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CLASS XIII.—MINISTER OF LANDS AND MINES—continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

item. 1882-83. MISCELLANEOUS. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 VOTE No. 62. Crown Lands Miscellaneous Services — Compensation for determination of Lease of Runs Fees to Members of Waste Lands Boards, including Travelling Expenses Compiler of Deeds of old Native Land Purchases To provide for Scrip exercised in purchase of Land on deferred payments Refund to Titanic Steel CompanyIntroduction of New Zealand Timbers into the French market To assist Public Domains in developing Local Industries and raising Plants for Distribution Remission of Royalty to the Westport Colliery Company To give effect to recommendations of the Waste Lands Committee, including expenses of Commission to inquire into Military and Volunteer Scrip Compensation to be paid to Messrs. Seaton and Jones, for removing their buildings from the Brunnerton Coal Mining Company's leasehold Cost of Printing manuscript of old Native Land Transactions, and to complete volume of Maori Deeds already partly printed...£1,100 0 0 Less expended 1881-82'... ... 350 0 0 3,000 1,200 300 200 1,250 200 1,000 532 8 9 1,700 10 350 11 5 per cent, payable to Natives in respect of Sales of Land in the Township of Opunake Binding old land transactions, Auckland Office Unexpended balance of item 21, Vote 49, of last year for Sanitorium at Ohinemutu Contribution towards drain at Railway-station ground, Westport Messrs. Seaton and Jones, additional (cost of preparing site for new hotel) Compensation to Mr. McKenzie, in accordance with recommendation of Public Petitions Committee Compensation payable owing to errors in survey To provide payments in accordance with recommendation of Royal Commission on Naval and Military and Local Forces Land Claims Forest-tree planting, grants-in-aid Law costs incurred in connection with Nelson and Westland Coal Fields Reserves Purchase of the Islands " Hen and Chickens," " Poor Knight," and " Pokohinu " Compensation and interest at 5 per cent, per annum from date of award to John Kelly, lor loss of laud 750 12 136 50 13 14 15 2,152 16 50 17 150 IS 10 75 137 3,695 1,000 20 21 22 115 23 760 1,500 20,302 Total—Vote No. 62 ... COAL FIELDS. 1882-83. 1881-82. Total number of officers ... 2 2 VOTE No. 63. Expenses under " The Westland and Nelson Coal Fields Administration Act, 1877 " — Agent (also Native Trustee West Coast North Island £500) 100