8.—7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY —continued.

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Mwnber PeraL. Item V0TE No - 25.—LANDS AND SURVEY —continued. 19d7-d8. 1937-38. Subdivision No. I. —Administration —continued. £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. 33 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the vote .. .. .. ■. • • 50 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Administration expenses of — £ Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account .. 1,000 Education Reserves .. .. .. 6,500 Hauraki Plains Drainage .. .. .. 2,500 Hunter Soldiers' Assistance Trust Deposit Account .. .. .. • • 20 Land for Settlements Account .. .. 11,700 National Endowment Revenue .. .. 6,800 Swamp Land Drainage .. .. .. 600 Education Reserves .. .. .. 800 Land for Settlements Account — Recovery of administration and other charges in connection with the development of Crown and settlement lands .. .. 2,000 Marine Department for computation of tidetables .. .. .. .. •• 550 Miscellaneous credits representing charges for surveys, draughting work, &c., performed for other Departments, survey fees, search fees, &c. 23,700 Stamp Duties Department for services rendered 13,000 69,170 91,480 Total—Subdivision No. I.. .. .. 304,042 Subdivision No. II. —Miscellaneous Services. Charges for and incidental to — 34 Access road to Ahipara Gumfields: Maintenance .. 50 35 Aianui 1b Block: Rent .. .. .. .. 33 36 Commission on purchase of Native lands .. .. 10 37 Compensation for injuries to employees while in discharge of their duties, and contingent expenses in connection with same .. .. .. .. • • 200 38 Compensation for overlap of titles, Allotments 98 and 129, Parish of Whaingaroa .. .. .. .. 11 39 Crown lands: Protecting, clearing, grassing, draining, &c. (general) .. .. .. .. .. • • 2,500 40 Destruction of rabbits on unoccupied Crown lands : Wages and other expenses .. .. .. .. 4,500 41 Destruction of wild pigs .. .. .. .. 50 42 Development of unoccupied Crown and settlement lands: Contribution towards works.. .. .. .. 6,000 43 Exchange of Crown lands for private lands, equality of .. 10 44 Ex gratia payment to widow of deceased employee .. 7 45 Hauraki Plains : Ferry expenses .. .. .. 300 46 Kaitaia Drainage Area — Enlarging main drains .. .. .. .. 1,000 Repairing damage to stop-banks .. .. .. 500 47 Outlet to Waipapakauri (on account £6,000) .. .. 1,500 48 Kumeti drain, Dannevirke County, protection of .. 200