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The Royal Commission Appendix 8

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Statement of Approximate Expenditure From Police Contingent

VOTES, JULY 1878 TO JUNE 1881. …

	Ordinary district Expenditure, North Eastern district	Expenditure incurred in the search for the Outlaws
	£ s. d	£ s. d
1878-July	536 18 7
August	616 15 6
September	501 2 8
October	388 2 2	343 11 4
November	572 3 2	2,515 12 3
December	690 8 11	2,197 16 10
1879 January	750 4 11	1,748 8 11
February	564 13 1	1,866 14 8
March	710 7 1	2,296 18 1
April	579 8 6	1,433 13 0
May	760 19 7	1,342 15 6
June	658 4 1	1,180 2 7
July	723 7 0	1,047 0 6
August	616 15 6	1,057 13 6
September	641 14 8	707 2 10
October	509 16 6	860 4 6
November	486 1 3	358 0 1
December	563 1 6	497 3 6
1880-January	614 6 0	440 0 1
February	437 8 10	474 0 6
March	659 3 11	514 1 2
April	503 8 10	312 7 2
May	519 19 1	357 0 4
June	514 11 11	685 9 5
July	544 18 7
August	623 15 6
September	508 2 8
October	388 2 2
November	895 2 7
December	505 2 7
1881—January	521 10 11
February	352 16 4
March	650 5 4
April	413 16 1
May	474 19 4
June	512 8 3

H. M. CHOMLEY,
Acting Commissioner Police.
24/9/81.

MEMORANDUM SHOWING THE EXPENSES INCURRED BY EMPLOYMENT OF DETACHMENTS OF THE VICTORIAN ARTILLERY CORPS IN THE NORTH EASTERN DISTRICT IN CONNECTION WITH THE “KELLY AFFAIR,” BETWEEN THE 15TH DECEMBER 1878 AND 5TH JANUARY 1880.

DETACHMENTS FURNISHED.

At Seymour	7 men	15th December 1878	to 10th July 1879
Avenel	7 “	“	to 18 th
Euroa	8 “	“	to 3rd January 1880
Violet Town	8 “	“	“
Chiltern	8 “	“	to 7th July 1879
Wangaratta	8 “	“	“
Wodonga	8 “	“	“
Beechworth	13 “	3rd January 1879	to 11th May 1879
Shepparton	8 “	8th March 1879	to 5th January 1880

The total average being equal to 75 men for 248 days.

The cost of an artilleryman maintained in barracks in Melbourne, including rations, uniform, kits, &c., for some years past, amounted to about £86 per annum,

The cost of the 75 men for 242 days, therefore, at head-quarters rate, amounts to... £4,276

Additional allowance to the men of 9d. each per day ......... £680
Extra allowance for uniform, kits, incidentals, &c. ......... 630
Railway transport .................. 1,460
Total charges to the Military Votes ...... ... £5,736

As the men would have to be maintained at head-quarters, if not employed on the above duty, at a cost of £4,276;
the extra cost to the Government of the detachments employed appears to be £1,460.

ROB. REDE,
Lieut. –Colonel Comg. L. Forces.
6th Oct. 1881.

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