B--7 [PT. ll]

SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1946-47

NATIVE DEPARTMENT— continued

(a) To cover the cost of tree-planting to be undertaken on Native lands affected by the sand-drift menace. (6) To provide for subsidies arising out of section 23 of the Maori Social Economic-Advancement Act, 1945. (c) These items are in replacement of the item " Transfer to Native Land Settlements Account provided on the Main Estimates." The nature of the subsidies is now more fully explained.

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£ £ £ For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund— continued OKDINABY KEVENUE ACCOUNT— ctd. VOTE—NATIVE— continued Miscellaneous Services — continued Charges for and incidental to —continued Eoad formation, metalling, and bridging —Native Land Development projects: contributions towards cost of 50,000 Sand-dune reclamation : planting on lands controlled by the Native Department .. (a) 1,000 Subsidies on revenues of tribal executives under section 23, Maori Social and Economic Advancement Act, 1945 (6) 5,000 ■ Transfer to Land for Settlements Account: subsidies : — Native Land Development Schemes (c) 180,000 Native land not included in development schemes (c) 10,000 Native housing (c) 10,000 281,514 Less amount provided on main estimates not required CV.250,000 31,514 TOTAL .. 31,514