B—7 [Pt. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1949

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT— continued

(a) Total amount of works expenditure on Maori building allocated by Ministry of Works, £373,000. (b) The cost of buildings erected on Maori Land Board and Maori Trust securities (including Special Maori Housing Fund) will be recovered in cash. There will remain in the item each 31st March the cost of work in progress not yet recovered from other items, including store-sheds, builders' equipment, stocks of timber, &c. Particulars showing the total operations concerning Maori housing are recorded parliamentary paper G —lO.

295

1947-48. VOTE—MAORI LAND SETTLEMENT— 1948-49. continued Voted. Expended. Maori Housing— continued £ £ £ Tools of trade : advances for purchase 100 100 12 Purchases of houses and sites 1,500 235,700 153,000 145,748 Sundry Bulk Building Expenditure ADJUSTABLE WITH OTHER ITEMS OF VOTE (Part Recoverable) — Building-materials, &c, purchase of (including freight and other charges) (works expenditure) (a) 258,000 163,000 226,438 Storage charges, including purchase or erection of store-sheds, workshops, &c, and wages and expenses — £ Works .. .. (a) 12,000 Other expenditure .. .. 10,000 22,000 20,100 15,955 Wages incidental to erection of cottages and other buildings (works expenditure) (a) 103,000 82,500 88,501 Contingencies 100 100 (b) 383,100 265,700 330,894 Less chargeable to other items of the vote.. 300,000 185,000 246,513 83,100 80,700 84,381 Rehabilitation op Maori Ex-servicemen— Loans and/or advances for-— Businesses, &c. 15,000 7,000 14,293 Farms 20,000 35,500 15,760 Furniture 10,000 10,000 10,819 Houses 50,000 30,500 76,075 Tools 1,000 1,000 713 Other measures .. .. 1,000 1,000 4 97,000 85,000 117,664 TOTAL .. 1,332,500 1,296,300 1,195,452