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LAND FOE SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT. Receipts and Payments Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Receipts. £ s. d. £ g. d. Payments. £ s. d. £ s. d. -Balance as at Ist April, 1935 .. .. .. .. 252,116 8 7 Annual Appropriation: Vote, Land for Settlements— Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. 17,865 0 0 Sundry administrative charges .. .. .. .. 1,169 9 2 . . 269,981 8 7 Advances under section 11, Finance Act, 1933, for protection, Credits-in-aid : Vote, Land for Settlements .. .. .. .. 180 12 0 Sec., of securities .. .. . . .. .. 159 5 8 Estates Miscellaneous expenditure on estates .. .. .. 265 13 6 Rents and royalties .. .. .. .. 391,707 5 5 Grants to County Councils for maintenance of county roads Buildings loading on leases (principal) .. .. .. 6,723 3 6 serving lands farmed by the Department .. .. .. 721 13 6 398,430 8 11 Compensation for injuries incurred by workmen engaged on interest on sales of land under deferred-payment licenses .. .. 23,321 16 0 development works .. .. .. .. .. 218 17 1 Cash sales of land .. .. .. .. .. 57,760 3 1 Expenditure from capital proceeds of sales of Crown lands Instalments of principal under deferred-payment licenses .. 15,306 9 5 credited under section 20 of the Land Act, 1924 .. .. 6,458 6 6 73,066 12 6 Expenditure from capital proceeds of sales of national-endowment Miscellaneous recoveries of expenditure under section 45, Land lands credited under section 302 of the Land Act, 1924 .. 50 0 0 for Settlements Act, 1925— g 043 g g Expenses incidental to estates .. .. .. .. 946 15 5 Unauthorized expenditure— Acquirement of estates .. .. .. .. .. 345 0 0 Miscellaneous expenditure on estates .. .. .. 136 9 10 1,291 15 5 Payment of rates on forfeited holdings .. .. .. 848 6 7 Station accounts: Estates farmed— jg g Te Wera Settlement .. .. .. .. .. 6,907 13 1 Acquisition of lands— Brinklands Settlement .. .. .. .. .. 2,374 15 5 Purchases of estates .. .. .. .. .. 330 9,282 8 6 Native land acquired for general settlement .. .. .. 3,870 3 0 Payment to Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account in respect of 505,393 1 4 amounts added to capital value .. .. .. .. 2,020 7 1 Payment for Crown lands declared settlement lands .. .. 6,509 7 6 Hutt Valley Lands Settlement— j2 403 0 7 Rents • • • • • • • • • • ■ • • • .. 208 10 6 Expenditure on estates pursuant to sections 45 and 76 of the Lands for Interest on sales under deferred-payment licenses .. .. .. 5,454 4 3 Settlements Act, 1925 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,459 17 4 Cash sales .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,245 0 0 Hutt Valley Lands Settlement— £ s. d. Instalments of principal under deferred-payment licenses .. 6,238 14 7 Expenses of administration .. .. .. .. 497 14 1 20,483 14 7 Amount deducted from receipts under section 10 (2) of the Finance Act, 1932, and applied towards money expended for 26,146 9 4 acquisition of lands subject to the Hutt Valley Lands Settle- . ment Act, 1925, or in respect of the preparation of such lands Receipts from Hutt Valley Settlement lands applied towards money expended for for disposal .. .. .. .. .. .. 25,648 15 3 the acquisition of land subject to the Hutt Valley Land Settlement Act, 1925, I 26,146 9 4 or in respect of the preparation of the land for disposal .. .. .. 25,648 15 3 Administration expenses of estates— Deposits by lessees of Crown lands under section 208 of the Land Act, 1924, on Lands acquired under Land for Settlements Act .. .. 10,183 0 11 account of capital value of land .. .. .. .. . . . . 292 9 4 Cheviot Estate lands .. .. .. .. .. 770 19 8 Amounts credited from proceeds sales of Crown lands in respect of settlement lands 10,954 0 7 converted into ordinary Crown lands .. .. .. .. .. 160 18 6 Administration expenses : Development of Crown and settlement lands under Parts I and II of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1929 .. .. .. 1,023 14 8 Mortgages— Station expenses on estates farmed— £ s. d. Advances for development of Crown and settlement lands— Te Wera Settlement .. .. .. .. .. 4,997 13 10 Crown lands— £ s . <j. Brinklands Settlement .. .. .. .. .. 3,038 8 5 Repayment of advances .. .. .. .. 5,819 17 9 8,036 2 3 Interest on advances .. .. .. .. .. 7,925 2 4 Advances for development of Crown and settlement lands— 13,745 0 1 Crown lands .. .. .. .. .. .. 22,414 11 10 Settlement lands— Settlement lands .. .. .. .. .. 2,598 14 5 Repayment of advances .. .. .. .. 159 2 0 — 25 013 6 3 Interest on advances .. .. .. .. .. 1,462 17 5 Development of unoccupied Crown and settlement lands— 1,621 19 5 Crown lands— Advances under Deteriorated Lands Act, 1925— Under section 6, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1929.. .. 18,648 9 8 Repayment of advances .. .. .. .. 545 1 11 Exchange on remittances beyond New Zealand for equipInterest on advances .. .. .. .. .. 636 16 1 ment, &c., purchased " .. .. .. . . 176 3 8 1,181 18 0 18,824 13 4 Settlement lands— Under section 13, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1929 .. 57,800 4 0 Exchange on remittances beyond New Zealand for equip--16,548 17 6 ment, &c., purchased .. .. .. .. 148 5 3 57,948 9 3

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