1,238,578 2,119,238 .. 880,660 Medical services .. .. .. .. 10,049 13,332 .. 3,283 Educational and vocational services .. .. 8,797 6,071 2,726 Land, buildings, and ships .. .. .. 713,907 2,108,822 .. 1,394,915 Docking repairs, maintenance, and rent .. 904,600 474,505 430,095 Transport ... .. .. .. .. 330,076 402,809 .. 72,733 Miscellaneous effective services .. .. 156,588 184,362 .. 27,774 Non-effective services .. .. .. 193,926 55,432 138,494 6,639,081 8,247,620 1,042,499 2,651,038 Army— Pay and allowances .. .. .. .. 23,136,937 30,628,013 .. 7,491,076 Accommodation, victualling, and clothing .. 2,665,124 3,921,677 .. 1,256,553 War and other stores.. .. .. .. 20,358,248 34,602,474 .. 14,244'226 Medical services .. .. .. .. 481,025 620,300 .. 139,275 Educational and vocational services .. .. 14,849 15,452 .. 603 Land, buildings, and fortifications .. .. 695,307 1,925,279 .. 1,229,972 Repairs, maintenance, and rent .. .. 364,305 1,065,564 .. 701,259 Transport .. .. .. .. .. 2,959,997 4,462,347 .. 1,502,350 Miscellaneous and effective services .. .. 285,970 834,563 .. 548,593 Non-effective services .. .. .. 7,415 11,152 .. 3,737 50,969,177 78,086,821 .. 27,117,644 Air— Pay and allowances .. .. .. .. 10,451,540 10,988,581 .. 537,041 Accommodation, victualling, and clothing .. 2,127,039 2,589,315 .. 462,276 War and other stores.. .. .. .. 18,223,341 15,352,107 2,871,234 Medical services .. .. .. .. 62,663 82,301 .. 19,638 Educational and vocational services .. .. .7,888 7,961 .. 73 Land, aerodromes, and other buildings .. .. 957,808 3,019,743 .. 2,061,935 Repairs, maintenance, and rent .. .. 143,365 215,149 .. 71,784 Transport .. .. .. .. .. 863,513 1,117,241 .. 253,728 Miscellaneous effective services .. .. 321,348 244,567 76,781 Non-effective services .. .. .. 124,599 136,304 .. 11,705 33,283,104 33,753,269 2,948,015 3,418,180 Civil— Primary producers'subsidies .. .. .. 2,459,369 1,419,885 1,039,484 Stabilization subsidies .. .. .. 2,559,324 1,421,938 1,137,386 Grants and subsidies for promotion and expansion 150,746 421,676 .. 270,930 of war production E.P.S. and other security measures .. .. 214,394 570,580 .. 356,186 Services for Armed Eoroes (recoverable) .. 2,207,396 3,999,555 .. 1,792,159 Reserve stocks, indents, and manufactured goods Or. 5,246,406 Cr. 1,332,212 .. 3,914,194 (recoverable) Soldier'financial assistance, patriotic, and similar 762,742 691,088 71,654 grants Bulk purchases and sales by Food Controller .. 103,108 Cr. 432,888 535,996 National Service Department .. .. .. 348,962 406,276 .. 57,314 Miscellaneous (recoverable in part and whole) .. 76,825 37,217 39,608 Miscellaneous (non-recoverable) .. .. 1,253,351 656,771 596,580 4,889,811 7,859,886 3,420,708 6,390,783 Rehabilitation advances, &c. .. .. .. 1,243,318 544,313 699,005 Reciprocal aid: Reverse lend-lease .. .. 26,734,595 24,453,539 2,281,056 Transfer to Loans Redemption Account .. .. 6,250,000 10,216,103 .. 3 966 103 34,227,913 35,213,955 2,980,061 3,966,103 10,391,283 43,543,748 10,391,283 Total •• •• •• •• 130,009,086 163,161,551 .. 33,152,465