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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

NATIVE DEPARTMENT—continued.

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Number of Persons. 1940-41. VOTE—NATIVE—continued. 1941-42. _ 1941-42 J940 41 Voted. | Expended. Miscellaneous Services— £ £ £ Chabges foh and incidental to — Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications .. .. .. .. .. 130 80 127 Agent's commission .. .. .. .. .. 15 15 10 Ahuwhenua Trophy : Expenses of presentation, &c. .. 25 20 27 Audit fees .... .... .. .. 250 250 250 Board of Native Affairs : Expenses of members and of District Committees .. . . .. .. 60 60 54 Clearing Native lands of noxious weeds, under Section 16 of Noxious Weeds Act, 1928 .. .. .. (a) 8,000 5,000 5,000 Commission of Inquiry into East Coast Trust Lands, expenses of .. .. .. .. .. 250 Compensation to Natives for Taranaki lands .. .. 5,000 5,000 5,000 Confiscated and other Native lands (on account) . . 5 5 Consolidation of Native lands— Administration expenses (including expenses of Native meetings) .. .. .. .. .. (ft) 650 235 (b) 638 Valuation fees .. .. .. .. .. 3 5 Contribution towards cost of memorials to representative Maoris .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 10 Contribution towards cost of New Zealand Gazette and printing Court and Board Panuis .. .. .. 900 1,200 909 Destruction of rabbits on Native lands : Wages and other expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. (a) 1,500 1,000 1,032 Grant to officer to cover expenses on transfer from Greymouth to Whakatane .. . . . . .. 28 Pees to Supervisors, Native Interpreters' examination .. 5 5 Freight, cartage, and transport charges .. .. 200 150 212 Fuel, light, power, water, and cleaning .. .. .. 920 600 915 Hawke's Bay floods : Temporary accommodation for and permanent restoration of homes of Natives affected .. (c) 50 500 36 Law-costs .. .. .. .. .. .. 120 150 104 Maori Purposes Fund Board— Grant towards administration expenses .. .. 350 350 350 Grant for material and equipment .. .. .. 25 25 25 Motor-vehicles—■ Maintenance and repairs of .. .. .. .. 3,300 3,000 3,113 Purchase of .. .. .. .. .. 200 500 116 Native housing: Special fees or expenses .. .. 20 5 (d) 41 Office fittings, buildings, &c. — Maintenance and repairs of .. .. .. .. 300 150 267 Purchase of .. .. .. .. .. 200 150 198 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. (c) 1,200 1,000 1,167 Payment to Special Native Housing Fund, equivalent to one-third Native Trust Office profits paid to Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. (/)8,362 Postages, telegrams, rent of boxes, telephones, and bank exchange and charges .. .. .. .. 5,600 4,550 (g) 5,649 Post and Telegraph Department: Payment for services .. 900 950 866 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 1,400 2,000 1,410 Public Service Superannuation Fund: Native Trustee's contribution towards . . . . .. .. 70 80 72 Refund of fees paid in stamps to Maori Land Boards and to Native Land Courts .. .. .. .. 15 15 11 Rent (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. 2,100 2,100 2,054 Services of Lands and Survey Department for supervision of the South Island development schemes .. .. 650 650 387 Transfer to Native Trustee in aid of Special Housing Fund for erection of houses for indigent Natives .. .. 25,000 Transfer to Public Works Fund, vote " Native Land Settlement" .. .. .. .. .. (/»)270,000 350,000 291,700 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 172 200 212 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 11,150 11,700 (i) 11,426 Water supplied by Ohinemuri County to Native settlements • on the banks of the Ohinemuri River .. .. 50 50 50 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote .. .. .. 5 5 (j) 7