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Item. 1912-13. DEFENCE DEPARTMENT— continued. 10 11 12 13 VOTE No. 61— continued. Other Chakges foe and incidental to — continued. Medical examination of members of New Zealand Staff Corps and Permanent Staff... Military journals, books, maps, publications, and newspapers Office equipment, fuel, light, and cleaning office, including tea allowance, and telephones Outfit allowance to officers proceeding abroad for instruction Printing and stationery Travelling allowance and expenses Uniform allowance to members of Permanent staff ... Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... £ 150 1,000 500 14 15 L6 17 50 500 4,000 800 50 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 8,574 75 Total—Vote No. 61 ... 8,499 79,833 ROYAL NEW ZEALAND ARTILLERY. 1912-13. Total number of officers and men .. 303 VOTE No. 62. Royal New Zealand Aetilleey— Salaries — 3 Majors at £475 5 Captains (2 at £375 for six months and £350 for six months, 2 at £350, 1 at £250 for six months and £350 for six months) 4 2nd Lieutenants (at £160 for three months and £200 for nine months) 3 Master-Gunners at 10s. per diem (also allowance in lieu of quarters, 1 at £50 and 2 at £25 per annum) 7 Regimental Sergeant-majors (W.O's.) : 4 at 10s. and 3 at 9s. 3d. per diem (also allowance in lieu of quarters, 1 at £50 and 6 at £25 per annum) 2 Company Sergeant-majors at 9s. per diem 1 Company Quartermaster-Sergeant at 9s. 9d. per diem 19 Sergeants : 6 at 8s. 9d. and 13 at 8s. 6d. per diem 14 Corporals at 8s. per diem ... ... 16 Bombardiers at 7s. 6d. per diem 143 Gunners : 98 at 6s. and 45 at 6s. per diem (6 months) 52 Drivers at 6s. per diem ... ... ... 2 Sergeant Coxswains: 1 at £200 per annum and 1 at 8s. 9d. per diem 6 Armament Artificers at 11s. per diem 3 Carpenter Artificers: 1 at 11s. and 2 at 10s. per diem ... ... 2 Mechanist Instrument Repairers: 1 at 10s. and 1 at 9s. per diem 4 Fitters and Farriers at 7s. 6d. per diem 4 Saddler Artificers at 7s. 6di. per diem... 1 Staff-Sergeant Clerk at 9s. per diem ... 3 Sergeant Clerks at 8s. 6d. per diem ... 3 Corporal Clerks at 8s. per diem 3 Bombardier Clerks at 7s. 6d. per diem 1,425 1,725 760 548 1,236 329 178 2,975 2,044 2,190 13,195 5,694 360 1,205 566 347 548 548 164 465 438 411 300