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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

PERMANENT APPROPRIATIONS —continued

(a) The Act provides for the payment to the Ngaitahu Trust Board of an annual sum of £lO,OOO for a period of thirty years in settlement of all claims in respect of lands in the South Island referred to in parliamentary paper G-5, 1921, under the heading " South Island Claims Kemp's Purchase." (b) Official postage-stamps not exceeding £3 per month may be issued to any member of Parliament and £1 per month to members of the Legislative Council. (c) The Act provides for the payment to the Taranaki Maori Trust Board of an annual sum of £5,000 as compensation for confiscation of certain Maori lands. (d) The Act provides for the following payments to the Tainui Maori Trust Board in settlement of all claims and demands in respect of, or arising out of, the confiscation of certain lands in the Waikato District: (1) an annual payment of £5,000; (2) an additional annual payment of £l,OOO for a period of forty-five years and no longer.

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UNDER SPECIAL ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE— ctd. 1950-51. 1949-50. Estimated. Expended. other special acts — continued MISCELLANEOUS— continued £ £ +J Masterion Licensing Trust Act, 1947 (Section 37 (3) ) — Advances to the Trust to provide for preliminary expenses 20,000 Ngaitahu Claim Settlement Act, 1941 (Section 2) — Annual payment in respect of settlement of claim for £300,000* (a) 10,000 10,000 10,000 Public Revenues Act, 1926 (Section 151)— Free issue of official postage-stamps to members of both Houses (6) 3,850 3,250 3,873 Public Service Amendment Act, 1946 (Section 4) Salaries of Public Service Commission 5,050 5,050 5,273 Servicemen's Settlement and Land Sales Amendment Act, 1946 (Section 4 (3) )— Refunds of excess consideration 500 1,500 Taranaki Maori Claims Settlement Act, 1944 (Section 2) — Annual payment to Taranaki Maori Trust Board (c) 5,000 5,000 5,000 Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Act, 1910 (Section 17) (4) (d), and Appropriation Act, 1916 (Section 27)-— Contribution towards interest and cost of administration and maintenance of Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Works —On account of year 1949-50 . . 1,667 1,667 1,667 Waikato-Maniapoto Maori Claims Settlement Act, 1946 (Section 3) — Payments to the Tainui Maori Trust Board— Annual payment under section 3(1) (d) 5,000 5,000 5,000 Annual payment under section 3 (2) (b) (d) 1,000 1,000 1,000 Total —Miscellaneous 394,502 368,633 299,506 TOTAL—OTHER SPECIAL ACTS 3,461,842 3,204,633 3,078,741