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DEFENCE DEPARTMENT— continued. Army Ordnance Stores Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Pay, military, and cost-of-living bonus 24,807 15 8 By Rent of quarters .. .. .. 285 9 1 Medical examination, attendance, and Hire of stores, &c. .. .. 720 5 4 hospital oharges .. .. 50 12 3 Kit deficiencies .. .. . . 510 0 Advertising, printing, stationery, post- Excess of expenditure over income .. 34,547 14 3 ages, repairs, and washing .. 3,059 .15 9 Maintenance, repairs, and hire of offices and buildings .. .. .. 2,109 5 2 Compensations for accident and special allowances .. . . . . 24 6 0 Rations, fuel, light, and water .. 188 0 I Travelling - expenses, railway and steamer fares, freights, and cartage 1,958 13 1. Clothing, stores, and ammunition .. 2,340 16 3 Use of vessels lightering powder, &o. 157 0 0 Uniform allowance to officers, noncommissioned officers, and men .. 211 211 Depreciation on offices and buildings 591 II 6 £35,559 4 8 £35,559 4 8 Aviation. —Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Or. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Pay, military, and cost-of-living bonus 1,039 17 6 By Profit derived from sale of oil, <fee... 4 9 7 Advertising, printing, stationery, and License fees for pilots.. .. ... 7 0 0 postages .. .. .. 35 9 5 Excess of expenditure over income .. 14,168 1 10 Pay, travelling and other expenses of refresher course for pilots .. 3,122 10 0 Travelling - expenses, railway and steamer fares, freights, and cartage 228 9 2 Expenses and upkeep of Government machines .. .. .. 477 16 11 Uniform allowance to officers .. 3 0 0 Rent of landing-grounds .. .. 28 12 0 Subsidies to and free issues of oil and spirit to aviation companies . . 6,911 5 10 Miscellaneous charges .. .. 312 4 9 Depreciation on— £ s. d. Aircraft machines and spares .. .. 1,920 0 10 Buildings .. .. 95 16 7 Furniture .... 4 8 5 2,020 5 10 £14,179 11 5 £14,179 11 5 " Janie Seddon " Launch. —Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Dr. £ s. d. j Or. £ s . d. To Pay, military, cost-of-living bonus, and I By Hire of vessel .. . . .. 883 2 (i overtime .. .. .. 1,493 5 2 I Transport of troops, lightering, and Paint, oil, spares, &c, . . .. 150 12 2 ' towing targets .. .. .. 760 0 0 Fuel and water .. .. .. 356 11 2 Excess of expenditure over income .. 030 14 3 Maintenance, repairs, slip dues, &0. . . 69 13 3 Depreciation on vessel .. . • 203 15 0 £2,273 16 9 £2,273 10 9 " Lady Roberts " Launch. —Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Dr. Cr. £ a. d. To Pay, military, cost-of-living bonus, and £ s. d. By Hire of vessel .. .. .. 273 0 9 overtime . . .. .. 908 3 9 Transport of troops and towing targets 268 10 0 Paint, oil, spares, &c. .. .. 89 7 4 Excess of expenditure over income .. 876 19 I Fuel .. .. .. .. 234 16 0 Maintenance, repairs, wharf dues, &c. 16 18 9 Depreciation on vessel .. .. 169 4 0 £1.418 9 10 £1,418 9 10