B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1937.

DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—continued. Aviation Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1937. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. Pay, military and civil staff .. .. .. 40,459 16 3 Fees under Air Navigation Act, 1931 .. .. 430 3 0 Advertising, printing, stationery, postages, tele- 1,108 11 6 Rents received .. .. .. .. 1,079 8 0 grams, telephones . . Purchases of discharges .. .. .. 80 0 0 Travelling allowances and expenses, transport, Excess of expenditure over income carried down 97,674 811 freight, cartage .. .. .. .. 2,496 6 6 Expenses of officers undergoing training abroad,. 1,569 11 3 Expenses and upkeep of aircraft, stores, clothing, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 8,109 18 7 Refresher courses, expenses of, including pay, rations, transport, and oil and spirit consumed 3,450 12 0 Medical expenses and compensation .. .. 442 15 9 Maintenance of aerodromes, buildings, &c. .. 1,749 0 2 New Zealand's proportion of expenses of International Commission for Air Navigation .. 242 0 11 Services of manufacturer's experts in assembling aeroplanes .. .. .. .. 54 2 6 Uniform upkeep and outfit allowances .. .. 694 11 7 Stores lost, broken, destroyed, &c. .. .. 260 14 3 Grant to Air Force Band «.. .. .. 50 0 0 Civil aviation— Pay .. •• .. .. 1,675 19 4 Grants to aero clubs .. . v .. 4,996 10 0 Landing-grounds, expenses incidental to .. 4, 555 3 5 Meteorological services .. .. .. 5,031 16 0 Travelling allowances and expenses and miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 464 18 0 Depreciation on— Buildings .. .. .. .. 5,923 19 8 Furniture .. .. .. .. 80 10 4 Aircraft, &c. .. .. .. .. 15,847 111 £99,263 19 11 £99,263 19 11 £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 97,674 8 11 Excess of expenditure over income after charging Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 16,850 17 3 interest on capital .. .. .. 114,525 6 2 £114,525 6 2 £114,525 6 2 Army Ordnance Stores Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1937. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. Pay, military and civil .. .. .. 28,140 17 6 Hire of stores .. .. .. .. 142 3 8 Medical fees .. .. .. .. 25 10 6 Excess of expenditure over income carried down 54,826 10 10 Advertising, printing, stationery, postages, telegrams, telephones, repairs, cleaning, and laundering .. .. .. .. 973 17 6 Maintenance of buildings, lighting, fuel, water, &c. 2,236 18 1 Travelling allowances and expenses, removals, transport, freight, and cartage .. .. 2,580 9 8 Clothing, stores, and ammunition .. .. 350 9 8 £ s. d. Unserviceable blank -303 ammunition written off .. .. 18,183 17 5 Stores lost, broken, &c., written off .. .. .. 1,054 6 1 19,238 3 6 DepreciationBuildings .. .. .. 1,224 11 6 Motor-vehicles . . .. .. .. 197 16 7 £54,968 14 6 £54,968 14 6 £ s. d. £ s. d. Excess of expenditure over income brought down 54,826 10 10 Excess of expenditure over income after charging Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 70,039 18 0 interest on capital.. .. .. .. 124,866 810 £124,866 8 10 £124,866 8 10 I ~

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