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NATIVE DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931. E r/iendilure. Income. To Salaries, temporary assistance, and £ s. <1. X, s. d. Isy Departmental receipts— £ s. d. £ s. d. allowances.. .. .. 31,419 8 8 Native Land Court fees .. 4,868 8 7 Fees to Supervisors .. .. 3 3 (I Maori Land Board fees .. 1,788 3 (i Travelling expenses and allow- C.65G 12 1 ances .. .. .. 2,876 0 it Administration receipts—ContriTransfer and removal expenses .. 127 I 9 bution from Maori Land Boards .. 9,334 0 0 Freight and cartage .. .. 139 311 Other receipts— Fuel, light, and cleaning .. 80 7 9 Translations .. .. 77 1 8 Postage and telegrams .. 992 511 Interpreters'licenses, &c. .. 8 8 0 Printing and stationery .. 484 12 4 85 9 8 Unit of circuit rooms and depart- Balance carried down, being excess of expendimental offices .. .. 071 13 10 ture over income earned .. .. .. 43,739 Oil Miscellaneous expenses .. 4 (> li Maintenance of office furniture and fittings .. .. 4(i 5 7 Advertising, books, newspapers, and other publications .. 43 22 Writings-off .. . . .. 9 0 5 Depreciation on buildings, office furniture, and mechanical appliances .. .. .. 255 14 1 37,152 6 8 Expenses of other services— Printing and publications of Kahili .. .. 1,767 16 (i Less proceeds of sales, advertising, &c. .. .. 20 6 2 1,747 10 4 Destruction of rabbits cm Native lands .. .. .. 2,119 4 7 Eradication of noxious weeds on Native lands .. .. Hi !t 10 Meetings at Kaiti and Waiomatatini. expenses of (balance) .. ii r> 10, Native Land Acts, Consolidation of (on account) .. .. 2."> o o Turangawaeu ae Meeting ■ house, Ngaruawahia, repairs to .. 14 4 Aranui Block, compensation for loss of area on partition of (on account) .. .. .. 150 0 0 Castles, R. M.— Ex gratia payment for non-provision of access to land at Whetukura (Waikopiro Block) .. .. .. 100 0 0 Pomare, Sir Maui, expenses at death of .. .. 525 0 0 Compensation to Natives for Taranaki lands (on account) .. 2,000 0 0 Economic survey of Maori race, expenses of.. .. .. 190 9 8 5,133 14 3 Expenditure under special Acts of the Legislature— Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1922. section 27. and Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1923, section 13 (Arawa Lakes Settlement) 6,000 0 0 Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1925, section 13 (Maori Purposes Fund) .. 3,000 0 0 9,000 0 0 Expenditure under Civil List Act, 1920, Part V (Native Purposes)— .Medical services .. .. 3,600 0 I) Food and clothing .. .. 2,503 I o Pensions and cash allowances .. 169 II II Water-supply and sanitation .. lOC .'1 in Ensigns .. .. .. 10 19 4 New Plymouth Native Hostel, expenses of . . . . 74 I I S Tauranga Native Hostel, expenses of.. .. .. 3 IS 1 Contribution to earthquake relief, Hawke's Bay Maoris .. 250 0 0 Miscellaneous services .. (>4 2 :f 6,781 11 5 £59,815 2 8 £59,815 2 8 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought dnu i 1 .. .. 43,739 011 By Sundry Court fees (antecedent charges) .. 23 16 0 Interest on capital .. .. .. 493 18 0 Balance .. .. .. .. .. 44,209 3 5 £44,232 19 5 £44,232 19 5 Note. —The above account includes charges for assessed rent, depreciation, unci interest on capital for which the Department lias no parliamentary appropriation.

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