B—7 [PT. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

NATIVE DEPARTMENT —continued

(a) Previously charged to War Expenses Account. (b) To relieve the inadequate supply of skilled Maori carpenters and other allied building tradesmen and to expedite housing for Maoris, the Department has to arrange for instruction of partly skilled and unskilled workmen. ... <c) This expenditure is under the control of the Department of Agriculture, by whom the estimate is submitted. (d) This amount is paid to the Internal Affairs Department to cover the cost of departmental announcements.

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1945-46. VOTE^-NATIVE—continued 1946-47. Voted. Expended. Miscellaneous Services — £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to — Accommodation for Maori workers at Moerewa Freezing-works : maintenance {a) 500 Accommodation of workmen as provided for in Native Land Development Workers' Agreement, 1942 500 500 20 Agent's commission 20 30 Ahuwhenua Trophy : expenses of presenta56 tion, &c. 75 100 Board of Native Affairs : expenses of members and of District Committees 50 75 ■Carpentry and allied trade-training instruction (6) 3,000 (part recoverable) Clearing Native lands of noxious weeds, under 8,000 section 16 of Noxious Weeds Act, 1928 .. (c) 8,000 8,000 Compassionate grants to widows or dependants 100 100 of deceased officers Compassionate grant to widow of officer 2,000 killed in motor accident Compassionate grant to officer for injury and 500 medical expenses re motor accident 5 Confiscated and other Native lands 5 Consolidation of Native lands — Administration expenses (including expenses 500 80 of Native meetings) 500 Valuation fees .. 5 5 Contribution towards cost of memorials to representative Maoris 50 5 Contribution towards cost of New Zealand 20 Gazette (d) 200 200 Destruction of rabbits on Native lands: wages and other expenses (c) 3,000 2,750 3,163 Fees to Supervisors, Native Interpreters' Examination 5 5 1 Maori meeting-houses and halls, reconstruction 1,000 and extension of ... 1,000 1,000