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Appropriation's for Consolidated Fund Services.

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—continued.

Other (a) Credits-in-aid : — Salaries. Charges. 1927-28, £ £ £ Subdivision I 74,053 40,777 114,830 II .. 5,300 5,300 Totals .. 74,053 46,077 120,130

Number item. 1007_9Q of Persons. VOTE No. 33.—DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND zo> 1 SURVEY—continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. II— Miscellaneous Services—continued. £ £ Charges foe and incidental to —continued. Subsidies—■ 71 Lake Wanaka mail-service ... ... 25 72 Rangitaiki land drainage: Maintenance of completed works (subsidy, 18s. for £1) ... ... 3,500 73 South Westland mail-steamer ... ... 600 74 Tongariro National Park (£1 for £1), (on account) 200 75 Waihi Swamp lantl-drainage rates —- £ Subsidy, 10s. for £1 on capital rates ... 458 Subsidy, 10s. for £1 on maintenance rates 500 958 76 Wanganui River (improvement) ... ... 2,500 77 Wanganui River mail-service ... ... 1,705 78 Westport-Karamea steamer-service (£100 recoverable) ... ... ... 500 79 Value of improvements on pastoral and small grazingruns on expiry of license, payment of, to outgoing lessees ... ... ... 300 Water-supply— 80 Kaingaroa Plains ... ... ... 150 81 Section 10, Block XII, Norse wood Survey District 25 82 Tokatoka and Whenuanui Blocks • Cost of experimental bores ... ... ... 150 83 Tukituki Block (recoverable) ... ... 350 39,340 Less commitments which will not be expended during the year ... ... ... 1,880 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Department of Agriculture: Contribution towards Westport- £ Karamea Mail-service (subsidy) 100 Recovery from sale of kauri-gum purchased out of Consolidated Fund to relieve cases of distress (on account of £10,000), balance 5,000 Miscellaneous ... ... 200 5,300 TotalSubdivisionNo.il ... ... 37,460 Gross Total ... ... ... ... 307,047 Credits-in-aid (a) ... ... ... ... 120,130 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 33 ... — 186,917