B.—l [PT. IV, Sup.].

NATIVE DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1928. Expenditure. Income. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Departmental receipts— £ s. d. £ s. d. To Salaries, temporary assistance, and Native Land Court fees .. 5,848 15 1 allowances .. .. .. 24,700 3 11 Maori Land Board fees .. 2,268 16 0 Fees to supervisors .. .. 13 13 0 — 8,117 11 1 Travelling expenses and allowances 2,705 15 1 Administration receipts—Contributions from Transfer and removal expenses .. 163 17 9 Maori Land Boards .. .. .. 8,833 0 0 Freight and cartage .. .. 167 3 5 Other receipts— £ s. d. Fuel, light, and cleaning .. 101 4 8 Translation fees .. .. 99 6 6 Law-costs .. .. .. 4 4 0 Interpreters' licenses, &c. .. 26 5 0 Postages and telegrams .. 715 3 4 125 11 6 Printing and stationery .. 627 18 9 Balance carried down, being excess of expenditure Rent of circuit rooms and depart- over revenue earned .. .. .. 38,129 10 5 mental offices .. .. 1,200 9 4 Writings off Suspense (office furniture, &c.) .. .. .. 329 19 11 Miscellaneous expenses .. .. 70 15 11 Depreciation on buildings, office furniture, and mechanical office appliances .. .. .. 218 6 6 31,018 15 7 Expenses of other services— Printing and publication of Kahiti .. .. .. 1,767 5 9 Less proceeds of sales, advertising, &c. .. .. .. 24 14 7 ■ 1,742 11 2 Destruction of rabbits on Native land .. .. .. 3,278 7 6 Eradication of noxious weeds on Native land.. .. .. 456 7 9 3,734 15 3 Contributions — Water - supply, Ohinemuri River .. .. .. 50 0 0 Expenditure under special Acts of the Legislature— Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1922 (Arawa lakes settlement) .. .. 6,000 0 0 Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1925, section 13 (Maori Purposes Fund) .. 3,000 0 0 9,000 0 0 Royal Commission —Confiscated Lands Commission expenses .. .. 2,143 7 2 Expenditure under Civil List Act, 1920, Part V (Native Purposes) — Food and clothing .. .. 2,930 10 5 Pensions and cash allowances .. 315 19 4 Water-supply and miscellaneous services .. .. .. 103111 Ensigns .. .. .. 31 4 0 New Plymouth Hostelry expenses .. .. .. 181 17 8 Tauranga Hostelry expenses .. 3 15 8 Bluff Hostelry expenses .. 199 13 1 3,766 2 1 Contributions — Health Department — Medical services .. . • •. 3,000 0 0 Health Department — Nursing services .. .. . • 600 0 0 3,600 0 0 Grants (monuments) — Te Pouwhare te Roau Rongokataia) .. .. .. 50 1 3 Timi Wata .. .. .. 50 0 0 Tupara te Kaaho .. .. 50 0 6 150 1 9 £55,205 13 0 £55,205 13 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 38,129 10 5 By Sundry Court fees (antecedent charges) .. 98 4 0 Interest on capital .. ■ ■ ■ ■ 503 2 0 Balance .. .. .. .. .. 38,534 8 5 £38,632 12 5 £38,632 12 5 Note. —The above account includes charges for assessed rent and interest on capital for which the Department has no parliamentary appropriation.

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