147

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—continued.

Number | Persons, i^ 61 " VOTE No - 24. —LANDS AND SURVEY—continued. 1986-37. ■ ■ __| . 1.936-37. Subdivision No. I. —Administration —continued. £ £ Other Charges foe and incidental to —continued. 33 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the vote . . .. . . .. .. 50 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Administration expenses of — £ Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account. . . 39,700 Education Reserves . . . . .. 6,000 Hauraki Plains Drainage .. . . . . 1,500 Hunter Soldiers' Assistance Trust Deposit Account . . . . . . .. 20 Land for Settlements Account .. .. 12,500 National Endowment Revenue .. .. 7,000 Swamp Land Drainage .. .. . . 300 Education Reserves .. .. .. 800 Land for Settlements Account— Inspection, &c., of properties offered to the Crown for purchase under the Land for Settlements Act, 1925 . . . . . . 20 Recovery of administration and other charges in connection with the development of Crown and settlement lands . . .. 2,000 Marine Department for computation of tidetables .. .. . . .. .. 550 Miscellaneous credits representing charges for surveys, draughting work, &c., performed for other Departments, survey fees, search fees, &c. 14,000 Stamp Duties Department for services rendered 11,000 — 95,390 | 69,830 Total —Subdivision No. I .. . . •— 284,290 Subdivision No. II. —Miscellaneous Services. Charges for and incidental to — 34 Access road to Ahipara Gumfields: Maintenance .. 50 35 Aranui 1b Block: Rent .. • .. . . . . 33 36 Commission on purchase of Native lands . . .. 94 37 Compensation for injuries t.o employees while in discharge of their duties, and contingent expenses in connection with same .. . . . . . . . . . . 200 38 Compensation for overlap of titles, Allotments 98 and 129, Parish of Whaingaroa . . . . . . . . 11 39 Crown lands : Protecting, clearing, grassing, draining, &c. (general) . . . . .. .. . . .. 200 40 Destruction of rabbits on unoccupied Crown lands : Wages and other expenses . . .. .. .. 4,500 41 Destruction of wild pigs .. .. . . . . 50 42 Development of unoccupied Crown and settlement lands : Contribution towards works. . .. . - . . 6,800 43 Exchange of Crown lands for private lands, equality of .. 10 44 Grant to purchaser of Crown section, which has now been found to contain Native graves, to assist in removal of , dwelling erected thereon to an adjoining section .. | 85 45 Hauraki Plains: Ferry expenses . . .. ... 300 46 Kaitaia Drainage Area : Repairing damage to stop-banks I 2,400 47 Kumeti drain, Dannevirke County, protection of .. 1,450 10*