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Appropriations for Land for Settlements Account.

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT.

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1916-17. Salaries. Other Charges, j Total. £ £ £ Vote No. 121.- Land for Settlements 1,223 I 7,319 8,542 Expenses I i 1 1. TOTAL ... ... 1,223 7,319 8,542 I 1916-17. LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS EXPENSES. £ £ 1016-17. Total number of offioers . . 3 VOTE No. 121. I Salaries— Clerical Division. £ lat £725 ... ... 725 Class III — lat £390 ... ... 390 Class VIII— 1 at £95 ... ... 95 1,210 Lodging-allowance ... ... ... 13 1,223 Othkr Charges for and incidental to — — 2 Newspapers ... ... ... 10 3 Offioe equipment ... ... ... 5 4 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 25 5 Preliminary expenses, including temporary services and expenses under the Land Settlement Finance Act ... ... ... 750 6 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 15 7 Telephones ... ... ... j 13 8 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 10 Lands Department- — Roading, drainage, improvements, &c., for the benefit or protection of settlements under Section 77 of the Land for Settlements Act, 1908: — 9 ! Barnego : Protective works ... ... 700 10 Bickerstaffe Settlement : Roads in ... 40 11 Clandobove Settlement : Protective works ... 4 L2 Elderslie'No. 2: Roading ... ... 300 L8 Elderslie No. 2 Settlement : Repairs to waterpipes, &c. . . ... ... I 20 14 Kauroo HillProviding bridge at Raupo Crossing, Kakanui River (balance) ... ... ... 390 15 Lindsay— Irrigation and drainage (subsidy, £L for £1) ... 113 16 Lake Settlement: Rabbit-proof fencing ... 300 17 Melling Settlement: Road-formation ... ; 15 L8 MillsStraightening Hook River ... ... | 222