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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF MAORI AFFAIRS— continued

(a) Air-raid shelters were built in office premises during the war and the removal of these is now necessary to provide space for staff and records. (6) Provision was made for rent payable by the Maori Community Centre at Auckland for premises to be occupied by that body. The building was declared Government property and the rental of £1,677 per annum provided was therefore not payable. (c) An extensive roading programme was planned for 1947-48, but due to shortage of labour little progress was made. It is anticipated that during the current year considerable work will be done towards completing all roads planned. (d) During 1947-48 tribal executives were unable to submit claims for subsidies until certain formalities as to the presentation of their accounts were completed. These are now in order and claims for subsidies for 1948-49 are expected to reach £lO,OOO. (e) This item is to cover the difference between interest of 4 per cent, payable on loan-moneys by the Department and the 3 per cent, recovered from rehabilitation advances. Previously charged to War Expenses Account. (/) Subsidies are not now being granted. Provision is required, however, to meet a few remaining cases where subsidies were approved in the past, but where construction work has not yet started. (g) Grant in accordance with recommendation of Royal Commission contained in parliamentary paper G.-5 of 1921.

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1947-48. 1948-49. VOTE—MAORI AFFAIRS— continued Voted. Expended. Miscellaneous Services —continued £ £ £ Chabges for and incidental to — continued Rehabilitation of Maori ex-servicemen: expenses of conferences, &c. 25 25 Removal of air-raid shelters in offices (a) 136 Rent 2,800 4,500 (b)'2,772 Road formation, metalling, and bridging— Maori land development projects: contributions towards costs of (works expenditure) 70,000 74,500 (c) 422 Roads on Maori land, legalization costs of .. 50 50 Sand-dune reclamation: planting on lands controlled by the Department of Maori Affairs (works expenditure) 800 2,250 160 Subsidies on revenues of tribal executives and committees under section 23, Maori Social and Economic Advancement Act, 1945 (d) 10,000 5,000 Transfer to Land for Settlements Account— Rebates of interest on rehabilitation advances (e) 2,000 . m Subsidies — Maori land development schemes 150,000 150,000 150,000 Maori land not included in development schemes 10,000 10,000 10,000 Maori housing (/) 1,000 10,000 (/) Transfer and removal expenses 1,000 750 1,594 Travelling allowances and expenses 22,000 20,000 20,232 Waipuku-Patea claim: settlement (9) 5,000