WAR EXPENDITURE

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 262, 3 October 1940, Page 6

WAR EXPENDITURE

TWELVE MILLIONS SPENT

IMPORTANT ITEMS

(By Telegraph.—Special to Standard.) WELLINGTON, .Oct. 3. Big figures lor purchases in connection with New Zealand’s war expenditure within the -Dominion till August 30 were given in the House ot Representatives to-night by the Mnusfer o Finance. They total £12,241,000, but in addition he said there were outstanding imprests of £2,093,000. V hat the money had been spent on was:

Pay and allowance ... ••• 3,782,000 Stores ... ... - - 1&L7,000 Land and buildings ... . ... 3,821,000 Accommodation, victualling, clothing ...... ... 1,928,000 Transport ... ... ... ... 366,000 Miscellaneous ... o,I,UUU Civil expenditure chargeable . to war expenses ... Sb,UUU Some of the detailed items were °I tremendous importance, said the Minister. Boots alone accounted for £254,000, clothing , for £1,348,000, and crockery £46,000. ; v T . . . . Defence officers in association with Treasury, officers had purchased goods to the value of £2,128,000 and the estimate for food alone was £512,000 to August 31. He would like to emphasise that these items for food, clothing, and boots, etc., had to be obtained out of the normal quantity available for civilians. Therefore, there must lie less for civilian use. This must be realised. Mr C. A. Wilkinson: You mean the Government has not realised it. Mr Nash: Members on the other side support the agitation to bring more goods in. I can bring evidence to prove our factories have produced ,3) millions more of goods. Mr Poison: And you are creating 12 millions more credits. Mr Nash: I can find no evidence of inflation. (Opposition laughter.) Every, penny expended on thev.war effort has come from taxation or loan. Mr Bodkin: What about the other Government policy? Mr Nash: We are talking of war expenditure.