91

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

NATIVE DEPARTMENT—continued.

Number J -j qo/» on „ of , Item VOTE No. 14. —NATIVE —continued. Persons. I 1936-37. 1 Salaries —continued. £ £ Non-permanents—continued. £ 1 at £81 (9 months), £78 (3 months) .. .. 80 4 at £78 (9 months), £75 (3 months) .. . . 308 1 at £78 (2 months) .. .. .. •. 13 4 at £65 (9 months), £63 (3 months) .. .. 260 4 at £52 (9 months), £50 (3 months) . . .. 208 1 at £52 (9 months), £50 (1 month) . . .. 43 90 2 at £26 .. .. .. .. 52 17,495 244 Cadets' lodging-allowances .. .. . . ■ ■ 380 ! Allowances to officers temporarily performing special or higher duties under Public Service Regulations 24a and 209 .. .. .. .. •• • • 457 Temporary clerical assistance (officers on loan from other Departments) .. ■. • ■ • ■ • ■ 1 > 994 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Administration expenses — £ Maori Land Boards .. .. .. 8,730 Native Trustee .. .. 10,140 Department of Internal Affairs : Salary of Private Secretary to Native Minister . . 504 Services for other Departments .. .. 50 Translations .. .. ■ ■ • • 60 Officers on loan to other Departments .. 632 20,116 67,709 Miscellaneous Services — Charges for and incidental to — 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications .. . • • • • ■ ■ ■ 90 3 Agent's commission .. . • ■ ■ ■ • • 10 4 Audit fees .. .. • • • ■ ■ • • • 150 5 Board of Native Affairs : Expenses of members and of District Committees . . .. . • • • j 100 6 Clearing Native lands of noxious weeds, under Section 16 of Noxious Weeds Act, 1928 .. .. .. 2,500 7 Compensation to Natives for Taranaki lands .. .. 5,000 8 Confiscated and other Native lands (on account).. .. 25 Consolidation of Native lands — | 9 Administration expenses (including expenses of Native meetings) . • ■ ■ • • • • • • 1 > 000 10 Valuation fees . . ■ • . • • ■ ■ • 30 11 Contribution towards cost of memorials to representative Maoris .. . • • • • ■ ■ • • • • 50 Contributions towards cost of — 12 Maori meeting at Waitara . . .. . . .. j 400 13 Maori carved house at Waitara .. .. . . i 150 14 Contribution towards cost of New Zealand Gazette and printing Court and Board Panuia . .. .. 1,000 15 Departmental buildings, Tikitiki . . .. . . 100 16 Departmental cottage, Ruatoria .. . . . . 475 17 Destruction of rabbits on Native lands : Wages and other expenses .. .. • • • • • • • ■ 3,000 18 Fees to Supervisors, Native Interpreters' examination .. 5 19 Freight, cartage, and transport charges .. . . 140 20 Fuel, light, power, water, and cleaning .. . . .. 300 21 Grant for assistance towards Maori employment .. .. 200,000