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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1944,

NATIVE DEPARTMENT—continued.

(а) This expenditure is under the control of the Agriculture Department, by which Department the estimate is submitted. (б) Some claims not received by 31st March. (c) Economies effected through the use of old papers. (d) Owing to the shortage of materials and the flow of men into the armed forces, new development works are not now being undertaken. (e) Number of officers, 183. Travelling-allowances, £5,498; travelling-expenses, £1,862; mileage allowances, £3,619; car hire, £198. ■ , (/) The buildings are covered by schedule policies maturing on 31st March. The full premium did not thus fall in the first year of operation of the War Damage Act. ... (g) E.P.S. fire patrol service contribution, £4 125.; fidelity-guarantee-insurance premiums, £10 10s.; fire-insurance premium on Hawke's Bay flood-relief huts, £7 12s. 9d. ; private Maori interpreter's fee, £1 Is.; replacement damaged clothing, £3 : total, £26 15s. 9d.

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Number 194-2-43 Of Persons. VOTE —NATIVE—continued. 1943 44. ; 1943-441942-43 Voted. Expended. Miscellaneous Services —continued. Charges for and incidental to—continued. £ £ £ Clearing Native lands of noxious weeds, under Section 16 of Noxious Weeds Act, 1928 .. .. .. (a) 8,000 8,000 8,000 Compensation to Natives for Taranaki lands .. .. 5,000 5,000 5,000 Confiscated and other Native lands .. .. .. 5 5 Consolidation of Native lands — Administration expenses (including expenses of Native meetings) .. .. .. • • • • 600 600 638 Valuation fees .. .. .. .. .. 5 3 Contribution towards cost of memorials to representative Maoris .. .. .. .. .. • • 5 5 Contribution towards cost of New Zealand Gazette and printing Court and Board Panuis .. .. .. 600 700 671 Destruction of rabbits on Native lands : Wages and otter expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. (a) 2,000 2,000 1,699 Fees to Supervisors, Native Interpreters' examination .. 5 5 Freight, cartage, and transport charges .. .. 200 200 200 Fuel, light, power, water, and cleaning .. .. .. 850 900 864 Law-costs .. .. .. .. . • • • 30 60 12 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 3,300 3,259 Purchase of .. .. .. . • • • 10 10 Native housing: Special fees or expenses .. .. 5 5 Office fittings, buildings, &c.— Maintenance and repairs of .. .. .. .. 300 300 184 Purchase of .. .. .. • • • • 100 200 177 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 1 > 200 1,200 909 Payment to Special Native Housing Fund, equivalent to one-third Native Trust Office profits paid to Consolidated Fund .. ■ • 3,053 2,001 2,001 Postages, telegrams, rent of boxes, telephones, and bank exchange and charges .. .. .. .. 6,500 6,500 5,420 Post and.. Telegraph Department: Payment for services .. 850 850 {b) 433 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 1 j 100 1,400 (c) 799 Public Service Superannuation Fund: Native Trustee's contribution towards .. .. .. .. 67 70 66 Rehabilitation Committee for Maori ex-servicemen: Expenses of conferences, &c. .. .. .. 50 200 59 Refund of fees paid in stamps to Maori Land Boards and to Native Land Courts .. .. .. .. 5 5 2 Rent .. .. .. .. •• •• 2,000 2,000 2,177 Services of Lands and Survey Department for supervision of the South Island development schemes .. .. 850 850 526 Transfer to Land for Settlements Account, vote " Native Land Settlement. .. .. .. (c£)150,000 210,000 (d) 157,500 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 150 150 249 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 11,000 11,500 (e) 11,177 War-damage insurance on land-development and housing schemes, State's proportion of .. .. •• (/) 2,500 1,500 1,034 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 .. .. .. 50 11 (g) 27