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Number „„ of Persons 1938—39. ot Persons. 1939-40. 1939-401938-39 VOTE No. . —NAVY—continued. Voted Expended. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. £ £ £ Miscellaneous Effective Services—continued. Training of New Zealand ratings in gunnery, torpedo, &c., training establishments in the United Kingdom and Australia .. .. .. .. .. 7,800 7,804 6,754 Training-service Fund .. .. 150 120 124 Typewriters — £ Purchase of .. .. .. .. 90 Maintenance of .. .. .. .. 50 140 230 200 Hire of transport for liberty men at Auckland .. .. 140 161 Cleaning of Navy Office; also Night-watchman .. .. 128 219 Minesweeping trials of scows .. .. .. .. 250 Non-effective Services—• Admiralty —Contribution in respect of— National health insurance .. .. .. 357 460 432 Unemployment insurance .. .. .. 400 400 400 Widows' pensions .. .. .. .. 655 830 793 New Zealand Centennial (recoverable) .. .. 1,300 Deferred pay (including portion payable to officers and men serving under New Zealand engagements, recredits of deferred pay to recovered deserters, and pension contributions payable to the Admiralty in respect of loan personnel) .. .. .. 50,286 50,546 50,518 Entertainment, grant towards .. .. .. 750 100 48 Inter-Service and National Rifle meetings .. .. 50 25 Committees of inquiry .. .. . . .. 1,000 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to other items of vote .. .. .. .. 100 100 (a) 124 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Clothing and victualling .. .. 11,930 Coal and oil fuel .. .. 18,500 Electricity from shore to ships .. .. 850 Fleet Air Arm.. .. .. .. 300 Hydrographic stores .. .. .. 30 Naval armament stores.. .. .. 6,206 Naval stores .. .. .. .. 7,415 Pay .. .. .. .. .. 2,475 Marine Department .. .. .. 15,794 New Zealand Centennial .. . . 970 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 925 65,395 681,752 572,239 607,789 Less amount provided but not required .. .. .. 22,000 681,752 550,239 607,789 GROSS Total .. .. .. .. 985,365 841,617 899,400 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. .. 65,395 39,421 64,069 NET TOTAL—VOTE No 919,970 802,196 835,331