8.—7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS XV.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT— continued.

93

Item. 1902-3. PERMANENT MILITIA AND VOLUNTEERS— contd. £ 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 VOTE No. 73— continued. Other Charges— continued. Prizes for Rifle-shooting, &c.... Printing Army List Purchase and Keep of Horses for Field Batteries Rent of Offices, Fuel, Light, &c. Rent, Purchase, Repair, &c, of Rifle Ranges Railway Fares for Defence Forces Repairs to Tents, Flags, &c. ... Refund Customs Duty, Colonial Ammunition Company Repairs to Accoutrements, &e. Tram and Ferry Tickets for Volunteers ... Telephone Connections Volunteer Encampments ... ... • Contingencies 2,500 60 600 150 5,000 4,000 150 100 100 200 400 12,000 700 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891" 79,990 2,000 Total—Vote No. 73 ... 77,990 STORES AND MAGAZINES. 134,021 1902-3. Total number of officers .. 42 VOTE No. 74. Salaries— Auckland — 2 Magazine Keepers : 1 (also Defence Storekeeper) at £165, 1 at £120 2 Arms Cleaners at £128 ... Wellington — Storekeeper Assistant Storekeeper 8 Clerks at £156 per annum Foreman Storeman Armourer Armourer's Assistant 13 Arms Cleaners at £128 per annum ... 2 Magazine Keepers: 1 at £130, 1 at £110 per annum 285 256 275 200 1,252 183 160 180 165 1,664 240 3 4 Otago — Caretaker, Powder Hulk ... Other Districts — 8 Magazine Keepers 120 75 5,055 5 6 7 Other Charges— Clerical Assistance, Arms Cleaners, Labourers, &c. ... Repairs to Magazines, Hulks, Store Buildings, &c. ... Contingencies 1,000 600 200 1,800 Total —Vote No. 74 ... 6,855