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

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Particulars. Expenditure, * Expenditure under Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1914 -continued. Soldiers' Financial Assistance, Board — Assistance granted Rent Mortgages, interest Rates Insurance Management of businesses Friendly societies Medical" Instalments Miscellaneous assistance £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. (I. 97,258 0 6 37,460 12 0 7,780 14 0 59,262 9 9 238 8 4 476 16 0 1,860 5 9 1.638 4 1 1,179 18 8 Administrative; expenses — Salaries and travelling-expenses .. Office expenses Postage 207,155 9 1 13,024 18 6 3,200 15 0 685 8 5 207,155 9 1 16,911 1 11 16,911 I 11 Less credits 224,066 11 0 5,031 8 4 224,066 11 0 5,031 8 4 Transport of troops (including charter of steamers, meals, and fares of men travelling to join, freight, cartage, &o.)— 219,035 2 8 Samoa Egypt .. United Kingdom New Zealand Other places Motor-hire 16,684 1 1 ' 60,937 7 4 377.101 18 3 1,052,068 9 5 2,403 2 6 3,514 5 3 Charter hire, conditioning, reconditioning, &c, of transports under charter to the New Zealand Government 1,512,709 3 10 4,946,607 16 1 i Less credits 6,459,316 19 11 397,898 4 4 Travelling expenses and allowancesSamoa Egypt .. " United Kingdom New Zealand Motor-hire 54 2 0 639 5 6 471 4 9 12,341 2 8750 12 11 6.061.418 15 7 Less credits 14,256 7 10 98 14 1 14,157 13 9 War bonus to clerical staff— Military staff Civil staff | 23,693 16 5 16,877 8 5 Less credits 40,571 4 10 434 11 8 40,136 13 2 Wanganui Detention Barracks — Pay of staff Rations Running-expenses 2,018 12 11 576 8 11 j 567 17 6 j 3,162 19 4 29 10 1 Less credits 3,133 9 3 Total for war purposes .. 59,805,537 1 11