B.—7a.

Appropriations for Public Works Services.

NATIVE LAND SETTLEMENT.

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(Salaries and Expenses of the Native Department on the Settlement and Development of Native Land and Land leased to or occupied by Natives.) 1937-38. —— Vote No. 50. —Native Land Settlement— £ Subdivision No. I.—Development of Native Land Settlement Schemes . . .. .. qqq » II- —Development of Natives' Lands .. 130,000 „ III.—Native Housing .. ., .. jqq qqq Gross Total .. ,, . 747 000 CrEDITS-IN-AID . . . . rj qqq NET TOTAL .. .. .. . 250,000 Item £ £ NATIVE MINISTER. VOTE No. 50,—NATIVE LAND SETTLEMENT. Subdivision No. I.—Development of Native Land Settlement Schemes. Expenditure under the Native Land Amendment Act 1936— Rendering fit for settlement lands included in development schemes as follows : — £ 1 Tokerau (North Auckland) District .. 45,872 2 Waikato-Maniapoto (South Auckland) District .. .. .. 35,000 3 Aotea (Taranaki and Wanganui) District 13,000 4 Waiariki (Rotorua and Bay of Plenty) District .. .. .. ..191,000 5 Tairawhiti (Povery Bay - East Coast - Wairoa) District .. .. .. 42,000 6 Ikaroa (Manawatu - Wairarapa - Hawke's Bay) District, and South Island District .. .. .. .. 8,000 334,872 7 Acquisition of land required for development purposes .. . . .. .. . . 1;500 8 Advances to assist Natives to farm lands owned or leased by them .. . . .. _ _ qqq 9 Grant to Wairoa County Council in lieu of rates on Waihua development scheme .. .. gg 10 Interest payable on loans taken over from Maori Land Boards .. .. . _ gg 11 Payments out of the proceeds of farming operations to persons owning an interest in or engaged on development schemes . . .. 5 qqq 12 Recoupment of. interest to Consolidated Fund .. i 30' 000