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War Expenses Account. —Detailed Statement of Expenditure from the Beginning of the War to 31st March, 1919 — continued.

Particulars. Expenditure. Expenditure under Public Revenues Amend- £ s. d. ment Act, 1914 —continued. Per capita payments to War Office for maintenance of New Zealand troops in the field—Ammunition, extra transport, &c. Postage, telegrams, telephones, including preparing war news cables for despatch to New Zealand from the United Kingdom and cable charges thereon Postage, &c.— Samoa .. .. .. 1,788 3 2 Egypt .. .. .. 24,758 15 11 United Kingdom .. .. 51,360 9 8 New Zealand .. .. .. 125,144 15 7 Other places .. .'. 215 10 3 Preparing war news cables in High Com- 5,489 17 6 missioner's Office Less credits £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 15,735,000 0 0 208,757 12 11,500 10 1 1 197,257 2 0 Prisoners of war — Expenses at — Motuihi Island .. .. 39,860 17 2 Narrow Neck Camp, Auckland .. 799 6 4 Somes Island, Wellington .. 53,664 3 0 Featherston .. .. .. 3,062 2 1 Samoa .. .. .. 469 4 0 Ripa Island .. .. .. 1,451 15 10 Escape and capture .. .. 2,003 12 11 Escorting and other expenses .. 2,440 8 0 Less credits 103,751 9 4 670 17 4 103,080 12 0 Purchase of horses and expenses incidental thereto — Remounts .. .. .. 77,660 3 10 Artillery .. .. .. .. 63,715 13 6 Transport and undescribed .. .. 46,877 11 2 Wages of grooms .. .. .. 16,012 17 6 Travelling and other expenses .. 11,261 17 4 Motor-hire .. .. . . 191 17 1 Less credits 215,720 0 5 20,638 3 5 195,081 17 0 Rations — Samoa .. .. .. .. 58,385 3 0 Egypt .. .. .. .. 204,174 15 2 United Kingdom .. .. .. 629,505 8 1 New Zealand .. .. .. 1,447,745 9 5 2,339,810 15 8 222,999 6 4 Less credits 2,116,811 9 4 Superannuation paid by Government on behalf of Civil servants serving with the Expeditionary ForcePublic Service Fund ' .. .. 57,512 7 9 Government Railways Fund.. .. 39,326 2 5 Teachers' Ennd .". .. .. 11,759 0 0 57,512 39,326 11,759 7 2 0 9 5 0 108,597 10 2 95 19 11 108,501 10 3 Less credits