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

Particulars. Expenditure. Expenditure under Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1914, and Finance Act, 1918 —continued. Grants to soldiers' hostels— New Zealand England £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,397 13 10 19,430 0 0 20,827 13 10 7,668 17 10 Less credits* 13,158 16 0 Grants to New Zealand War Contingent Association for assistance to fit men on leave in England Less credits 6,500 0 0 756 9 9 5,743 10 3 20 0 0 Grant to replace contents of registered letter lost in transit between Chalmers and Timaru Military Hospitals Grant to E. C. Wood for expenses (obtaining crews for transports and hospital ships) Grant of half value financial assistance warrants remitted to 14454 C. P. Marshall, but stolen Grant to regimental funds, military hospitals in New Zealand (provided from proceeds of sale of fat and waste) Grant to M. Okeby for loss of contents of box Half cost of reinsurance of death benefits of members of friendly societies serving with the Expeditionary Force Hanmer Farm —General expenses Less credits 100 0 0 33 15 10 150 0 0 25 0 0 7,422 9 5 2,843 2 0 1,774 17 4 1,00S 4 8 1,068 4 8 Home defence (forts, harbour patrols, examination of steamers, guarding cables, wireless stations, railway picquets, &c.) — Auckland District Wellington District Canterbury District Otago District Censors Cost of guarding wharves— Auckland Wellington Lyttelton Dunedin Mine-sweeping Fitting guns on " Iris " and " Tutanekai " 103,642 6 7 165,562 4 1 48,308 12 9 44,265 3 2 21,484 9 6 1,723 2 4 1,072 11 4 742 16 7 865 4 2 34,603 15 5 240 13 6 Less credits 422,510 19 5 20,362 3 2 Hospital Ship " Maheno " — Charter hire Conditioning, fitting, &c. Equipment—General Equipment—Medical and surgical Medical comforts Wages of crew Rations, ship's stores, and other miscellaneous expenditure 402,148 16 3 178,513 3 5 204,505 13 3 2,517 1 6 994 10 0 2,772 2 2 66,612 13 1 .122,495 5 7 Less credits 578,410 9 0 6,855 13 7 571,554 15 5 Hospital Ship " Marama " — Charter hire .. .... Conditioning, fitting, &c. .. Equipment—General Equipment—Medical and surgical Medical comforts Wages of crew Rations, ship's stores, and other miscellaneous expenditure 293,442 4 3 192,433 19 6 3,059 18 8 1,115 13 8 1,787 17 7 61,240 12 9 114,496 18 1 Less credits 607,577 4 6 10,530 14 4 657,046 10 2 League of Nations — New Zealand's proportion Secretariat expenses Maintenance of indigent enemy subjects in New Zealand .. Mechanical transport, including motor-cars, bicycles, oil for motors, &c. — Samoa Egypt United Kingdom New Zealand 1,822 0 7 9,477 8 9 65,962 15 8 69,387 4 6 17,. 14 17 7 102 10 0 146,649 9 6 34,719 17 6 Less credits Medals and decorations Less credits 111,929 12 0 55,821 13 5 622 8 7 55,199 4 10 * For realizations on closing ell lbs in the United Klni lom.