NATIVE LAND SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT (STATEMENT SHOWING THE MONEYS PAID INTO AND OUT OF THE) DURING 1913-14.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1914 Session I, G-05

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1914. NEW ZEAL A N D.

NATIVE LAND SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT (STATEMENT SHOWING THE MONEYS PAID INTO AND OUT OF THE) DURING 1913-14.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly in pursuance of Section 419 of the Native Land Act,' 1909.

Memorandum for the Hon. the Native Minister. I have the honour to forward herewith a statement, as required by section 419 of the Native Land Act, 1909, showing the moneys paid into and paid out of the Native Land Settlement Account during the financial period ended 31st March, 1914. The return is prepared and signed by the Secretary to. the Treasury. Thos. W. Fisher, Under-Secretary.. Native Department, Wellington, 6th July, 1914. Native Land Settlement Account. —Statement of Receipts and Expenditure during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1914. Receipts. New Zealand Loans Act, 1908— Native Land Amendment Act, 1913: Instalment received in respect of £250,000 4-per-cent. ten-years convertible de- £ s . d. £ s. d. benture loan .. .. .. .. .. .. 218,889 0 0 Debentures issued.. .. .. .. .. .. 48,500 0 0 _ 267,389 0 0 Amount transferred from Maori Land Settlement Account under section 27, Appropriation Act, 1913.. .. .. .. .. 3,844 0 1] Native Land Act, 1909, section 379, subsection (1) .. .. .. 1,115 18 3 Amount received from State Advances Office in terms of section 94 of New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act, 1909 .. .. 135,000 0 0 Amount received in respect of survey liens — 1913—April .. ... ■ .. .. .. .. 666 14 6 May .. .. .. - .. .. .. 1,810 9 8 June .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,293 10 6 July .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,991 18 6 August .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,470 15 4 September.. .. .. .. .. .. 3,416 9 9 October .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,446 211 November .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,939 12 1 December .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,117 8 0 1914—January .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,477 18 4 February .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,524 16 0 March .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,024 10 9 — 29,180 7 1 Rents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32,861 15 8 Land-sales .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. 19,481 13 1 Repayment of advances under section 274, Native Land Act, 1909 .. .. 453 0 0 £489,325 15 0

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Expenditure. Annual appropriations— £ s . A. £ s. d. Vote 135 —Native-land-purchase expenses —Valuation fees .. .. 831 17 6 Expenditure under the ActCompiling plans . . .. .. .. .. 22 2 1 Fares .. .. .. .. .. .... 600 Interpreting .. '.. .. .. .. . . 110 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. . . .. 116 10 Purchases of Native lands . . . . . . .. . . 2.17,502 2 0 Salaries .. .. .. .. . . ... .. 1150 Services of officers of other Departments .. .. . . 4,466 10 1 Surveys of Native lands .. .. .. .. .. 58,465 0 7 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. 14 18 0 280,490 15 7 Interest on advances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,039 14 6 Native Land Amendment Act, 1913, section 113—Repayment of advances made by State Advances Office .. ... . . .. 48,500 0 0 Native Land Act, 1909, sections 274 and 417 —Amounts advanced to District Maori Land Boards— Waikato-Maniapoto .. .. .. .. 7,500 0 0 Tokerau.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,500 0 0 25,000 0 0 £374,862 7 7 G. F. C. Campbell, The Treasury, Wellington, 23rd June, 1914. .Secretary to the Treasury. Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given; printing (0"t0 copies), £1 12s. fid.

Authority: John Maokay, Government Printer. Wellington. 1914.

Price 3d.]