B—7 [Pt. T]

YEAE ENDING 31 MAKCH, 1949

DEPARTMENT OF MAORI AFFAIRS— continued

(a) In the 1947-48 estimates provision was made for replacement of a considerable number of overage vehicles. This programme could not be fulfilled, and as a result maintenance costs rose sharply. It is hoped to replace many vehicles during this year. (b) This bridge is being constructed by the Public Works Department and the Department of Maori Affairs is contributing £3OO towards the cost. (c) Overexpenditure was due to staff deficiencies throughout the Department, with the result that considerable overtime was necessary to cope with current work.

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1947-48. 1948-49. VOTE —MAORI AFFAIRS —continued Voted. Expended. Miscellaneous Services —continued £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to —continued Motor-vehicles — Maintenance and repairs of (a) 10,000 7,500 15,820 Purchase of .. (a) 19,300 20,000 4,320 Maori housing and land-settlement: special 398 fees or expenses 200 200 Office expenses 3,000 2,350 2,891 Office and field equipment, buildings, land, 3,092 &c., purchase of 3,500 5,400 Orauta Stream Bridge, contribution towards cost of (6) 300 Overtime and meal allowances 2,750 1,600 {c) 2,867 Payment for accumulated annual leave due to temporary workmen returned from 61 military service 25 100 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 100 100 Payments to other Departments — Agriculture Department — Clearing Maori lands of noxious weeds under section 16 of Noxious Weeds Act, 1938 21,000 13,000 15,444 Destruction of rabbits on Maori lands: wages and other expenses 5,000 4,000 3,667 Internal Affairs Department: contribution towards cost of New Zealand Gazette 200 600 600 Lands and Survey Department: supervision 1,000 of the South Island development schemes 500 1,000 Post and Telegraph Department 10,000 8,500 9,715 Payment to Special Maori Housing Fund, equivalent to one-third Maori Trust Office profits paid to Consolidated Fund 1,418 1,440 1,440 Printing and stationery (including printing 4,911 Panuis) 4,500 3,500 Refund of fees paid in stamps to Maori Land Boards and to Maori Land Courts 20 20 39