8.—7.

CLASS XV.—LANDS AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT— continued.

87

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

Item. 1899-1900. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES—continued. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 VOTE No. 73—continued. Compensation to M. Tansey for alteration of road through Section 10, Block IX., Hautapu Denniston Domain—Improvements Expenses of inquiries, &c. Expenses of removal of temporary officers... Featon's " Flora," 200 copies ... Fees to Members of Waste Lands Boards ... Fencing, &c, Klairoa and Whakarewa Pas (Taranaki Scenery Preservation Society) Guide, Milford Sound (D. Sutherland) Grass-seed for Crown lands Grass-seed to settlers whose crops have been destroyed by natural disaster Grant to T Dollman for services as a naval officer (further) Interest on £2,000, part purchase-money of Stewart Island Lyell Cemetery, clearing Linwood Becreation-ground (purchase of land), £1 for£l ' Mount Cook Hermitage expenses Mount Cook Hermitage equipment Magnetic Observatory and expenses Native townships —Expenses of administration (roading and other works to be repaid) Paraparaumu — Felling and Fencing Forest Beserve boundary Purchase and maintenance of Mokihinui Coal-mine, and arrears of rent due Government Purchase of recreation reserve for Pukekohe Purchase of recreation-ground, Wilsher Bay, Otago Purchase of recreation-ground, Eltham (subsidy, £1 for £1) Purchase of recreation-ground, Matakana (subsidy) Purchase of Section 39, Karangahape —Scenery preservation Purchase of land, Makuri Gorge, and resumption of section under lease, for preservation of scenery Payment to T. Lawrence of value of improvements, Section 3, Block VIIL, Puketoi. Payment in respect of rent received by Public Trustee on Pariroa Beserve, Patea, pending settlement of title to such rent Eefund to William Hanger of penalty incurred for nonpayment of rent Eefunds on account of lands disposed of, short acreage. &c. Befund of rent, Ashburton Bridge Beserve, to be paid to County Befund of portion of survey-fee to W. F. Boese Eefunds for improvements effected Eefund of royalty on gravel to Tarata Domain Board and Clifton County (equal shares) Befund of royalty on timber charged under new regulations, in consequence of contracts having been entered into previous to the date of such regulations Eefund to Mrs. G. D. Maxwell of arrears of rent, deducted from payment for improvements, Section 8, Block XIV., Pomahaka Estate Befund of rent on Bun No. 3, East Bay, Marlborough... Eefund of survey-fee deposited by John Elliot, Section 2, Block V., Awakino Bemission of rent to J. T. Doherty, Highbank £ 66 50 100 250 150 1,500 50 50 1,000 10 10 500 20 100 800 200 500 400 300 1,300 50 100 £ 35 36 175 50 37 501 38 270 39 4S 560 40 5 41 42 300 43 44 45 26 17 330 16 26 172 47 109 10 48 49 50 75 . 84