8.—7 [Pt. I].

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1943.

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT— continued.

(a) Provision made for commitments carried forward. (6) Appropriation underexpended due to works being deferred on account of war conditions. (c) One officer. Motor-hire, £8 2s. sd. ; travelling-allowance, £20 9s. Bd. ; travelling-expenses £16 19s. lid. : total, £45 12s. . (d) Clearing house and surroundings on forfeited Land for Settlements leasehold property, £2 4s. 6d, (e) Includes advances under section 11, Finance Act, 1933. Expenditure overestimated,

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Number Oi PerB0 " B, VOTE—LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS— continued. 1942-43 3042-43 1941-4S „ n Voted Expended Other Charges fob and incidental to — continued. '' Grants to County Councils for maintenance of county roads £ £ £ serving lands being farmed by the Department .. (a) 2,500 1,200 323 Improvements to and protection, &c, of settlement lands (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. 3,000 8,000 (6) 1,794 Lodgments on account of capital values of leases— £ Interest on .. .. .. .. 500 Refunds of .. .. .. .. 1,000 1)5 00 lj700 3>606 Payments for improvements to outgoing lessees .. .. 3,000 7,550 7,263 Preliminary expenses, inspections, &c. .. .. .. 50 150 20 Refunds of credits-in-aid received erroneously in previous financial year .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 Telephone services .. .. .. .. .. 30 15 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 100 100 (c) 46 Contingencies (including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the vote) .. .. .. .. .. 10 25 (d) 2 Transfer from Hutt Valley Settlement receipts (Finance Act, 1932, Section 11) .. ..' .. .. 20,000 30,000 29,983 Advances for development of occupied lands, &c. — Crown lands, &c. .. .. .. .. "1 Settlement lands " } •■ (e) 27,000 18,759 Development unoccupied land — Settlement lands — Development of land .. .. .. "] Chattels Seasonal expenditure and live-stock Wages— Development Seasonal Crown land— L .. 134,000 117,658 Development of land Chattels Seasonal expenditure and live-stock Wages— Development Seasonal .. .. .. .. J Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Valuation fees.. .. .. .. 60 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 140 200 179,000 448,800 * 199,787 Gross Total .. .. .. .. 180,200 450,000 200,787 Cbedits-in aid .. .. .. .. 200 100 191 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 180,000 449,900 200,596