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DEFENCE DEPARTMENT. General Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Dr. £ a. d. I Cr. £ c. d. To Pay, military, civil, and cost-of-living \ By Rent of houses and quarters and hire bonus.. .. .. .: 145,760 3 9 of drill-halls and offices .. .. 1,01113 7 Medical attendance, examinations, and Retold of unexpended amounts of hospital charges .. .. 447 7 (I maintenance grants from units .. 11,252 19 9 Clothing, stores, and ammunition .. 3,544 19 2 ! Kit deficiencies .. .. .. 117 10 8 Grants for rifle shooting ... .. 319 13 0 Profit derived from the sale of horses 113 7 9 Advertising, printing, stationery, post- Interest from mortgage on building at ages, repairs, and washing .. 5,228 18 3 j Invercargill .. .. .. 20 0 0 Maintenance, repairs, and hire of drill- Crazing rights on rifle ranges .. 211 17 7 halls, buildings, grounds, boat-sheds Excess of expenditure over income and launches, and rent of offices .. 7,622 11 11 (carried down) .. .. .. 230,635 16 4 Cost and upkeep of targets .. 939 8 9 Rations, fuel, light, and water .. 2,214 10 6 Uniform allowance to officers, noncommissioned officers, and men .. 2,394 13 (i New Zealand Cross grants, law-costs, and funeral expenses .. .. 379 13 9 Passages and expenses of officers and Cadets abroad on duty .. .. 9,039 5 1 Pay of officers abroad on duty .. 1,956 1 2 Refund of Customs duties .. .. 438 11 6 Military education of troops ••. 112 15 9 Contribution towards liability of Imperial Government for pensions of officers and non - commissioned officers while serving in New Zealand 882 8 0 Travelling - expenses, railway fares, steamer fares, freights, and cartage 18,559 17 6 Horse-hire, maintenance, and veterinary stores .. .. .. 1,11.4 14 11 Maintenance of rifle ranges.. .. 575 19 10 Compensation, pensions, and special allowances .. .. .. 102 10 9 Forage .. .. .. .. 597 15 1 Proportion of salaries and rent of High Commissioner's Office .. .. 900 0 0 Purchase of coal from the Admiralty and expenses incidental thereto .. 4,057 17 1 Refund to Lieutenant H. A. Wilson of travelling allowances and expenses while on relieving duty at Palmerston North .. .. .. 24 7 6 Contingencies .. .. .. 1.2 8 6 Dominion Rifle Association. Railway and steamer fares.. .. 1,091 2 8 Pay, travelling allowances and expenses of Permanent Staff detailed for duty, &c. .. .. .. 200 16 5 Cost and upkeep of targets .. 229 11 3 Printing and stationery .. .. 38 0 0 Contribution towards cost of sending winner of N.Z. rifle championship to compete at Bisley .. .. 200 0 0 Miscellaneous charges .. .. 138 12 9 Rifle Clubs. Share of pay of military staffs .. 750 0 0 Railway fares .. .. .. 511 8 6 S.A. ammunition issued at less than cost price .. .. .. 2,366 3 9 Cost and upkeep of targets and ranges 243 7 0 Miscellaneous charges .. .. 131 3 10 Carried forward .. £213,127 3 5 Carried forward .. £243,363 5 8