B—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1951

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) 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. ,{e) The Act provides for the payment to the Tuwharetoa Trust Board of an annual sum of £3,000, as well as 50 per cent, of all fees above the sum of £3,000 received for licences issued for fishing or in respect of boats, &c, in Taupo waters during the preceding year.

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1950-51. 1949-50. 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 .. 500 300 457 finance Act, 1946 (Section 20) — Salary of Controller and Auditor-General 1,600 1,600 1,600 Finance Act, 1946 (Section 19 (1) ) — Salaries of Judges of the Supreme Court (a) 25,000 25,000 24,986 Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1925 (Section 64), and Amendments — Salaries of Judges of the Arbitration Court (b) 6,750 4,500 5,292 Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Act 1947 (Section 2) — Salaries of Deputy Judges of the Arbitration Court (b) 3,500 5,250 5,078 Judicature Act, 1908 (Sections 12-14) — Superannuation allowances, retired Judges of the Supreme Court (c) 7,700 7,150 7,240 hand Valuation Act, 1948 (Section 6 (1) ) — Salary of Judge of Land Valuation Court Travelling-allowance of Judge of Land Valuation Court 2,250 300 2,250 500 2,281 498 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 37,500 35,000 36,911 Maori Purposes Act, 1931 (Section 51) — Annual payment on account of Arawa District Lakes .. (d) 6,000 6,000 6,000 Maori Purposes Act, 1931 (Section 54) — Payment of annual sum to Tuwharetoa Trust Board .. (e) 3,000 3,000 3,000