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Head 6.-DEFENCE
Sub-heads-
Head 6.-DEFENCE.
A. VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.
1 Personal Emoluments
Approved Estimate, 1939.
!
Estimate, 1940-41.
CA
69,624
92,919
7 Conveyance Allowance to Corps Quartermaster
Other Charges.
2 Allowances for Officers and N.C.Os. undergoing Training in
England
3 Ammunition
4 Band allowances.
5 Books,
6 Bonus and Camp Pay
8 Equipment, Air Arm...................
9 Equipment and Upkeep of Arms.
10 Fuel and Light
11 Incidental Expenses
12 Improvements to Camp.
13 Maintenance of Vehicles
14 Rent of Quarters for Regimental Sergeant Major
15 Rifle Ranges, Expenses..
16 Subsidy to Air Arm
17 Training Expenses.
1.000
7,000
2,000 (1) 71,200
100
100
600
750
15,000
180
225
260
400
(5)
3,000
3,000
1,100
1,400
600
1,000
1,000
1,000
3,000
1,250
...
1,148
=ão a eˆã
(2)
(3)
(2) (4)
30,000
17,000
1,400
37,500 28,000
2,500 (7)
(2)(9)
18 Training Expenses for Nursing Detachment
500
900
(10)
19 Transport
3,000
5,000
(2)
20 Uniform,
22,000
27,500
21 Uniform for Messengers and Coolies
300
300
(3)
22 Upkeep of Optical and Signal Instruments
Grant to Machine Gun Troop
785
785 (3)
1,800
(11)
Total Other Charges
94,625
203,958
Special Expenditure.
23 Five Solo Motor Cycles..
24 Two Typewriters
3,600 342
25 Two Armoured Cars
4,250 720 24,000
26 One Steel Filing Cabinet
120
27 Two Bren Light Machine Guns
3,200
Mechanization of Machine Gun Troop
3.600
Six new Vickers Gun Locks
1,500
A.R.P. Equipment (Fire Buckets & Scoops) 100 sets equipment
200
(12)
4,000
Total Special Expenditure
Total Volunteer Defence Corps.......
13,242
32,290
177,491
329,167
(1) More officers undergoing training.
(2) More recruits and Batteries and Camps.
(3) Considered sufficient.
(4) Formerly combined with Sub-head 17 under the
heading "Camp Expenses".
(5) Bulk of equipment usually obtained in first quarter
of year.
(6) $300 extra provision for first quarter of 1941.
(7) More recruits.
(8) More vehicles.
(9) Formerly combined with Sub-head 6 under the
heading "Camp Expenses".
(10) Previously under-estimated.
(11) Not required.
(12) Non-recurrent.