COST OF WAR.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1675, 15 February 1917, Page 3

COST OF WAR.

NEW ZEALAND’S SHARE OF THE BURDEN. NEARLY FIFTEEN MILLIONS. A return lias, been prepared by the Department of Defence for the Defence Minister ( Sir James Allen) of the expenditure in connection with the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces since the beginning of the war to December 31st. last. The amounts under the various headings are as under (shillings and pence being omitted); — £. Advertising, office equipment, etc -.15,(1(13 Canteens on transport 7,208 Camps: Expenses of (including recruiting) 445,045 Clerical assistance 75,073 Equipment 1,722,303 Forage 283,580 Home Defence 234,400 Hospital Shi]i Maheno 172,085 Hospital Ship Marama 142,405 Mechanical transport 10,820 'Medical (including fees, equipment for hospitals, etc.) 2«2,«53 Fay and allowances 0,087,280 Postage, telegrams, etc. 42,207 Prisoners of war 44,514 Purchase of horses 200,030 Rations 744,053 Superannuation paid by Government on behalf of Civil Servants, teachers, and railway servants serving with the forces 30,205 Transport of troops (including charter of steamers, etc.) 3,11.1,754 Travelling expenses and allowances 7,884 Administrative, Samoa 272 Commissions of Enquiry 1,005 Deposits for allotments paid in United Kingdom 50,050 Allowances to wives and Imperial soldiers, etc,, residing in New Zealand 1,028 Discharged Soldiers’ Information Department expenses 2,482 Distribution of war news and casualty telegrams in New Zealand 100,000 Freight of Great Britain and Belgium Relief iToduce 057 Donations refunded and transferred 880 Grants to regimental funds b 2,000 Grants to Soldiers’ hostels, London Cl 500, N.Z. £100(1 2,500 Half cost, of reinsurance of death benelits of members of Friendly Societies serving with the Forces 0,57-1 Maintenance of indigent enemy subjects in N.Z. 78 N.Z. Military Supplies purchase—office expenses 2,033 Relief purposes in N.Z. 21 Recruiting and Military Service Boards —expenses 5,230 War Bonus of Military Staff ' 5.083 Total .014,557,177 Expenditure, under sec. 0 of Public Revenue Amendment Act, 1015 —Relief purposes — Belgium 50,-130 New Zealand 130 Appropriation Act 1014 20,000 Grand Total £44,027,752