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Expenditure. Annual appropriationsVote 135 —Native-land-purchase expenses £ s. d. £. s. d. Salaries ... ... ... ... ... 29 3 4 Travelling-expenses ... . ... ... 20 4 0 4.Q 7 a Expenditure under the Act— Fares and passages ... ... .. ... ... 608 Field and equipment allowance ... ... 83 8 4 Freight ... ... ... ... ... ... 14 0 Hire of vehicles ... ... ... 2 12 9 Interpreters' fees ... . ... 990 Legal fees ... .. ... 621 Purchase of Native lands ... .. ... 61,029 17 10 Refund of petty expenses ... ... ... ... 081 Registration and Crown-grant fees ... ... ... 23 9 6 Salaries ... ... ... ... ... ... 80 12 6 Services of officers of other Departments ... ... 4,360 18 9 Services attesting ... ... ... .. . 220 Surveys of Native lands ... .. ... ... 40,800 15 6 Travelling expenses and allowances ... ... ... 96 0 9 Wages ... ... ... ... ... 347 17 0 : 106,850 18 9 Interest on advances ... .. ... ... 14,555 7 0 Sinking fund on advances... ... ... 5,161 0 0 19,716 7 0 £126,616 13 1 G. F. C. Campbell, Tho Treasury, Wellington, 5th July, 1913. Secretary to the Treasury.

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