Appendix "C"
Canadian Army Appropriations and Expenditures, 1939-1946(Compiled from Reports of the Auditor General, and Public Accounts of Canada)
Appropriations and Expenditures* Fiscal Years *(ending 31 March) Total
1 April 1939-
31 March 19461939-1940 1940-1941 1941-1942 1942-1943 1943-1944 1944-1945 1945-1946 Appropriations $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Total Defence Department Appropriations 144,409,674 681,434,416 1,033,528,288 1,919,348,020 2,674,653,206 †2,962,926,915 2,153,205,505 11,569,510,024 Army Appropriations 78,78,103 408,256,969 526,816,520 1,044,280,504 1,337,950,724 1,285,089,301 959,342,678 5,640,484,799 Expenditures Total Defence Department Expenditures 125,679,888 647,922,941 1,011,451,063 1,865,622,613 2,629,094,792 2,938,376,924 2,140,793,565 11,358,941,786 Army Expenditures 74,799,380 383,462,039 511,410,695 1,038,180,774 1,328,847,454 1,261,799,186 949,667,104 5,548,166,632 Details of Army Expenditures Service Pay ad Allowances 37,260,278 150,235,710 238,027,309 366,496,403 495,142,584 509,642,531 497,787,701 2,294,610,516 Mechanical transport; trucks, etc. (includes operating costs) 1,633,550 53,251,318 81,199,552 223,971,832 173,167,487 108,439,409 89,677,361 731,340,509 Food; Medical and Dental Stores; Clothing; Personal Equipment, etc. 10,773,165 87,160,730 84,867,405 143,728,381 121,511,599 80,428,142 77,282,235 605,751,657 Armament, Ammunition and Bombs 1,987,016 6,369,602 21,138,208 100,100,749 73,431,442 46,952,880 39,150,928 289,130,825 Construction and Repairs; operating expenses of properties 8,657,013 49,686,441 37,389,635 84,197,916 65,714,018 34,256,453 40,808,754 320,710,230 Travel, Transportation, Freight 2,752,835 13,468,247 26,839,583 48,542,516 65,188,976 51,620,402 62,917,541 271,330,120 Signal and Wireless Equipment 151,119 1,076,453 3,3587,771 19,050,689 24,778,584 11,118,695 8,725,816 68,259,127 Advance Payments to United States Treasury (purchases from US Government) --- --- --- 19,980,000 207,570,000 7,735,000 --- 235,285,000 Advance Payments to United Kingdom for maintenance Canadian Army Overseas --- --- --- --- 65,960,125 376,344,262 1,651,613 443,946,000 Other Expoenditures‡ 11,584,384 22,195,538 18,591,232 32,112,288 36,382,639 35,721,412 131,665,155 287,802,648 *"Ordinary" plus "War" Appropriations and Expenditures.
†Includes United Kingdom share of cost of British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (written off).
‡Examples of such expenditures are:--Civil Salaries and Wages; Northern Territories and Yukon Radio System; Inspection Board, United Kingdom and Canada; Dominion Arsenals; Censor Services; Dependents Supplementary Grants; Printing, Stationery; Telegrams; Internment Operations; Departmental Administration; Cadet Services; Grants to Military Associations.
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