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1938-39. 01 Jrersons. 1939-40. 1939-401938-39 VOTE No. • NATIVE continued. Voted . Expended." Salaries —continued. £ £ £ Judges op Native Land Court. £ 1 (£970), (Chief Judge) .. .. .. 970 7 7 6 (£800) .. .. .. .. .. 4,800 5,770 5,770 Non-permanents. 1 (£540) .. .. .. .. .. 540 1 (£508) .. .. .. .. .. 508 2 (£450) .. .. .. .. .. 900 5 (£400 to £425) .. .. .. .. 2,050 10 (£355 to £380) .. .. .. .. 3,755 9 (£320 to £335) .. .. .. .. 2,985 166 163 138 (£55 to £305) .. .. .. .. 26,586 _ 37,324 34,343 359 348 Cadets' lodging-allowances .. .. .. .. 155 227 Allowances to officers temporarily performing special or higher duties under Public Service Regulations 24a and 95,975 209 .. .. .. .. .. .. 70 69 Temporary clerical assistance (officers on loan from other Departments) .. .. .. .. .. 1,395 2,170 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Administration expenses — £ Maori Land Boards .. .. .. 9,478 Native Trustee .. .. .. 10,140 Wi Pere Trust Estate .. .. 300 Recoupment from Native Housing Fund for supervision . . .. .. 100 Translations and miscellaneous . . .. 50 20,068 |_ (a)100,889 96,393 95,975 Miscellaneous Services — Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications .. . . . . . . .. 100 90 116 Agent's commission .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 10 Audit fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 250 250 250 Board of Native Affairs : Expenses of members and of District Committees .. .. .. .. 130 180 108 Clearing Native lands of noxious weeds, under Section 16 of Noxious Weeds Act, 1928 .. .. .. (b) 5,000 5,000 5,000 Compensation to Natives for Taranaki lands .. .. 5,000 5,000 5,000 Confiscated and other Native lands (on account) . . 10 10 Consolidation of Native lands — Administration expenses (including expenses of Native meetings) .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 1,800 1,904 Valuation fees . . . . . . .. .. 10 20 Contribution towards cost of memorials to representative Maoris .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 20 Contribution towards cost of Carroll Memorial, carved meeting-house at Wairoa .. . . . . .. (c) 250 250 Contribution towards cost of New Zealand, Gazette and printing Court and Board Panuis .. .. ..(d) 1,350 1,350 1,645 Departmental buildings, Tikitiki . . . . .. 10 25 35 Departmental cottage, Ruatoria . . . . .. 40 550 533 Destruction of rabbits on Native lands : Wages and other expenses _.. .. (6) 2,000 2,250 1,167 Fees to Supervisors, Native Interpreters' examination . . 5 5 1 Freight, cartage, and transport charges .. .. 300 300 291 Fuel, light, power, water, and cleaning .. .. .. 500 450 557 Hawke's Bay floods : Temporary accommodation for and permanent restoration of homes of Natives affected . . 3,000 (e) 3,000 Gr. 405