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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

PERMANENT APPROPRIATIONS—continued

(а) Judges on attaining the age of seventy-two years may retire on superannuation, calculated on length of service, up to two-thirds of salary at time of retirement. (б) Chief Justice, £2,500 per annum ; Judges, £2,250 per annum. (c) " Thirds " and " fourths " of rentals, &c., received are paid to local bodies for the construction and maintenance of roads and bridges and opening up Crown lands. (d) In accordance with an agreement between the Government and representatives of the Arawa Tribe with respect to ownership of lakes in the Arawa district, an annual payment of £6,000 is to be made to the Arawa District Trust Board to be expended for the general benefit of the Arawa Tribe or their descendants. (e) The Act provides for the payment to the Tuwharetoa Trust Board of an annual sum of £3,000, as well as 50 per cent, of all fees above the sum of £3,000 received for licenses issued for fishing or in respect of boats, &c., in Taupo waters during the preceding year. (/) The Act provides for the payment to the Ngaitahu Trust Board of an annual sum of £lO,OOO for a period of thirty years in settlement of all claims in respect of lands in the South Island referred to in parliamentary paper G.-5, 1921, under the heading " South Island Claims—Kemp's Purchase." (g) Official postage-stamps not exceeding £3 per month may be issued to any member of Parliament and £1 per month to members of the Legislative Council. (h) The Act provides for the payment to the Taranaki Maori Trust Board of an annual'sum of £5,000 as compensation for confiscation of certain Maori lands.

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UNDER SPECIAL ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE —ctd. 1946-47. 1945-46. other special acts —continued Estimated. Expended. MISCELLANEOUS—continued £ Judicature Act, 1908 (Sections 12-14), and Judicature £ £ Amendment Act, 1920 (Section 2) — Superannuation allowances, retired Judges of the Supreme Court (a) 2,000 2,000 2,000 Judicature Amendment Act, 1920 (Section 3) — Salaries, Judges of the Supreme Court (6) 22,750 20,250 21,193 Land Act, 1924 (Sections 139 and 358) — Payments to Receivers of Land Revenue, Local Bodies' Deposit Accounts, for payment to local authorities in respect of rents, royalties, &c. (c) 2,500 5,000 2,671 Land Settlement Finance Act, 1909 (Section 13) — Deficiencies in principal and interest on debentures. guaranteed by the Government 500 Cr. 197 Native Purposes Act, 1931 (Section 51) — Annual payment on account of Arawa District Lakes .. (d) 6,000 6,000 6,000 Native Purposes Act, 1931 (Section 54) —•. Payment of annual sum to Tuwharetoa Trust Board (e) 3,000 3,000 3,000 Ngaitahu Claim Settlement Act, 1944 (Section 2) — Annual payment in respect of settlement of claim for £300,000 (/) 10,000 10,000 10,000 Public Revenues Act, 1926 (Section 6) — Salary of Controller and Auditor-General 1,450 1,375 1,432 Public Revenues Act, 1926 (Section 151), and Finance Act, 1940 (Section 14) — Free issue of official postage-stamps to members of both Houses .. .. ..... (g) 3,250 3,250 2,649 Taranaki Maori Claims Settlement Act, 1944 (Section 2) — Annual payment to Taranaki Maori Trust Board (h) 5,000 5,000 5,000 Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Act, 1910 (Section 17) (4) (d), and Appropriation Act, 1916 (Section 27) — Contribution towards interest and cost of administration and maintenance of Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Works —On account of year 1944-45 .. 1,650 1,500 1,667 Total —Miscellaneous 384,587 348,235 390,022 TOTAL—OTHER SPECIAL ACTS 2,882,587 2,474,235 2,608,072