WAR EXPENDITURE

Hokitika Guardian, 16 November 1920, Page 1

WAR EXPENDITURE

StttlE BICJ FtOUKES. Wellington, Nov. 12. A detailed statement of the expenditure, under the War Expenses Account, from the beginning of the war to March 31st, 1920, was laid on the table of tlie jtbiisb of Representatives' yesterday. The grand total of expenditure amounts to £76,206,825. Soino of the items are: — £ Expenses of Trentham Carirp 29 1,080 Expenses Featliefstori Carirp 323,480 Distributiori of War news and casualty lists - 423,188 EquipmentUnited Kingdom 2,157,7G0 New Zealand 3,204,203 Egypt 152,553 Forage 524,267 Censors’ cost 20,61 1 Mine sweeping 34,603 Hospital ships 658,802 Charter hire of Maheno 178,513 Conditioning, fitting of Mnheno etc. 204,154 Wages of crew of Maheno ... 66,611 Rations, ship’s stores, etc. of Maheno 120,841 Charter, hire of Marama ...... 293,442 Conditioning, fittings, etc., of Marama 61,223 Rations, ship’s stores, etc., of Marama 112,981 Military Hospital Rotorua ... 146,604 Hatuma Sanatorium 67,717 Ha inner Convalescent Homo 66,438 Orthopaedic Hospital, Christchurch 33,255 Brockenhurst Hospital 160,899 Walton-on-Thames Hospital .. 233,623 Hornchurch Hospital 71,820 Codford Hospital 31,183 Maintenance in public hospitals, not counting some of tho smaller hospitals in England, Egypt and Now Zealand 428,558 Total of medical expenditure 1,907,030 Educational and vocational training 8< ,207 Pay and allowances 30,526,996 Rations 2,435,162 Transport of troops < ,906,879 War gratuities 4,917,638