B.—7A [PT. I].

ENDING 31 MARCH, 1941.

NATIVE LAND SETTLEMENT.

NATIVE LAND SETTLEMENT.

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(Wages and Expenses of the Native Department on the Settlement and Development of Native Land and Land leased to or occupied by Natives.) 1940-41. 1939-40. Estimated Amount Amount Expended, required to voted. be voted. p £ £ Vote No. .—Native Land Settlement— x Subdivision No. Nrti ™ W . 882,000 1,160,000 960,428 II.—Development of Natives' Lands .. .. 60,000 100,000 53,090 III. —Native Housing 58,000 100,000 38,953 Gross Total 1 ' 360 ' 000 1 ' 052 '" 7 Cnrmu. _ ®' 000 m ' m 6M - 959 NET TOTAL »»•"» 675 ' 000 357 ' 818 £ £ ] £ Item. NATIVE MINISTER. VOTE No .—NATIVE LAND SETTLEMENT. i Subdivision No. I.—Development of Native Land Settlement Schemes. ' Expenditure under the Native Land Amendment Act, 1936— 1 ' Rendering fit for settlement lands included in development schemes as follows — £ Tokerau (North Auckland) District .. •• 110,000 Waikato-Maniapoto (South Auckland) District .. 95,000 Aotea (Taranaki and Wanganui) District _ ..44,000 Waiariki (Rotorua and Bay of Plenty) District .. 190,000 Tairawhiti (Poverty Bay-East Coast-Wairoa) District .. •• •• •• 60,000 Ikaroa (Manawatu - Wairarapa - Hawke's Bay) District and South Island District .. -- 25 ' 70Q 524;700 792)200 597,016 2 Acquisition of land required for development purposes .. 5,000 5,000 12,755 3 Advances to assist Natives to farm land owned or leased by them .. • • • • • • • • '' 4 Aerial surveys of land included in development schemes .. 220 5 i Payments out of the proceeds of farming operations to persons owning an interest in or engaged on development 8,429 6' Recoupment of interest to Consolidated Fund .. •- 52,000 40,000 ol,944 7 I Promotion of employment amongst Maoris on development | j i schemes, including administration expenses (recoverable) 290,000 .300,000 zai,oo