B—7 [Pt. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOE THE

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT— continued

(a) Provision for development and subdivision of land for residential and commercial purposes at Edgecumbe, Bay of Plenty. (6) Work in respect of several protective schemes has not been completed. (c) Anticipated applications for refunds were not received. (d) Owing to extension of leases under section 15 of the Reserves and other Lands Disposal Act, 1947, and earlier enactments, very few claims for value of improvements were received from lessees.

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1947-48. VOTE—LAND FOR SETTLEME NTS— 1948-49. continued Voted. Expended. Charges eor and incidental to — £ £ £ Audit fees 250 250 250 Development operations— £ ' Chattels .. 300 Development wages 350 Materials and services 1,100 1,750 4,000 1,401 Farming operations — Live-stock 800 Seasonal expenditure 4,000 Seasonal wages 3,500 8.300 9,000 7,599 Grants to local bodies in lieu of rates 75 200 115 Improvement to and protection, &c, of settlement lands (part recoverable) — Works expenditure — £ Edgecumbe proposed township (a) 4,000 Orongo Settlement 300 ■ Other expenditure 6,700 11,000 6,000 (b) 1,418 Lodgments on account of capital values of leases — Interest on 600 Refunds of 3,000 3,600 4,000 (c) 743 Payments for improvements to outgoing lessees 1,000 5,000 (d) 164 Transfer to Railways Department of Hutt Valley Settlement receipts 10,000 15,000 14,750 Contingencies 10 10 TOTAL .. 68,410 76,090 47,128