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DEFENCE DEPARTMENT. Headquarters General Activities Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Dr. ! Or. To Pay, military, civil, and cost-of-living £ s. d. By Rent of houses and quarters, hire of bonus .. .. .. 35,358 7 0 drill-halls and offices, and intergst £ s. d. Grants for rifle meeting arid purchase on mortgage .. 2,525 19 5 and engraving of medals .. 900 13 4 Refund of unexpended amounts of Medical examination, attendance, and regimental-funds grant from, units 5,049 8 1.1 hospital charges .. .. 111. 15 6 Kit deficiencies .. .. .. 35 410 Advertising, printing, stationery, Profit derived from the sale of horses 14 11 6 postages, repairs, and washing .. 4,555 210 Grazing-rights on rifle ranges .. 425 4 8 Maintenance, repairs, and hire of Timber rights at Waimarino .. 167 16 0 drill-halls, offices and buildings, Sale of canteen rights .. .. 7 7 0 grounds, boat-sheds, and launches 3,688 7 2 Excess of expenditure over income Compensation and special allowances, (carried down).. .. .. 04,090 12 2 guards of honour, and funeral expenses .. .. .. 321 10 7 Cost of upkeep of targets and -rifle ranges .. .. .. 438 13 5 Rations, fuel, light, and water .. 1,773 1 II Courts of Inquiry and rewards to the Police Force .. .. .. 50 0 0 Travelling - expenses, railway and steamer fares, freights, and cartage 8,004 14 0 Horse-hire, maintenance, and veterinary stores .. .. .. 360 7 4 Clothing, stores, and ammunition .. 1,784 10 0 Uniform allowance to officers, noncommissioned officers, and men .. 422 8 0 Use of vessels for Defence purposes 406 10 0 Expenses in connection with wireless sets 43 15 0 Passages and expenses of officers and cadets abroad on duty .. .. 352 15 5 Pay and allowances to officers and cadets abroad on duty .. .. 546 10 7 Contribution towards liability of Imperial Government for pensions of officers and non-commissioned officers while serving in New Zealand 39 2 4 Refunds of Customs duty .. .. 1,030 10 0 Additional allowance to cover expenses of Sergeant Instructor J. F. Walsh from Milton .. _ .. 70 3 Value of binoculars on issue to Lieutenant W. G. Gentry, lost while on active service in India .. . ■ 8 10 8 Contingencies .. .. .. 23 15 0 National Rifle Association. Pay, military, of staff on loan for annual meeting .. ..' 28 9 0 Small-arms ammunition supplied .. 711 1.5 0 Contribution towards railway fares.. 224 3 9 Repairs and upkeep of targets and rifle ranges .. .. .. 155 10 9Miscellaneous charges .. .. 9 5 0 Non-ejfective Services. Rifle olubs— Share of pay of military staffs .. 750 0 0 Railway fares . . .. .. 330 311 Small-arms ammunition issued at less than cost price .. .. 4,655 1.7 5 Cost and upkeep of targets and maintenance of rifle ranges .. 24 6 4 Miscellaneous charges .. .. 43 8 8 Pay of officers, non-commissioned officers, and men on retirement .. 2,103 8 0 Depreciation on— £ s. d. Buildings .. 3.101 7 11 Libraries .. 22 10 2 Wireless sets .. 100 14 10 Furniture .. 360 10 10 — 3,615 9 9 £72,916 4 0 £72,916 4 6 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. 64,090 12 2 By Excess of expenditure over income Interest on capital one year on after charging interest on capital.. 182,639 10 10 £2,034,420 14s. 7d. at 4J per cent. 118,548 18 S £182,039 10 10 £182,639 10 10