Estimates-1942 — Page 25

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..

Approved Estimate, 1940-41.

€

25

Estimate, 1941-1942.

€9

€

92,919

101,823

2,000 71,200

100

2,000 (1) 54,358 (2)

100

5 Books,

750

1,000

6 Bonus and Camp Pay

15,000

62,000

7 Conveyance Allowance to Corps Quartermaster

225

360

(4)

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

400

200

(2)

9 Equipment and Upkeep of Arms

3,000

4,000

10 Fuel and Light

1,400

2,000

11 Incidental Expenses

12 Improvements to Camp..

13 Maintenance of Vehicles

14 Rent of Public Telephones

15 Rifle Ranges, Expenses..

16 Subsidy to Air Arm

1,000

1,000

(1)

1,000

2,000

(1)

4,250

11,100

600

2,500

2,500

(1)

37,500

30,000

17 Training Expenses..

28,000

286,600

(7)

18 Training Expenses for Nursing Detachment

900

3,310

(8)

19 Uniforms..........

27,500

58,000

(3)

20 Uniform for Messengers and Coolies

300

300

21 Upkeep of Optical, Signal and other technical instruments,

equipment and stores.

785

1,000

(7)

Rent of Quarters for Regimental Sergeant Major

1,148

(9)

Transport

5,000

(10)

Total Other Charges

203,958

522,428

Special Expenditure.

22 Ten Solo Motor Cycles......

23 Four Motor Cycle Combinations

24 One small Motor-car

25 Ten pairs Binoculars

...

Five Solo Motor Cycles..

4,250

Two Typewriters

720

Two Armoured Cars

24,000

One Filing Cabinet

120

Two Bren Light Machine Guns

3,200

Total Special Expenditure

Total....

Less amount provided under War Expenditure

Total Volunteer Defence Corps...

9,440 6,080 (11) 3,200 1,120

(12)

32,290

19,840

329,167

644,091

(13)

494,091

(14)

329,167

150,000

(1) Considered necessary.

(2) Considered sufficient. (3) More recruits.

(4) More travelling.

(5) Required for additional accommodation; includes

rent for extensions, etc., under new automatic system.

(6) More vehicles and more training. (7) More recruits and more training. (8) More training.

(9) Met from Miscellaneous Services vote.

(10) Included in Sub-head 17, Training Expenses. (11) Replacements.

(12) Non-recurrent.

(13) Provided under Head 32, War Expenditure, B.,

Extraordinary

Local Defence, Sub-head 2,

Military,

(14) Represents approximate average annual peacetime expenditure of Volunteer Defence Corps for the five years 1934 to 1938.

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