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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1 944-1 945

STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS of LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT for the YEAR ended 31st March, 1945

STATEMENT of the DISBURSEMENTS of LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT for the YEAR ended 31st March, 1945

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Sales and Capital Receipts :— £ s. d. £ s. d. Sales of Land, — Estates and developed areas .. .. .. •• •• 133,242 10 8 Land Act, 1924, Section 208—Capital value of land .. .. •• 2,328 4 1 Land Act, 1924, Section 20 —Crown lands .. .. .. . • 94,534 17 2 Repayment of Advances .. .. .. •• •• •• 26,175 12 6 256,281 4 5 Rents and Interest :— Bents, the,- — Receipts derived from estates and developed areas .. .. .. 376,638 2 3 Interest on Advances .. .. .. •• •• •• 9,719 3 5 386,357 5 8 Sales of Produce, Live-stock, and Miscellaneous Receipts .. .. .. 136,621 11 3 Capital Receipts: Development of Small Farms .. .. •• •• 144,743 5 3 Receipts under Native Housing Act, 1935 .. .. .. •• •• 20,120 12 0 Miscellaneous Receipts :— Lands and Survey Department, — Survey liens .. .. .. .. . • 1,512 14 4 Capital cost of drainage works .. .. •. 96 0 0 Sale of land and buildings .. .. ■ ■ • • 187 6 8 Village Homestead Scheme .. .. .. .. 91 9 6 1,887 10 6 Native Department, —• Repayment of advances .. .. .. .. •• •• 1,235 18 2 * J 3,123 8 8 Interest on Investments .. .. • • • • • • • • • • 14,404 2 2 Total .. .. •• •• •• £961,651 9 5

Votes :— ■ £ s. d. £ s. d. Land for Settlements .. .. .. .. • • •• 183,063 14 4 Small Farms Development .. .. .. .. •• •• 1,038,630 19 6 Native Land Settlement .. .. .. •• •• •• Or. 6,870 17 8 Unauthorized expenditureServices not provided for .. .. .. .. •• •• 2,951 8 1 1,217,775 4 3 Interest and other Charges on Loans and Capital Liability :—• Land Laws Amendment Act, 1929, Section 47,— Interest on Crown lands declared to be subject to the Land for Settlements Act, 1925, and the former Land for Settlements Acts .. .. .. 8,477 12 0 Finance Act, 1930 (No. 2), Section 19 (4), — Interest on Cheviot Estate accumulated funds paid to Consolidated Fund .. 18,579 17 7 National Development Loans Act, 1941, Section 6 (5), — Transfer to Consolidated Fund in respect of interest payable on capital liability .. •. • • • • • • • • • • 300,000 0 0 327,057 9 7 Expenditure charged on Proceeds oe Sales oe Land :— Grown Lands : Sales under Land Act, 1924, Section 20, — Land Act, 1924, Seotion 139— " Thirds " and " Fourths " paid to Local Bodies' Deposit Account from proceeds of sales of Crown lands .. .. .. . • • • 140 6 8 Land Act, 1924, Section 20 (3)— Payment in respect of land obtained for Government works now deemed to be Crown lands .. .. .. .. • • • • 980 0 0 Public Reserves, Domains, and National Parks Act, 1928, Section 41 (2) — Acquisition of land for purposes of a domain .. .. . • 150 0 0 Land Laws Amendment Act, 1930, Section 15 (3) — Land for Settlements Act, 1925, Section 49 (1) — Settlement lands converted into ordinary Crown lands .. .. 1,393 6 8 Finance Act, 1932 (No. 2), Section 6— Transfers to War Expenses Account of value of land £ s. d. donated for war purposes .. .. .. • ■ 150 0 0 Transfer of expenditure represented by advances under the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1929 .. .. 160 0 0 Transfer from Crown Lands Account of value of improvements on Section 6, Block X, Ohura Survey District, Coles Blook .. .. • • • • 1»302 1 1 r— 1,612 1 1 . 4,275 14 5 Total .. . • ■. • • • • • • •• £1,549,108 8 3