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APPENDIX V.—WAR EXPENSES ACCOUNT.

Detailed Statement of Expenditure from the 1 Beginning of the War to the 31st March, 1921. Particulars. Expenditure. Expenditure under Section 8 of the Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1914 (War Purposes) , and Section 4, Finance Act, 1918, No. 2 (War Purposes). Advertising, printing, office equipment, &c.— Office expenses — Samoa Egypt United Kingdom .. .. .. 25 New Zealand . . .. . . 81 £ s. 35 11 979 17 22,391 13 81,913 9 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 35 11 3 979 17 3 d. 3 3 5 8 Advertising — Samoa Egypt _.. United Kingdom .. .. .. ] New Zealand ... .. .. 11 ,391 13 5 ,913 9 8 105,320 11 7 132 13 8 17 14. 8 132 13 17 14 1,151 10 11,142 12 1/14 O ,151 10 4 ,142 12 6 12,444 11 2 72 11 7 881 Ifi 9 8 8 4 (i Printing and stationery — Samoa Egypt _ I United Kingdom .. .. .. 17 New Zealand .. .. .. 8!! 72 11 2,881 16 17,931 7 89,289 8 7 9 2 9 Office equipment — Samoa Egypt .. United Kingdom .. .. .. 1 New Zealand .. .. .. £ ,001 io » ,931 7 2 ,289 8 9 110,175 4 3 71 10 6 104 8 11 71 10 6 104 8 11 1,465 17 0 9,240 0 6 1U4 e 11 ,465 17 0 ,240 0 6 10,881 16 11 30,517 10 8 Cost of services rendered by Postal Department in connection with payment of ■ allotments and pay-warrants in New Zealand Half-cost of expenses in connection with the raising and distribution of relief funds Preparation of war records and history .. 5,701 13 7 7,342 9 9 Less credits 282,383 17 11 17,247 11 7 282,383 17 11 17,247 11 7 Amount fraudulently obtained from High Commissioner's Office by unknown person representing himself to be a member of N. Z. Expeditionary Force Camps, expenses of (including concentration) — Main Body and Reinforcements — Expenses of New Zealand Forces abroad — United Kingdom, Egypt, &c. .. 296 Samoa .. .. .. .. 11 265,136 6 4 22 10 0 824 15 7 116 4 2 307,940 19 9 296,824 15 11,116 4 7 2 Camps in New Zealand — Narrow Neck .. .. .. 24 Trentham .. .. .. 338 Featherston .. .. .. 336 Tunnelling Corps 315 15 2 653 16 6 514 13 10 583 19 2 700,068 4 8 219,799 11 5 1,227,808 15 10 87,423 6 7 1,140,385 9 3 307,940 19 9 24,315 15 2 338,653 16 6 336,514 13 10 583 19 2 700,068 4 219,799 11 8 5 Other general expenses, including Main Body camps, Awapuni, Rangiotu, Waikanae, and other temporary camps Less credits 1,227,808 15 10 87,423 6 7