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"The Public Works Act, 1894" : 1 Proclamation taking land for a gravel-pit, 1 Order in Council consenting to entry of surveyor on to Native lands to take roads, 1 Order in Council declaring roads to be under control of Wellington City Council, 21 Warrants authorising surveyors to take roads through Native lands. Miscellaneous : Under this heading 2 Orders in Council, 4 Warrants, and a number of various other documents were prepared, and 16 Land Guides were revised and printed. The summary appended gives the number of Crown grants and other titles issued during the year : —

Accounts. Mr. R. A. Paterson, Accountant, reports : — Number of vouchers authorised for payment ... ... ... 4,282 Imprest vouchers authorised for credit ... ... ... ... 3,617 Credit vouchers against other Departments ... ... ... 191 Imprest advances ... ... ... ... ... ... 530 Total ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 8,620 as against 8,055 during the previous financial year. A detailed statement of the expenditure in respect of each of the appropriations, including a full statement from the commencement of the Land for Settlements Account, has been prepared and issued within the Department. The various accounts have also been balanced with the Treasury books. The following is a summary of the expenditure of the various appropriations and accounts for the year, and which shows also the revenue of the State Forests, Cheviot Estate, and Land for Settlements Accounts : —

Summary of Statement of Expenditure of Lands and Survey Department for the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1903.

The amount advanced to imprestees during the year was £50,916.

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£■% Area in «£* Land District. « Crown ««* Grants. > ljrants - rants. I Area in "f Warrants. t °^ g Area in Grants, Area Warrants, granted to and Natives. Certificates. Number of Leases and Licenses.* Area in Leases and Licenses. Number Number Crown ofDupliGrants cate cor- Grants rected. issued. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington .. Nelson Marlborough.. Canterbury .. Westland Ot ago Southland .. 5 3 8 Acres. 273 599 163 40 5 13 15 5 6 10 Acres. 46,631 48,500 11,952 10,238 11,085 2,187 27,710 218 80 68 121 131 20 95 15 151 163 Acres. Acres. 46,904 ! 669 49,099 i 73,608 11,952 281 10,401 ! 3,828 11,085 2,187 980 27,710 83 4 7 24 3 3 37 8 89 3 Acres. 687 116 1,367 568 2 74,555 1,550 2,075 51,989 133 8 1 2 4 2 i 2 1 1 5 23 8 111 374 6,206 11,*375 I .. 6,211 ! Totals .. 1,041 175,883 1,062 176,924 79,366 206 14 125 133,042 16 * In additior •ecorded, and file* to leases [, also 16S signed 1 deeds o: >y the Gc : land ac. vernor above mentioned, 1,009 leases signed by Commissioners hi [uired by the Crown. Lve been received,

Name of Vote or Account. Amount voted. Expenditure (Gross). Recoveries. Expenditure (Net). Receipts. Lands and Survey .. Lands and Survey, Miscellaneous immigration Improved-farm Settlements Lands, Miscellaneous State Forests Land for Settlements Expenses* £ 114,252 14,744 300 5,845 5,762 15,195 £ a. d. 136,197 12 7 7,457 0 10 541 15 5 1,567 4 3 781 5 4 11,209 8 8 £ a. d. 14,211 9 1 400 - 0 0 £ a. d. 121,986 3 6 7,457 0 10 141 15 5 1,567 4 3 781 5 4 11,017 19 7 £ a. d. 191' 4 1 3,870 14 10 Totals 156,098 157,754 2 1 14,802 13 2 142,951 8 11 consolidated Fund: Unauthorised Account jheviot Estate Account Land for Settlements Acoount (including Vote No. 113) Permanent Charges Special Acts, Deposit Accounts, &c. 352 5 0 9,036 12 6 +467,228 10 0 51 4 1 352 5 0 9,036 12 6 467,177 5 11 • • 14,609 9 9 1121,335 0 5 4,453 10 2 21,380 4 8 4,453 10 2 21,380 4 8 Totals 502,451 2 4 51 4 1 502,399 18 3 Grand totals 156,098 660,205 4 5 14,853 17 3 645,351 7 2 * Included in Land for Settlements Account, from Investment Account (interest earned). t Includes purchase-money, £353,462 7s. m. t Includes £10,885 lfl. 9d.