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Detailed Statement of Expenditure from the Beginning of the War to the 31st March, 1923— continued.

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Particulars. Expenditure. Expenditure under Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1914, and' Finance Act, 1918 —continued. Clerical assistance — New Zealand Expeditionary Force War Accounts, Pay, and Records Branches Headquarters and District Headquarters Overtime United Kingdom Audit Office Samoa £ s. d. 435,838 14 2 227,897 11 7 8,805 13 10 45,326 10 4 42,374 17 2 111 13 4 £ s. d. £ s. d. 700,355 0 5 12,400 6 11 747,894 13 6 Less credits Commissions of Inquiry— Defence Stores Trentham Camp Lieutenant A. H. Grierson Thacker inquiry Motuihi Alien Servico Branch (Jugo-Slav) Defence Expenditure Commission Somes Island Wanganui Detention Barracks Lieutenant Crampton's court-martial Influenza—Narrow Neck Disappearance of Rifleman J. Russell H. H. Thompson Commission 18 14 6 1,150 13 10 24 2 3 99 0 8 369 13 2 1,907 18 3 3,671 10 8 35 9 6 130 6 4 513 18 10 27 8 1 26 15 4 300 8 0 8,116 13 2 Less credits 8,275 19 5 159 6 3 Compassionate allowances— F. Annear (illness contracted on duty) A. T. Griffin (illness contracted on duty) L. M. Trendle (wrongful discharge of husband).. M. A. Hunter (refund, deductions husband's pay) 90 0 0 273 6 0 50 0 0 45 0 0 458 6 0 458 6 0 15 0 0 Cost of preparing article on Veterinary Services for inclusion in Official History Compensation to E. Morgan for lost kit.. Discharged Soldiers' Information Department — Expenses and grants (this covers expenditure up to date of coming into operation of Repatriation Act, 1918 ; expenditure after that date comes under the heading of " Repatriation ") — Fares of men travelling to employment Salaries Office expenses Postage, telegrams, &o. Printing and stationery Motor-hire Office equipment Tuition and lodging-allowances Subsidized wages . 906 15 7 7,818 10 5 3,093 5 2 878 16 3 796 17 2 221 7 7 97 0 0 4,870 6 3 2,228 6 2 i ! 60 0 0 Less'credits 20,911 4 7 50 17 0 20,860 7 7 423,188 0 0 3,274 13 9 Distribution of war news and casualty lists in New Zealand Donations refunded and transferred Equipment (including purchase of boots, clothing, G.S. wagons, ammunition-carts, ordnance, &c.) — Samoa Egypt .... United Kingdom New Zealand Other places, &c Post-war equipment 12,947 0 6 160,704 11 0 2,293,001 19 4 3,249,771 9 7 2,935 10 7 483,140 15 8 Less credits 6,202,501 6 8 540,160 8 8 V 6,656,340 18 0 287 10 8 Expenses in connection with riots at Rarotonga ForageSamoa Egypt New Zealand United Kingdom ,6. 111,215 5 7 379,115 11 2 215,687 11 4 40,397 13 7 746,416 4 8 160,: 63 17 :. Less credits .. .. .. Freight on Great Britain and Belgian relief produce Grants to regimental funds — 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade .. .. ., 2nd New Zealand Infantry Brigade 4th New Zealand Infantry Brigade .. .. .. New Zealand Medical Corps Divisional Signal Corps Army Service Corps Field Troop Engineers Field Artillery Brigade Mounted Signal Troop 586,252 7 < ! 656 16 11 1,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 141 0 0 60 0 0 109 0 0 41 0 0 329 10 0 18 10 0 3,699 0 0 3,699 0 0