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FINANCES The following table summarizes the financial transactions of the Department during the year :

Brief Analysis of Consolidated Fund Payments, less Receipts General departmental administration, salaries, travelling-expenses, £ purchase of equipment, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 273,706 Less £ Recoveries from Maori Trustee and Maori Land Boards .. 19,581 Miscellaneous recoveries .. .. .. .. 4,311 Court fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,070 30,962 Net cost of administration . . .. .. .. .. 242,744 Protection of Maori land .. .. .. .. .. .. 19,271 Grants for Maori purposes .. .. ~ .. .. .. 170,829 432,844 Civil List .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,862 Special Acts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27,000 £466,706 DISTRICT OFFICES Tokerau and Waikato-Manlapoto (Auckland District) Approximately one-third of the Maori population of the Dominion is located within the borders of these two districts, which also contain within their boundaries New Zealand's largest city. As a consequence, almost every phase of Maori life comes within the ambit of the Department's operations.

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— Total Payments. 1 j Total Receipts. Consolidated Fund— £ £ Civil List (Maori Purposes) 6,862 Special Acts : Payments in respect of confiscated 27,000 lands (Arawa, Ngaitahu, Taranaki, and WaikatoManiapoto) Vote, " Maori Affairs " 463,806 Recoveries from Maori Trustee, Maori Land 23,892 Boards, and miscellaneous receipts Court fees 7,070 Sub-totals 497,668 30,962 Land for Settlement Account: Maori land settle1,195,452 1,237,729 ment and housing Total, State funds 1,693,120 1,268.691 Maori Trust and Maori Land Boards 1,152,260 1,143,652