B—7 [Pt..l]
YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1948
NATIVE DEPARTMENT— continued
(a) Provision for two years, 1946-47 and 1947-48. (b) Non-expenditure last year due to delay in the establishment of the various tribal executives. (c) Owing to difficulties in securing accommodation, the expenses of officers on transfer have increased. (d) The expansion of the activities of the Department has resulted in increased expenditure under this item. (e) Wreaths, £6; costs arising out of accident caused by departmental motor-vehicle, £25: total, £3l.
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99
1Q4fi—47. VOTE —NATIVE —continued 1947-48. Miscellaneous Services —continued Voted. Expended. Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ Services of Lands and Survey Department for supervision of tlie South. Island development schemes (a) 1,000 750 Subsidies on revenues of tribal executives under section 23, Maori Social and Economic Advancement Act, 1945 (b) 5,000 5,000 Transfer to Land for Settlements Account : Subsidies — Native land development schemes 150,000 130,000 122,000 Native land not included in development schemes 10,000 10,000 18,000 Native housing 10,000 10,000 3,000 Transfer and removal expenses 750 500 (c) 773 Travelling allowances and expenses 20,000 13,000 (d) 16,906 Water supplied by Ohinemuri County to Native settlements on the banks of the Ohinemuri River 50 50 50 Welfare work: temporary assistance in necessitous circumstances (part recoverable) 200 200 18 Contingencies 25 25 (6) 31 Compassionate grant to widow of officer killed in motor accident 2,569 2,569 Compassionate grant to officer for injury and medical expenses re motor accident 500 472 Cost of investigation of the accounts of the East Coast Trust 95 91 Maori Purposes Fund : grant to reimburse capital expended building Maori secondary 13,000 schools 13,000 Payment to Whakatohea and allied tribes in respect of confiscated lands 20,000 20,000 Recoupment of legal costs incurred by petitioners in respect of leases of the Te 122 Karae Blocks 150 359,730 311,523 250,208 TOTAL .. 561,757 478,398 429,248