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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS VI.—NATIVE DEPARTMENT— continued.

ltem.j 1917-18. NATIVE DEPARTMENT— continued. VOTE No. 22— continued. Sa labih s — continued. £ £ Judges of Native Land Court. £ 1 at £850 (Chief Judge) ... ... 850 4 at £700 ... ... 2,800 3 at £625 ... ... 1,875 1 at £600 (6 months) ... ... 300 5,825 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for but not payable for full year ... 17,779 164 Other Charges for and incidental to — Audit fees for inspection of accounts Freight and cartage Fuel, light, and cleaning Printing and stationery and office requisites Rent Temporary Assistance— Assessors Extra clerks Interpreters Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 17,615 2 3 4 5 6 100 150 150 900 350 7 8 9 10 II 50 350 25 3,750 25 Total—Vote No. 22 ... 5,850 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 23,465 i 1 2 3 4 5 VOTE No., 23. Charges for and incidental to — Allowances to officers temporarily performing higher duties Assessors' and survey fees (sections 23 and 56, Native Land Amendment Act, 1913, and subsection (3), section 3, Native Land Amendment Act, 1914) ... Compensation owing on Owhaturia South No. 1 Block, prior amount irregularly paid on Native Land Court order Compensation to Rangimaharahara Rore in respect of interest in Runanga No. In Compensation in full satisfaction of all claims in respect of Maungatapu 1) Block, as recommended in Judge MacCormack's report ... Legal expenses Payment to Ohinemuri County Council for water supplied to Native settlements on the banks of the Ohinemuri River Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Purchase of typewriters .Refund of amount recommended by Judges MacCormack and Wilson to be paid in respect of rents retained by the Government in Te Haka No. 7 and Te Tapuae Blocks, Rotorua ... ... Telephones ... ... War bonus to officers of the Department 25 100 48 102 36 20 6 7 8 9 10 50 850 50 2,601 560 60 700 11 12 2,601 Total—Vote No. 23 ... TOTAL OF CLASS VI .... £21 16,066