B—7 [Pt. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1949

ARMY DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Provision for building up stocks of 17-pr. and 25-pr. ammunition ex United Kingdom and Japan. (b) Provision for purchase of jeeps and trucks : purchase subject to acceptance by 8.C.0.F. of bids by New Zealand Government. (c) Mainly medical stores received during 1947-48 but not paid for prior to Ist April, 1948. (d) Includes stores ordered but not paid for prior to Ist April, 1948 (£89,000); also provides for purchase of stores and equipment from Japan, subject to acceptance of bids made to 8.C.0.F. (e) Includes balance of works carried over from 1947-48 (£69,270) and projects for 1948-49 programme approved by Ministry of Works. (/) Overexpenditure due to payment of delayed claims for works carried out in war years, 1939-45. (g) Underexpenditure due to termination of leases for stores, buildings, &c.

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V OTE—ARMY —continued 1948-49. 1947-48. Voted. | Expended. Subdivision No. Ill —Stores and Equipment £ £ £ A.S.C. supplies other than rations Ammunition M.T. vehicles Medical and dental stores Ordnance stores 40,000 (а) 168,000 (б) 35,000 (c) 18,000 (d) 269,000 62,000 72,000 6,000 10,000 232,000 56,035 39,097 4,684 3,788 141,103 Total —Subdivision No. Ill 530,000 382,000 244,707 Subdivision No. IV—Land, Buildings, and Fortifications Buildings (other than houses) Houses (married quarters) Fortifications, camps, and miscellaneous works e 47,000 62,000 50,400 1 150,000 J 110,951 Works expenditure .. .. 158,400 Other expenditure.. .. .. 1,000 159,400 Total —Subdivision No. IV (e) 159,400 150,000 110,951 Subdivision No. V —Repairs, Maintenance, and Rents Maintenance of camps, fortifications, drill-halls, and other properties Rent of offices 223,150 10,000 200,000 50,000 (/) 248,559 (9) 13,703