NATIVE LAND SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT (STATEMENT SHOWING THE MONEYS PAID INTO AND OUT OF THE) DURING 1930-31.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1931 Session I-II, G-05

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1931. NEW ZEALAND.

NATIVE LAND SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT (STATEMENT SHOWING THE MONEYS PAID INTO AND OUT OF THE) DURING 1930-31.

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

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NATIVE LAND SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT. Statement of Receipts and Payments fop» the Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1931. Receipts. Payments. £ s. d. Annual appropriation— £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance at Ist April, 1930— Cash in Public Account .. .. .. .. 55,74119 7 Vote, " Native Land Settlement "— Inscribed stock issued .. .. .. .'. .. .- •• 117,000 0 0 Subdivision I, Native-land -purchase expenses .. .. 2, 330 17 5 Amounts received in respect of— £ s. d. Subdivision 11, Native-land-consolidation expenses .. .. 4,031 16 1 Survey liens .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,409 6 0 Subdivision 111, Native-land-development expenses .. 7,099 13 3 Interest on survev liens .. .. .. .. .. 1,738 14 0 Subdivision IV, purchase of Native lands .. .. .. 69,270 8 11 Rents, &e. " ".. .. .. .. .. •■ 38,309 17 4 Subdivision V, development of Natives' lands .. .. 80,768 16 11 Land-sales .. .. .. 21,040 10 5 Subdivision VI, survev and settlement of Native land .. 63,333 12 5 Interest on land-sales '.'.'.'.'.'..... 12,446 7 2 226,835 5 0 Interest on investments .. .. .. .. .. 2,029 13 0 Payment to Mangapu Drainage Board— Final payment under Native 81,974 7 11 Land Act, 1909, section 417 (a), and Native Land Amendment Repayments by Maori Land Boards of advances under Native Land and Native Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1928, section 26 .. 500 0 0 Act, 1909, section 274 Urewera Lands Act, 1921-22, section 10— Interest on debentures .. 1,466 3 4 Principal .. .. .. .. .. . • 361 18 4 Recoupment of management charges on consolidated stock .. 215 19 9 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. 380 10 0 Stamp duty on transfers of consolidated stock .. .. .. 165 14 9 742 8 4 \ Charges and expenses of raising, &c., loans .. .. .. 351 2 1 Bepavments of advances under Native Land Amendment and Native '»-' ! " ' Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1929, section 23— Expenses of administration (Lands Department) recouped to CcnPrincipal .. 1,713 5 5 solidated Fund 2,386 8 10 Interest .. .. .. .. •• •• 342 3 11 Deteriorated Lands Act, 1925— Refunds arising out of the operation 2,055 9 4 of section 6 (refunds, rents from leases) .. .. .. .. 37 2 10 Advances from Consolidated Fund in terms of the Finance Act, 1929, section 8, for Payments to local bodies of " thirds " and " fourths " .. .. .. 3,398 16 4 the purposes referred to in Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Recoupment to Consolidated Fund of cost of exchange on cash Adjustment Act, 1929, subsection (7) of section 23 .. .. .. .. 1,500 0 0 remitted to London for investment .. .. .. .. .. 52 13 9 Credits in aid Balance at 31st March, 1931— Vote, " Native Land Settlement "— £ s. d. Cash in Public Account .. .. .. .. .. 28,040 11 3 Subdivision I, Native-land-purchase expenses .. .. 46 3 0 Imprests outstanding .. . . .. .. .. 867 5 2 Subdivision 11, Native-land-consolidation expenses .. .. 133 1 3 L8,90i 16 o Subdivision 111, Native-land-development expenses .. 521 3 5 Subdivision IV, purchase of Native lands .. .. .. 574 15 0 Subdivision V, development of Natives' lands .. .. 3,456 7 1 1 Subdivision VI, survey and settlement of Native land .. 571 7 4 5,302 17 11 £264,317 3 1 £264,317 3 1

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