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to bring units up to establishment, the constant drain through enlistments in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force being the cause. The annual Territorial camps were not held during the past year. Supplies for Training-champs. The supplies for the various training-camps throughout the Dominion were purchased through the Munitions and Supplies Department, or by contracts arranged by the Director of Supplies and Transport or Assistant Director of Supplies and Transport in each district. The issuing and accounting for all supplies is undertaken by the Army Service Corps, and the result generally shows an improvement on past years. Very careful attention has been paid to the accounting for the containers in which supplies have been received. During the period of three years ending 30th April, 1919, the amount realized by containers, &c, accounted for and sold is as follows : — £ s. d. Sacks .. .. .. .. .. 141.273 3.889 17* 3 Benzine and kerosene cases .. .. .. 6,033 124 1.1 t 5 Coffee-tins .. .. .. .. 1,128 28 17 0 Butter-boxes.. .. .. ■ .. .. 18.670 390 17 1 Casks and jars . . . . . . . . 32 7 19 0 Tea lead . . . . .. .. . . 5| tons 154 4 4 Baling-wire .. .. .. .. .. 3J tons 62 14 8 Bottles .. .. .. .. .. 1,236 dozen. 53 14 5 £1.712 15 2 All contracts have been well executed, and the quality of supplies was good. Canteens. The canteens, barbers' shops, and restaurant at Featherston, Tauherenikau, and Papawai Camps, which were taken over and run by the Department from the 15th November, 1917, have been controlled by a Camp Canteen Committee, and have been a great success. The canteen at Trentham Camp was similarly taken over as from the Ist November, 1918. The goods for these canteens were obtained in conjunction with the Munitions and Supplies Department. The results generally by the Department taking over the. canteens have been most satisfactory. Rations and Forage. The scales of rations now in force in New Zealand are as follows :

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Item. Reinforcements, Mobilized Troops, First-class Prisoners of War. Maor s and Islander , r .. . , ,, D . i I erntorial Camps. K, mtorcements. ' Bread or .. Biscuits or Flour lilb 1 lb 1 lb. Ulb lilb. lib. .. .. lib. 1 lb. .. .. 1 lb. Fresh meat or Preserved meat or .. Fish Li lb 1 lb. lb. .. .. Ulb. lib. .. .. lib. 21b. Sausages Bacon Cheese Coffee Jam 8oz.* 5 oz.| 2 oz. £ oz. 4 oz. 8 oz.* 5 oz.f 2 oz. . . . . 2 oz. ' i oz. .. .. | oz. 4 oz. .. 4 oz. Fresh milk or Condensed milk I pint $ tin -| pint . . • ■ 2 pint. i tin .. .. j tin. Flour Baking-powder Oatmeal Onions Fresh vegetables . . Potatoes oz. 3 lb. each 100 lb. flour 1 oz. 4 oz. 8 oz. I lb. (new) 1 lb. (old) .. \ oz. 4 oz. f oz. 4 oz. fa oz. * oz I- oz. If oz. 4oz. 4 oz. A 08. .. •• 1 oz. weekly in lieu of jam 11 oz. . . . . 1 oz. 31b. each 1001b. Hour 31b. each 1001b. flour. 1 oz. .. . . 2 oz. 4 oz. .. .. 2 oz. 8 oz. li lb. .. .. f lb. (new). 1 lb. (old). A oz. .. .. \ oz. 5 oz. .. 4 oz. | oz. .. • • I oz - 3 oz. .. .. 4 oz. fa oz. .. .. fa oz. 4 oz. f oz. foz. f oz. 4 oz. /j-OZ. 1 oz. weekly in lieu of jam Salt" Sugar Tea Butter Pepper Dried fruits J Rice Currants Tapioca, Sago Curry-powder Treacle * Twice weekly in lieu of equiva) fresh meat. 1 Dried fruits to cr lent amount of fresh meat. t Twico weekly; o oz. bacon equivalent to 10 oz" msist of prunes, peaches, or evaporated apples.