8.—7 [PT. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

NATIVE DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) This expenditure is under the control of the Department of Agriculture, by which Department the estimate is submitted. (b) This amount is paid to the Internal Affairs Department to cover the departmental announcements. (c) This item is to provide grants directed towards the preservation of Maori arts and the encouragement of memorials to deceased Maori soldiers. (d) With few replacements of worn-out motor-vehicles maintenance-costs are heavy. The item covers running-costs also. (e) To meet expenses in connection with reports and/or investigations by special advisers. (/) Increased provision to provide equipment arising principally out of the establishment of a departmental building organization. (g) Includes provision for expenditure previously charged to item " Contribution towards cost of New Zealand Gazette and printing Court and Board Panuis." (h) The Department has been hampered in its administration through the lack of an item to enable completion of roads in certain circumstances. (i) Some claims not received by 31st March. (j) To meet labour subsidies on marginal land being developed both for ordinary Maori settlement and settlement of discharged Maori ex-servicemen. Last year's estimate underspent through shortage of man-power and materials, but extra provision is made to meet possible expansion through the return of men from overseas. (k) More changes are anticipated through the return of officers from overseas. (I) Increased provision to cope with additional travelling arising out of the establishment of a building organization and a Maori welfare organization. (m) Number of officers, 150. Travelling-allowances, £7,121; travelling-expenses, £1,413; mileage-allowances, £3,227 ; car hire, £155.

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Number of Persons. , 1944-45. 1945-46. 1945-461944-45 VOTE NATIVE continued Vote d. Expended. Miscellaneous Services—continued £ £ £ Charges foe and incidental to —continued Clearing Native lands of noxious weeds, under Section 16 of Noxious Weeds Act, 1928 .. .. .. (a) 8,000 8,000 8,000 Compassionate grants to widows or dependants of deceased officers .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 300 294 Confiscated and other Native lands .. .. .. 5 5 Consolidation of Native lands — Administration expenses (including expenses of Native meetings) .. .. .. .. .. 500 600 127 Valuation fees .. .. .. .. .. 5 5 Contribution towards cost of memorials to representative Maoris .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 5 Contribution towards cost of New Zealand Gazette .. (h) 200 200 200 Destruction of rabbits on Native lands : Wages and other expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. (a) 2,750 2,000 2,212 Fees to Supervisors, Native Interpreters' examination .. 5 5 Maori meeting-houses and halls, reconstruction and extension of .. .. ,. .. (c) 1,000 Maori Purposes Fund Board : Grant for administration expenses, equipment, &c. .. .. .. .. 375 375 375 Motor-vehicles— Maintenance and repairs of .. .. .. * .. (d) 5,000 3,300 5,476 Purchase of .. .. .. .. .. 3,000 2,500 3,781 Native housing and land-settlement: Special fees or expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. (e) 200 200 22 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 1,930 1,680 1,918 Office and field equipment, buildings, land, &c., purchase of (/) 1,000 300 184 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 1,800 1,800 1,556 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 240 235 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 6,800 6,423 6,819 Payment to Special Native Housing Fund, equivalent to one-third Native Trust Office profits paid to Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,121 2,962 2,962 Printing and stationery (including printing Panuis) .. (g) 2,200 1,800 2,234 Public Service Superannuation Fund: Native Trustee's contribution towards .. .. .. .. 65 65 63 Rehabilitation of Maori ex-servicemen: Expenses of conferences, &c. .. .. .. .. 25 50 8 Refund of fees paid in stamps to Maori Land Boards and to Native Land Courts .. .. .. .. 20 20 30 Rent .. .. ..' .. .. .. 1,700 2,000 1,654 Roads on Native land, legalization costs of .. .. (h) 50 Services of Lands and Survey Department for supervision of the South Island development schemes .. .. 500 850 (i) 250 Transfer to Land for Settlements Account .. .. (j)200,000 230,000 177,000 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. (k) 500 200 181 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. (I) 13,000 11,500 (m) 11,916