HEAD III.-COST OF EDUCATIONAL, &c., ESTABLISHMENTS.

ESTIMATE.

N.-RECRUITING, RECORD OFFICES, AND PRISONS AND
DETENTION BARRACKS:

(1) RECRUITING:

AND WORKING EXPENSES OF HOSPITALS, DEPOTS, &c-contd.

EXPLANATIONS.

Cost per

N.-(1) The estimated cost for 1923-24 was 31. 2s. 10d. per recruit.
The Account for 1922-23 was as follows :-

:

Staff Officers

Rents, rates, repairs, fuel, light and water, furniture,

cleaning, &c. ..

Rents, rates, repairs, fuel, light and water, furniture,

854,262 records.)

HEAD III.-COST OF EDUCATIONAL, &c., ESTABLISHMENTS

ESTIMATE.

N.-RECRUITING, RECORD OFFICES, AND PRISONS AND
DETENTION BARRACKS:-contd.

(3) PRISONS AND DETENTION BARRACKS:

Estimated cost of Military Prisons and Detention
Barracks, being at the rate of 10s. 8d. per prisoner
per day

This amount includes 55701. for Regimental
personnel transferred from Head I.

Less workshop manufactures changed to Stock
Account (Head V. A. 10)

..

AND WORKING EXPENSES OF HOSPITALS, DEPOTS, &c.-contd.

EXPLANATIONS.

(3) The estimated cost (gross) for 1923-24 was 7s. per prisoner per day. The increased rate for 1924-25 is due to a decrease in the number of prisoners as a result of the general improvement in discipline.