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WAR EXPENSES ACCOUNT— continued. Income and Expenditure Account from Beginning of War to the 31st March, 1921— ctd. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. 2,035,88113 3 Brought forward ..75,273,492 17 3 To Discharged Soldiers Information Department (covering expenditure up to date of inception of Repatriation Department) .. .. .. 20,860-7 7 Payment to New Zealand Post Office for distribution of war news and casualty lists in New Zealand .. 423,188 0 0 Equipment (boots, clothing, G. S. wagons, ammunition-carts, &c.) (New Zealand and abroad) .. .. 5,080,709 11 4 Forage (New Zealand and abroad) .. 584,527 18 11 Freight on Great Britain and Belgian relief produce .. .. .. 656 16 11 Grants to regimental funds .. .. 3,699 0 0 Grants to soldiers' hostels (New Zealand and England) .. .. 13,158 16 0 Grants to New Zealand War Contingent Association for assistance to fit men on leave in England .. .. 5,743 10 3 Grants (various) and miscellaneous .. 276 510 Half cost of reinsurance of death benefits of members of friendly societies serving with the N.Z.E.F. .. 7,422 9 5 Home defence (forts, harbour patrols, guarding wharves, mine - sweeping, &c.) .. .. .. .. 402,088 16 3 Hospital Ship " Maheno " — Charter hire, fittings, refitting, crew's wages, &c. .. .. .. .. 571,466 9 8 Hospital Ship " Marama " — Charter ... . . : .. hire, fitting, refitting, crew's wages, &c .. .. .. .. 657,871 9 10 League of Nations — New Zealand's proportion of secretariat expenses .. 1,948 0 0 Maintenance of indigent enemy subjects in New Zealand .. .. 102 10 0 Mechanical transport (motor vehicles, bicycles, spare parts, oil, mainten- — ance, &c.) .. .. .. 94,937 5 4 ; . • .; Medals and decorations .. .. 3,058 13 2 Military Service Act, administration of (Medical Boards, recruiting, &c.) .. 299,129 12 9 Medical (expenses and. equipment of hospitals, field hospitals, and ambulances ; surgical instruments ; fees ; dental treatment; artificial - limb manufacturing ; cost of funerals, &c.) 2,085,013 5 10 Military Supplies Purchase Office, salaries and expenses of .. .. 23,875 16 4 National Efficiency Board—Administrative expenses .. .. 16,42119 8 N.Z.E.F. Educational and Vocational Training (New Zealand and abroad) 126,866 13 8 Pay and allowances .. ..30,990,207 3 11 Payments to War Office (per capita) for maintenance of New Zealand troops in the Field (ammunition, extra transport, &c.) .. .. 13,567,249 18 0 Postage, telegrams, cables, &c. (including war news from the United Kingdom) .. .. .. .. 263,119 1 0 Prisoners of war, maintenance of (including expenses of escape and capture, repatriation of aliens, &c.) .. 127,896 9 2 Proportion damages by New Zealand troops during riots at Ismailia, Egypt 2, 540 14 6 Purchase of horses (including transport, wages of grooms, &c.) .. .. 287,685 5 11 Rations (New Zealand and abroad) .. 2,383,742 6 2 Superannuation paid by New Zealand Government on behalf of Civil servants serving with N.Z.E.F. .. 129,821 4 6 Soldiers Financial Assistance Board (assistance granted and administration expenses) .. .. .. 277,302 19 5 Transport of troops, New Zealand and abroad (including charter of steamers, fares, meals, freight, cartage, &c.) .. 8,360,439 6 5 Travelling expenses and allowances (New Zealand and abroad) .. 17,036 1 2 War bonus and cost-of-living bonus to staff (military and civil) .. .. 56,749 2 7 Carried forward .. ..£68,922,694 14 9 ' Carried forward ..£75,273,492 17 3