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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS X.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT— continued.

Item. 1917-18. QUARTERMASTER-GENERAL'S BRANCH— continued. £ £ 15 L6 17 18 19 20 21 I I VOTE No. 62— continued. (c.) Territorial Force— continued. Rations and messing-allowance to officers and noncommissioned officers, &c, of Railway Battalion attending training-camp ... Horse hire Forage and grooming allowance Messing-allowance to officers of 4s. a day instead of free rations Camp or field allowance Transport of troops (except by rail), steamer fares, coach, tram, and ferry fares, extra-duty pay, <fec, including expenses of selecting camp and other incidental expenses in connection with the same, also cost of concentration of Senior Cadets Compensation and all expenses payable in respect of accidents, sickness, injuries, <fec, sustained by members of the Forces, civilians employed therewith, and horses, including accidents, &c, sustained when going to or returning from parades Cost and upkeep of targets, training requisites, miniature rifle ranges, cost of towing targets for practice, &c, and other expenses in connection with annual course of musketry Hire of buildings and grounds for parades, &c. Maintenance and repairs to drill-halls and rifle ranges (including caretaking, rent, &c.) Travelling allowances and expenses Travelling allowances and expenses of non-commis-sioned officers attending examinations for promotion Rail fares and freights Fuel, light, and water, also cleaning offices, washing, labour receiving and delivering cargo ... Guards of honour and escorts Maintenance grant (including advances thereon) for Territorials, Senior Cadets, and General Training Section Miscellaneous stores, rent of offices (including office requisites) Purchase and upkeep of horses and mules (including medicines, clipping, &c), also cost of upkeep of bicycles Telephones 16,000 1,500 140 4,000 3,500 2,500 500 800 4,000 22 23 24 25 4,000 15,000 26 27 200 20,000 28 29 2,500 10 18,000 30 4,000 31 32 1,000 800 38 (d.) Stores and Magazines— Spare parts for small-arms, maintenance of arms, mineral jelly, rifle oil, Morris tubes, &c... 5,000 34 35 Accoutrements, &c. — Bandolier equipment; haversacks and material for same, swords, &c. Army Service transport wagons, harness, pack-saddlery, water-carts, saddlery, bicycles, <fec. Camp equipment, &c. 1,000 86 350 1,500 37 Medical Equipment and Veterinary Service Supplies — Medical stores, medicine chests, surgical haversacks, veterinary chests and ambulance stretchers, and all equipment for field hospitals, tables, refilling medical and veterinary chests, farriers' tools, &c... 400 38 89 40 Ordnance — Ordnance and field gun ammunition Small-arms ammunition and cordite I Ordnance stores and spares ... 6,000 35,000 1,500