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Repoets on Special Bbanches op the Department. The usual reports on the operations of the Department in connection with State nurseries and plantations, land-drainage, and scenery preservation will be prepared for laying before Parliament, and in addition there will be a report by the Surveyor-General on tho survey operations of the Department. Office-wobk. A summary snowing the number of Proclamations, Orders in Council, Warrants, &c, prepared during the year, together with a summary of expenditure approved by the Department, is appended.

Summary showing the Number of Proclamations, Orders in Council, Warrants, and Notices prepared and issued during the Year ended 31st March, 1914.

The following have also been prepared and published : — Sale-plan posters .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 203* Monthly poster of lands offered for selection .. .. .. 12f Crown Lands Guide (quarterly issues) .. .. .. .. .. 4$ * 155,500 copies printed. f The total number of copies printed during the year was 20,350. Previous to the month of September only 300 copies of the poster were printed per month. Since that date, however, it was arranged that copies should be exhibited in all the post-offices of the Dominion, and those offices are now being supplied monthly with the poster, thus ensuring a greater publicity in connection with the lands of the down that are offered for selection from time to time. } 10,750 copies printed.

Summary of Expenditure approved during the Year ended 31st March, 1914.

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Proclamations. 3lama ons. iOrders in Warrants and : rp . ■ Council. Notices. lotaL Under the Land Act and the Land for Settlements Act Under the Public Reserves and Domains Act Under the Scenery Preservation Acts Under the Native Land Act Under the Education Reserves Acts Under the State Forests Act Under the Kauri-gum Industry Acts Under the Reserves and Other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Act, 1912 Under the Reserves and Other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Act, 1913 Under the Cemeteries Act Under the Timber-floating Act Under the New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act, 1909, and amendments, and section 63 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913 Under the Land Transfer Act, authorizing the issue of certificates of title 54 25 16 5 313 367 160 107 267 2 27 .. 16 5 5 1 6 13 5 18 2 2 1 1 2 48 I — 51 51 ..3 3 48 155 155 Totals .. 149 173 645 967

Vote No. Name of Vote or Account. Amount voted (Net). Expenditure (Grow). Recoveries. Expenditure (Net). 75 76 117 119 120 Consolidated Fund. Lands and Survey Lands and Survey, Miscellaneous State Forests Account Scenery-preservation Account Land for Settlements Account Expenses £ 174,122 100,298 32,408 16,552 13,579 £ 174,122 100,298 32,408 16,552 13,579 £ 208,4.61 58,916 28,473 14,420 4,574 £ 45,017 2.213 31 1,409 £ 163,444 56,703 28,442 13,011 4,574 Public Works Fund. Lands Improvement— Improved-farm Settlements Lands, Miscellaneous 25.000 6,700 25,000 6,700 16,544 3,559 5 16,539 3,559 115 116 Totals 368,659 334,947 48,675 286,272 i Special Acts, Deposit Accounts, &c. . . Land for Settlements Account Cheviot Estate Account Hauraki Plains Settlement Account . . Rangitaiki Land-drainage Account National Endowment Account Native Land|Settlement Account 4,921 13,779 1 18,999 17,873 4,907 63,664 364 8,165 110 4,921 13,415 1 10,834 17,763 4,907 1,600 62,064 Totals.. 124,144 70,703 53,441 Grand totals 459,091 119,378 339,713