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LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT—conned. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1936—continued. Receipts—continued. £ s. d. f s. d. Brought forward .. .. .. .. .. •• .. 863,273 14 2 To Development of Crown and settlement lands under sections 6 and 13, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1929 —continued. Crown lands under development—continued. Recoveries of expenditure— Under section 6 .. .. .. •. • • •. 2,565 5 10 Transfer from Public Works Fund in respect of lands taken over for Small Farms Scheme .. .. . ■ . • . . . • 4, 865 13 5 7,430 19 3 Settlement lands under development— Sale of live-stock and produce .. .. .. •• 37,635 6 2 Miscellaneous receipts .. .. . . .. . . .. 360 5 4 Recoveries of expenditure incurred under section 13 .. .. .. 6,548 10 1 44,544 1 7 70,456 4 8 Capital proceeds from sales of Crown and National-endowment lands— Crown lands — Cash sales .. .. .. •• .. •• 46,232 0 11 Instalments of principal under deferred-payment licenses .. .. 17,417 17 I I 63,649 18 10 Orakei Block — Cash sales .. .. .. •• .. •• •• 3,661 6 5 Instalments of principal under deferred-payment licenses .. .. 3,938 16 7 7,600 3 0 71,250 1 10 National-endowment land— Cash sales .. .. . • . • •• •• •• 9,669 15 11 Instalments of principal under deferred-payment licenses .. .. 1,972 13 8 11,642 9 7 Interest on investments .. .. .. .. .. .. • • ■ • 1,723 6 4 £999,864 12 9 Payments. By Annual Appropriation—Vote, Land for Settlements — £ s. d. £ s. d. Sundry administrative charges .. .. .. .. •• .. 1,169 9 2 Advances under section 11, Finance Act, 1933, for protection, &c., of securities 159 5 8 Miscellaneous expenditure on estates .. . . .. .. • ■ 265 13 6 Grants to County Councils for maintenance of county roads serving lands farmed by the Department .. .. .. . • . • ■ • 721 13 6 Compensation for injuries incurred by workmen engaged on development works 218 17 1 Expenditure from capital proceeds of sales of Crown lands credited under section 20 of the Land Act, 1924 . . . . . . . . ■. 6,458 6 6 Expenditure from capital proceeds of sales of National-endowment lands credited under section 302 of the Land Act, 1924 .. .. . . .. 50 0 0 9,043 5 5 Unauthorized expenditure — Miscellaneous expenditure on estates .. .. .. .. .. 136 9 10 Payment of rates on forfeited holdings .. .. .. • ■ • • 848 6 7 984 16 5 Acquisition of lands— Purchases of estates .. .. .. .. •. • • • ■ 3 3 0 Native land acquired for general settlement .. .. .. .. 3,870 3 0 Payment to Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account in respect of amounts added to capital value .. .. .. .. . ■ .. 2,020 7 1 Payment for Crown lands declared settlement lands .. .. .. 6,509 7 6 12,403 0 7 Expenditure on estates pursuant to sections 45 and 76 of the Land for Settlements Act, 1925 .. .. .. •• 3,459 17 4 Hutt Valley Lands Settlement— Expenses of administration .. .. .. .. •. • • 497 14 1 Amount deducted from receipts under section 10 (2) of the Finance Act, 1932, and applied towards money expended for acquisition of lands subject to the Hutt Valley Lands Settlement Act, 1925, or in respect of the preparation of such lands for disposal .. .. .. . • .. • • 25,648 15 3 26,146 9 4 Administration expenses of estates — Lands acquired under Land for Settlements Act .. .. .. .. 10,183 0 11 Cheviot Estate lands .. .. .. .. .. .. •. 770 19 8 10,954 0 7 Administration expenses : Development of Crown and settlement lands under Parts I and II of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1929 .. .. .. . . 1,023 14 8 Station expenses on estates farmed — Te Wera Settlement .. .. .. .. .. 4,997 13 10 Brinklands Settlement .. .. . . .. .. . • 3,038 8 5 $,036 2 3 Advances for development of Crown and settlement lands — Crown lands .. .. .. .. .. •• •• 22,414 11 10 Settlement lands .. .. .. .. •• •• •• 2,598 14 5 — 25,013 6 3 Carried forward .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 97,064 12 10

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