B—7 [Pt. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1950

PERMANENT APPROPRIATIONS—continued

(a) Chief Justice, £2,500 per annum ; Judges, £2,250 per annum. (b) Salaries of Judges of the Arbitration Court, £2,250 per annum ; Deputy Judges, £1,750 per annum. (c) Judges on attaining the age of seventy-two years may retire on superannuation, calculated on length of service, up to two-thirds of salary at time of retirement. (d) Provision now made under Land Settlement Account. (e) Previously paid from vote, " Justice and Prisons." (f) In accordance with an agreement between the Government and representatives of the Arawa Tribe with respect to ownership of lakes in the Arawa district, an annual payment of £6,000 is to be made to the Arawa District Trust Board to be expended for the general benefit of the Arawa Tribe or their descendants.

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1949-50. 1948-49. UNDER SPECIAL ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE—ctd. Estimated. Expended. other special acts —continued £ £ £ MISCELLANEOUS—continued Finance Act (No. 2), 1943 (Section 7) — Exemption from taxation to diplomatic and other representatives 300 350 264 Finance Act, 1946 (Section 20) — Salary of Controller and Auditor-General 1,600 1,500 1,500 Finance Act, 1946 (Section 19 (1)) — Salaries of Judges of the Supreme Court (a) 25,000 26,125 26,573 Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1925 (Section 64), and Amendments — Salaries of Judges of the Arbitration Court (b) 4,500 4,500 4,488 Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Act 1947 (Section 2) — Salaries of Deputy Judges of the Arbitration Court (b) 5,250 5,025 4,953 Judicature Act, 1908 (Sections 12-14) — Superannuation allowances, retired Judges of the Supreme Court (c) 7,150 4,950 6,948 Land Act, 1924 (Sections 139 and 358) — Amounts paid by Receivers of Land Revenue into Local Bodies' Deposit Accounts for payment to local authorities in respect of rents, royalties, &c. (d) 3,500 2,583 Land Valuation Act, 1948 (Section 6(1) ) — Salary of Judge of Land Valuation Court Travelling-allowance of Judge of Land Valuation Court 2,250 500 476 76 Local Government Commission Act, 1946 (Section 4) — Salary of Chairman, Local Government Commission 2,250 2,250 2,250 Magistrates'' Court Act, 1947 (Section 6 (1) ) — Salaries of Stipendiary Magistrates (e) 35,000 5,927 Maori Purposes Act, 1931 (Section 51) — Annual payment on account of Arawa District Lakes .. (f) 6,000 6,000 6,000