OCCUPATION OF SAMOA
7 ' • - ~ ■ COST TO THE DOMINION. - 'A statement. was' furnished to the House yesterdiiy showing the whole ofthe cost to New Zealand; of the military occupation of Samoa to March 31, 1916. Following are details :— ' Mobilisation and Equipment of Troops. (Advance Party. a'nd : Sa'm'oan'beliefs).— Camps, i6245l Us.; equipment; JJ7382 19s. ' Xod. : j- office expenses, ■ advertising, etc.,' i£96- 9s.' id.; postage,' telegrams, etc.,10s. 9d.: total, J310.817 10s. Bd. ' •Transport (including, hire, fitting out, " stores, fuel, etc.,' ".for transports).—Moeraki, .£10,672 65. : lid.; Monowai, ,£13,377'3s.'".9d.};Talune, -.£14,697' 2s. '3d.'; other items j>r "transport (men returning to New' Tealandj freight, etc.), £44,110 fy. 2d.: total, JG82,856' 17s. Id.' ■. Pay (Advance Party and'-.-Samoan Reliefs).— Pay' of troops and ■> allotments, ' .£129,786 ss'. 9d. ' "■■■-- Provisions : and . ' Supplies.—Forage,. .£10,287 125.; 'rations, <£31,871 lis; lOd.; ,'inedical (including ' examinations, fees, ' iftd equipment), •' ,£2030 195."3d.: total, ..£44,190'35\ "I'd. Other Items of istrative'expenses at Samoa paid- by New Zealand Government (refuml'asked for), .£3435 lis:'Gd."; amount refunded, .£2690' ,4s. 7d.; mechanical transport JEIIB4 14s._ 5d.; .puchase-of'horses', 10s. 9d. :' total, X 2531 15s. Id. ' .' Total net expenditure to March 31, 1916; Je270,183 -lls. . The estimated monthly expenditure at ' •. present is <£41to. .- .A monthly: statement -.will:.be. prepared in future.
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2842, 5 August 1916, Page 9
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195OCCUPATION OF SAMOA Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2842, 5 August 1916, Page 9
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