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Number °* Per8 ° nS " VOTE No. . —ARMY—continued. 1939-40. 1938-39. 1939-401938-39 . . Voted. ! Expended. oubaimsion JMo. X. —Purchases, Buildings, Maintenance, and Traininq—continued. £ £ £ Pubchases and Construction—continued. Launch for towing targets and for work at forts .. .. (a) 12,500 1,000 • Medals, purchase of .. .. .. .. .. 100 100 156 Ordnance Stores: Accoutrements, small-arms, machineguns, camp equipment, harness and saddlery, tools, materials, signalling and electric-light stores, barrack and hospital stores, Field and Garrison Artillery material, armaments, vehicles, and miscellaneous stores .. (6)224,052 115,904 99,287 Printing, stationery, maps, training-manuals, journals, and publications .. .. .. .. .. 5,000 3,500 4,972 S.A.A., including refund of Customs duty, exchange and sales tax .. .. .. .. .. .. (c) 178,550 44,000 41,268 Supplies, catering, and allowances in lieu of rations for camps, courses of instruction, and general .. .. (d) 56,000 22,000 (e) 39,998 Maintenance and Training— Advertising, office requisites, photographs, newspapers, and other office expenses .. .. .. .. 1,000 600 964 Allowances and expenses Major-General Mackesy preparing report for New Zealand Government .. 100 Army Publicity (including salaries and travelling-expenses) (/) 4,175 500 523 Camps, maintenance of Burnham, Trentham, Featherston, Ngaruawahia, Narrow Neck, and general .. .. 7,000 7,000 3,519 Compensation in respect of accidents, sickness, and damages, including loss of or injury to horses .. .. .. 1,500 850 1,135 Compensation for, or repairs to, motor-vehicles damaged as result of military service .. .. .. .. 500 500 350 Courts of inquiry, expenses in connection with .. .. 20 20 15 Engraving medals, trophies, prizes, &c., insurance of trophies, and services of Inspector of Regimental Colours 70 70 56 Fees for Technical College and Educational Courses .. 400 30 88 Grant of one month's salary in lieu of three month's leave to officer retiring .. .. . . .. 51 Grant to Organiser, Recruiting Campaign, to cover general expenses, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 50 Grants to Officers' Clubs for the purpose of providing military instruction .. .. .. .. (g) 600 500 500 Grants to Regimental Bands .. .. .. ..(/«) 1,100 1,100 950 Grants in aid of recruiting .. .. .. .. 200 200 160 Grants in aid of Territorial Units (Regimental Funds) .. (i) 3,800 2,900 342 Grants towards provision of recreational equipment at barracks . . .. .. .. .. .. 1,200 1,200 115 Horses: Maintenance and hire .. .. .. 200 500 154 Laundering, dyeing, and renovating part-worn uniforms .. 4,000 2,600 3,158 Law-costs .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 50 66 Libraries at A.H.Q. and District Headquarters .. .. 100 25 24 License fees for all motor-vehicles and drivers .. .. 400 ■ 400 361 Lighting, heating, and fuel .. .. .. .. 3,500 3,250 3,578 Maintenance of drill-halls, offices, buildings, and rifle ranges (including building material, stores, insurance, and inspection of machinery) .. .. .. .. (j) 14,600 8,000 8,918 Maintenance of " Janie Seddon," including cost of fuel, stores, and other charges (exclusive of wages) .. .. 850 700 850 Medical fees for examination of members of Military Forces and recruits .. .. .. .. (1c) 1,000 500 924 Medicine, medical attention, and hospital treatment .. (I) 1,500 700 906 Ordnance stores and miscellaneous equipment, repairs to, including labour and incidental expenses .. .. 800 600 816 Overtime .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 100 397 Pay and allowances of Territorials attending camps, &c. (including special service details and casual civilian labour) (m)192,913 85,050 91,127 Pay of caretakers of drill-halls and rifle ranges .. .. 1,100 1,100 1,077 | Postages and telegrams .. .. .. .. 2,000 1,400 1,688 Prizes for rifle shooting for Dominion, Regimental District, and Area Rifle Meetings and expenses incidental thereto, also entrance fees for Imperial Challenge Shield Competition .. .. .. .. .. 670 670 514 Rent of offices, buildings, parade-grounds, and rifle ranges (n) 2,100 1,200 1,800