8.—7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

NATIVE DEPARTMENT—continued.

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Number Of Item 1938-39. Persons. VOTE No. 14. —NATIVE—continued. 1938-39. 1 1 Salaries —continued. £ £ Non-permanents—continued. £ 1 at £65 (9 months) .. .. .. .. 49 1 at £55 (9 months) .. .. .. .. 42 163 1 at £39 .. .. .. .. 39 34,343 348 Cadets' lodging-allowances .. .. .. .. 227 Allowances to officers temporarily performing special or higher duties under Public Service Regulations 24a and 209 .. .. .. .. .. .. 69 Temporary clerical assistance (officers on loan from other Departments) .. .. .. .. .. 2,170 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Administration expenses — £ Maori Land Boards .. .. .. 8,730 Native Trustee .. .. .. 10,140 Grant from Employment Promotion Fund. . 10,000 Recoupment from Native Housing Fund for supervision .. .. .. 50 Translations and miscellaneous .. .. 100 29,020 96,393 Miscellaneous Services— Charges for and incidental to — 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications .. .. .. .. .. 90 3 Agent's commission .. .. .. .. .. 10 4 Ahuwhenua Trophy destroyed by fire, replacement of .. 100 5 Audit fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 250 6 Board of Native Affairs : Expenses of members and of District Committees .. .. .. .. 180 7 Clearing Native lands of noxious weeds, under Section 16 of Noxious Weeds Act, 1928 .. .. .. 5,000 8 Compassionate allowance to Patrick Barry, formerly Supervisor, Native Department .. .. .. 350 9 Compensation to Natives for Taranaki lands .. .. 5,000 10 Confiscated and other Native lands (on account) .. 10 Consolidation of Native lands— 11 Administration expenses (including expenses of Native meetings) .. .. .. .. .. 1,800 12 Valuation fees .. .. .. .. .. 20 13 Contribution towards cost of memorials to representative Maoris . . .. .. .. .. .. 20 14 Contribution towards cost of Carroll Memorial, carved meeting-house at Wairoa .. . . .. .. 250 15 Contribution towards cost of New Zealand Gazette and printing Court and Board Panuis .. .. .. 1,350 16 Departmental buildings, Tikitiki .. .. .. 25 17 Departmental cottage, Ruatoria .. .. .. 550 18 Destruction of rabbits on Native lands : Wages and other expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,250 19 | Fees to Supervisors, Native Interpreters' examination .. 5 20 | Freight, cartage, and transport charges .. .. 300 21 j Fuel, light, power, water, and cleaning .. .. .. 450 22 J Hawke's Bay floods : Temporary accommodation for and permanent restoration of homes of Natives affected .. ! 3,000 23 ) Law-costs .. .. .. .. .. .. i 50