B—7 [Pt. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY

Minister of Lands AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1947, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Department of Lands and Survey. Summary

(a) Now included in Public Accounts as "Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £93,000. (h) Additional appointments of office staff, field staff, and farm-managers due to increased work in connection with settlement of discharged servicemen on the land.

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1946-47 1945-46. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. VOTE—LANDS AND SURVEY £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision— I—Administration 382,350 213,750 590,100 501, 655 512,822 II —Miscellaneous Services 111,934 111,934 100,751 79,167 III—Scenery Preservation, Bird Sanctuaries, National Parks, Recreation Grounds, and Domains 71,800 71,800 63,330 10,895 Gross Total 382,350 397,484 779,834 665,736 602,885 Ckedits-in-aid (a). 83,675 93,741 NET TOTAL 382,350 397,484 779,834 582,061 509,144 VOTE—LANDS AND SURVEY 1946-47. 1945 -46. (Total number of officers : 1946-47, 995 (6) ; 1945-46, 860) Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I —Administration £ £ £ Salaries — Administrative Division 1 at £1,300 (Under-Secretary for Lands) .. 1,300 1, 275