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Summary of Expenditure approved during the Year ended 31st March, 1918.

Postponements of Rent. The postponements of rent and other payments granted during the year amounted to £24,387, the number of tenants affected being 325. The total amount remaining postponed at the close of the year was £26,091. Remissions op Rent. The rental remitted for the, year amounted to £12,074, an amount of £870 being granted to ordinary tenants. The balance of the amount is made up of remissions granted to members of the Expeditionary Force and discharged soldiers, particulars of which are given in the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Report. Revaluation of Crown Leaseholds. During the year twenty-nine properties were revalued under section 15 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1915. The capital values were reduced from £115,986 to £88,429, and the annual rentals from £5,216 to £3,978. At the close of the year there were three applications not dealt with. National Endowment. The area of national-endowment land in the Dominion at the 31st March, 1918, was 8,924,361 ac7 - es. Of this area 6,714,639 acres was held under lease or license, providing an annual rental of £117,879. The gross amount of rents, &c., received from this endowment during the year was £122,148. Inspections by Crown Lands Rangers. The Crown Lands Rangers made inspections during the year of 4,642 holdings, aggregating 1,674,878 acres. Particulars as to the value of the improvements effected as against those required by law, also number of defaulters for deficient improvements, non-residence, &c, arc given in Table 31 published in the appendix.

Name of Vote or Account, Amount r, ... voted. Expenditure. I Net Amount voted. Gross Expenditure. Recoveries. Net Expenditure. Consolidated Fund. £ £ s. d Lands and Survey .. .. ..183,678 172,025 12 4 Lands and Survey, Miscellaneous .. 58,368 40,628 4 3 State Forests Account .. .. 42,197 41,912 17 I Scenery-preservation Account .. .. 11,263 1,536 18 10 Land for Settlements Expenses .. 6,917 3,319 10 1 £ s. d. 1.72,025 12 4 40,628 4 3 41,912 17 I 1,536 18 10 3,319 10 1 £ s. 51,230 15 1,591 13 61 3 <1. 3 9 6 £ s. d. j 120,794 17 1 39,036 10 6 41,851 13 7 1,536 18 10 3,307 6 1 12 4 0 Public Works Fund. Improved-farm Settlements .. .. 2,000 61.2 1 4 Lands, Miscellaneous .. .. .. 13,000 2,317 I 0 Land for Settlements Account. Roads to open up Lands for Settlement 100,000 44,320 3 2 612 1 4 2,317 I 0 1,091 1 1 Cr. 478 19 9 2,317 1 0 44,320 3 2 324 4 2 43,995 19 0 Totals .. .. ..417,423 306,672 8 1 306,672 8 1 54,311 I 9 252,361 6 4 Hauraki Plains Settlement Account (Section 93, Re- 22,968 3 9 serves, &c, Act, 1916) Rangitaiki Land Drainage Aooount .. .. 21,291 2 11 Swamp Land Drainage Account (Section 95, Reserves, ! &c, Act, 1916)— £ s. d. Kaitaia .. .. .. 6,039 15 9 Waihi .. .. .. 1,835 18 7 Poukawa .. .. .. 1,169 18 5 816 14 2 22,151 9 7 58 11 10 21,232 II I — 9,045 12 9 Native Land Settlement Account .. .. 31,038 6 10 National Endowment Account .. .. .. 5,224 1 2 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account .. .. 113,694 0 8 Land for Settlements Account .. .. .. 23,20110 2 Special Acts Deposit Account —Refunds, &c. . . 12,534 1 2 78 10 9 9,045 12 9 30,959 16 1 5,224 1 2 101,511 1 2 23,201 10 2 12.534 1 2 12,182 19 6 Totals .. .. .. .. 238,996 19 5 13,136 16 3 225,860 3 2 i i Grand totals . . .. .. ! 545,669 7 6 i 67,447 18 0 478,221 9 6