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Miscellaneous : Under this heading 10 Orders in Council, 1 Proclamation, 3 Warrants, and 38 various other documents were prepared, and 16 Crown Lands Guides were revised and printed. The summary appended gives the number of Crown grants and other titles issued during the year:—

Accounts. Mr. E. A. Paterson, Accountant, reports:— The number of vouchers authorised for payment ... ... ... 4,125 Imprest vouchers authorised for credit ... ... ... ... 3,389 Credit vouchers against other Departments ... ... ... 129 Imprest advances ... ... ... ... ... ... 412 Total ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 8,055 A detailed statement of the expenditure in respect of each of the appropriations and a full statement from the commencement of the Land for Settlements Account has been issued within the Department, and the various accounts have been balanced with the Treasury books. The following is a summary of the expenditure of the various appropriations and accounts for the year, and which shows also the receipts of the Cheviot Estate and Land for Settlements Accounts : —

Summary of Statement of Expenditure of Lands and Survey Department for Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1902.

The amount advanced to imprestees during the year was £45,193.

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Land District. bToi A™ "" Grants. lllants - war- wanants. tincat;es ■ GrZt" Area *»»)>« Warrants, granted to peases and Natives. ™d LiCertiflcates censes." Area in Leases and Licensee. Number Crown Grants correcled. Number of Duplicate Grants issued. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington .. Nelson Marlborough.. Canterbury .. Westland Otago Southland 14 Acres. 1,494 32 6 11 9 6 3 18 Acres. 26,010 11,500 10,503 13,020 4,003 3,300 75,001 259 56 285 143 64 10 50 16 183 132 Acres. 29,004 13,500 10,530 16,040 4,003 3,300 75,001 272 5,072 8,020 Acr. s. 1,500 12,000 60 1 4 38 3 4 12 Acres. 1,009 29 36,629 3 22,727 4,963 2 1 118 2 1 3,000 2 1 i 52 13 5 5,020 8,005 12 1 152,610 68 Totals .. 16 1,664 103 156,362 i 1,198 164,742 16,500 135 218,039 4 4 ses in pi trpetuity * These leas executed by Com: ses have been e: ixiissioners of Cro :ecuted vn Landi >y His Exci have been ] sllency. In addition 'eceived, recorded, ani to these fl filed. .bout a thousand lea

Name of Vote or Account. Amount voted. Expenditure (Gross). Expenditure (Net). Receipts. Lands and Survey Lands and Survey, Miscellaneous immigration [mproved-farm Settlements .. Lands, Miscellaneous 5tate Forests Jand for Settlements Expenses* £ 118,805 12,884 300 3,800 3,250 11,322 £ s. d. 138,300 1 3 9,221 8 7 539 14 2 1,677 7 1 U £ s. ( 24,298 5 I 3,043 0 1 400 0 7 15 £ s. d. 24,298 5 10 3,043 0 11 400 0 0 7 15 5 £ s. d. 1 H,001 15 5 6,178 7 8 189 14 2 1,669 11 S £ s. d. 10,334 13 7 5-7 9 5 -7 10,339 5 10 , . Totals 150,361 160,073 4 8 27,754 9 11 132,318 14 9 Consolidated Fund : Unauthorised Account Public Works Fund: Unauthorised Account 3heviot Estate Account I/and for Settlements Account (including Vote No. 118) Permanent Charges, Special Acts, Deposit Accounts, &c. Totals 2,097 17 10 64 0 9 8,881 2 6 499,052 3 0 1,190 6 7 2,097 17 10 64 0 9 8,881 2 6 1497,861 16 5 14,061 0 8 90,053 5 6 24,905 13 9 7,740 10 10 17,165 2 11. 535,000 17 10 8,930 17 5 526,070 0 5 104,114 6 2 Grand totals 695,074 2 6 36,685 7 4 653,388 15 2 i * Included in -and for Settlement! Account.