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Detailed Statement of Expenditure from the Beginning of the War to the 31st March, 1924— continued.

Particulars. Expenditure. Expenditure under Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1914, and Finance Act, 257S—continued. Grants to soldiers' hostels— Now Zealand England £ s. d. 1,397 13 10 19,431) 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 20,827 13 10 7,608 17 10 13,158 10 0 Less credits* 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 14154 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 1,068 4 8 Home defence (forts, harbour patrols, examination of steamers, guarding cables, wireless stations, railway pioquets, &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 0 7 105,502 4 1 48,308 12 9 44,205 3 2 21,484 9 0 1,723 2 4 1,072 11 4 742 16 7 865 4 2 34,603 15 5 240 13 0 422,510 19 5 20,362 3 2 402,148 16 3 Less credits 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 178,513 3 5 204,505 13 3 2,517 1 6 994 10 0 2,772 2 2 66,612 13 1 122,832 8 11 Less credits 578,747 12 4 6,855 13 7 571,891 18 9 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 01,240 12 9 114,803 15 2 Less credits 667,044 1 7 10,530 14 4 657,413 7 3 League of Nations — New Zealand's proportion Secretariat expenses, and expenses of New Zealand delegations attending assemblies Less credits 30,114 10 5 Maintenance of indigent enemy subjects in New Zealand .. Mechanical transport, including motor-cars, bicycles, oil for motors, &c. —■ 150 18 11 29,963 11 6 102 10 0 Samoa Egypt United Kingdom New Zealand 1,822 0 7 9,477 8 9 65,062 15 8 69,388 1 1 146,650 0 1 30,071 2 1 Less credits 110,579 4 0 Medals and decorations Less credits .. 50,347 12 0 662 1 9 55,085 10 3 ♦For realization on closing clubs in tile United Kiugdi iin.