CO129-576-10 Estimates 1940 6-10-1939 - 22-10-1940 — Page 84

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Head 6.-DEFENCE

Sub-heads :--

Head 6.-DEFENCE.

A. VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.

1 Personal Emoluments

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

7 Conveyance Allowance to Corps Quartermaster

8 Equipment, Air Arm................

Approved Estimate, 1939.

Estimate, 1940-41.

69,624

92,919

1.000

2,000

(1)

7,000

71,200

(2)

100

100

(3)

600

750

...

15,000

(2) (4)

180

225

400

(5)

9 Equipment and Upkeep of Arms.

260 3,000

10 Fuel and Light

1,100

3,000 (3)

1,400 (6)

11 Incidental Expenses

600

1,000 (7)

12 Improvements to Camp..

1,000

1,000

13 Maintenance of Vehicles

3,000

4,250

14 Rent of Quarters for Regimental Sergeant Major

1,148

DOODOO

15 Rifle Ranges, Expenses.

1,400

2,500 (7)

16 Subsidy to Air Arm

30,000

37,500

17 Training Expenses..

17,000

28,000

(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

22 Upkeep of Optical and Signal Instruments

785

785

(3)

Grant to Machine Gun Troop

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 equipa.ent

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

heading "Camp Expenses".

(10) Previously under-estimated.

(11) Not required.

(12) Non-recurrent.

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