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LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT—continued. Receipts and Payments Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1941—continued. Payments. £ £ Annual appropriations, vote " Land for Settlements " — Accident compensation .. .. .. ■. .. .. .. . • 131 Acquisition of land .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 170,969 Administration charges : Salaries, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,193 Administration expenses—• Development, &c., under Land Laws Amendment Act, 1929 .. .. .. 1,916 Estates acquired under Land for Settlements Act .. .. .. .. 10,640 Hutt Valley Settlement lands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 347 Advances for development of occupied land —• Crown lands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 21,071 Settlement lands .. .. • • .. .. • ■ • • • • 7,077 Advances for protection of buildings .. .. .. .. . • .. 180 Audit fee .. .. •. .. • • • • • • • • • • 250 Development operations — Crown landsImprovement and equipment .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,695 Seasonal expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,112 Settlement landsImprovement and equipment .. .. .. .. .. .. 61,433 Seasonal expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 79,787 Grants to local bodies in lieu of rates .. .. .. .. .. . • 1,098 Improving and protecting settlement lands .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,722 Lodgments under section 208, Land Act, 1924 — Refunds of .. .. .. .. .. . • . • • • • • 680 Interest on .. .. .. .. . • .. •• • • • • 530 Payment for improvements to outgoing lessees .. .. .. .. . • 58 Preliminary expenses of acquirements .. .. .. . ■ •. • . 126 380,015 Interest and other charges on loans and capital liability— Transfer to Consolidated Fund of interest on debentures .. .. .. ..291,976 Recoupment of management charges on securities .. .. ... .. .. 814 Recoupment of stamp duty on transfers of stock .. .. .. .. .. 3 292,793 Expenditure charged on proceeds of sale of Crown lands— " Thirds " paid to Local Bodies' Deposit Accounts from proceeds sale of Crown land .. 249 Acquisition of Native land under section 3 (2), Native Purposes Act, 1934 .. .. 475 Acquisition of Mataura Domain .. .. .. .. .. . • • • 380 Acquisition of Fendalton Domain .. .. .. .. •• •• 780 Improvement and development of Hutchinson Domain .. .. .. . . 52 Settlement land converted into ordinary Crown land .. .. .. .. .. 3,612 5,548 Transfer to Public Works Fund (General Purposes Account) of value of improvements effected by Small Farms Board on Withers Settlement .. .. .. .. .. • • • • 320 Balance as at 31st March, 1941 .. .. .. .. .. . • • . 47,235 Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. •• ..1,711,365 1,758,600 £2,437,276 R. G. Macmorran, Under-Secretary for Lands. G. I. Beeson, Chief Accountant. I hereby certify that the Statement of Receipts and Payments has been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly states the position as disclosed thereby.—Cyril Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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