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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

DEFENCE DEPARTMENT.

1927-28. Salaries. j Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 29—Defence Department— £ £ £ Subdivision I.—N.Z. Staff Corps ... ... 38,765 ... 38,765 ,, II. —N.Z. Permanent Staff ... 43,981 ... 43,981 III.—Royal N.Z. Artillery ... 38,616 ... 38,616 ,, IV. —N.Z. Army Ordnance Corps ... 38,142 ... 38,142 ,, V.—N.Z. Army Pay Corps ... 6,996 ... 6,996 ,, VI.—N.Z. Army Service Corps ... 3,820 ... 3,820 ,, VII. —N.Z. Army Medical Corps ... 2,301 ... 2,301 ,, VIII—General Duty Section ... 8,961 ... 8,961 ,, IX.—Civilian Personnel ... ... 16,958 ... 16,958 ,, X.—Military Education of Officers undergoing Instruction abroad ... ... 12,176 12,176 „ XI.—Purchases, Maintenance, and Training ... ... ••• 243,962 243,962 ,, XII. —Aviation ... ... ... 6,651 26,555 33,206 ,, XIII. —Non-effective Services... ... 375 5,736 6,111 ,, XIV.—National Rifle Association ... ... 1,470 1,470 XV.—Rifle Clubs ... ... ••• 600 600 GKOSS Total ... ... ... 205,566 290,499 496,065 CEEDITS-IN-AID ... ... ... 23,680 23,680 NET TOTAL ... ... ... 205,566 266,819 472,385 of Persons. W 1927-28. 1927-28. VOTE No. 29.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT. £ £ Subdivision No. 1.—N.Z. Staff Corps. 1 PAY— 1 1 Commandant ... ... ... 1,200 3 3 Colonel-Commandants : 2 at £850, 1 at £785 ... 2,485 1 1 Colonel ... ... ... 825 6 6 Lieut.-Colonels : 4 at £765, 1 at £700, 1 at £650... 4,410 18 18 Majors: 11 at £615 (1 for 4 months only), 3 at £565, 4 at £515 ... ... ... 10,110 31 31 Captains: 1 at £515 (4 months), £485 (8 months); 13 at £485; 7 at £440; 1 at £440 (10 months), £400 (2 months); 5 at £400 ; 4 at £400 (10 months), £385 (2 months) ... ... ... 13,903 13 13 Lieutenants : 3 at £385 (1 for 1 month only), 7 at £383 5s., 2 at £365, 1 at £340 ... ... 4,555 2 2 2nd Lieutenants at £300 (7 months), £52 (5 months) 393 2 2 Cadets at £52 ... ... ... 104 1 1 Captain (attached) ... ... ... 515 Additional amount required for scale increases ... 265 78 Total—Subdivision No. 1 ... 38,765 Note.—Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-liring increase.