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LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT —continued. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1937 —continued. Payments. Annual Appropriation —Vote, Land for Settlements — £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Sundry administrative charges .. .. .. .. •• 1,019 15 0 Administration expenses — Development of Crown and settlement land under Parts I and 11, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1929 .. .. .. 2,288 4 4 Lands acquired under Land for Settlements Act .. .. 10,486 12 7 Cheviot Estate lands .. .. .. .. • • 847 6 4 Hutt Valley Settlement lands .. .. .. .. 148 6 2 J 13,770 9 5 Audit fees .. .. •. • • • • • * • • 0 0 Accident compensation paid to workmen on development works .. 95 19 10 Acquisition of lands and interests therein — Freehold lands acquired .. .. .. .. •• 9,005 11 6 Native land acquired for general settlement .. .. 325 4 9 Mergers of Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account interests .. 602 7 0 Crown land declared settlement land .. .. .. 124 8 6 10,057 11 9 Advances for development of occupied lands — Crown lands .. .. .. .. •• •• 25,102 17 9 Settlement lands .. .. .. •• 2,855 14 9 Deteriorated Lands Act, 1925 .. .. .. • ■ 130 1 7 28,088 14 1 Development of unoccupied lands— Crown landsImprovements and equipment .. .. .. .. 4,606 15 4 Seasonal farming expenditure .. .. .. •• 12,426 010 17,032 16 2 Settlement lands —- Improvements and equipment .. .. .. .. 36,395 11 9 Seasonal farming expenditure .. .. .. .. 37,101 6 7 73,496 18 4 Grants to County Councils for maintenance of county roads serving lands farmed by the Department .. .. .. .. 945 6 7 Improvements to and protection of settlement lands — Expenses incidental to estates .. .. .. •. 1,345 7 4 Seasonal expenses—Estates farmed .. .. .. 9,040 0 3 r 10,385 7 7 Lodgments on account of capital value of leases— Interest on . • .. • • • ■ • • • • 279 15 2 Refunds of .. .. ■ • •. • • • • 160 0 0 439 15 2 Payment to outgoing lessees for improvements .. .. .. 144 10 0 Refund of valuation fees .. .. .. .. • • • 312 2 Deductions from Hutt Valley Settlement receipts towards purchase-money and costs of preparation of the land for disposal .. .. .. •• •• •• •• 14,251 15 8 F 169,982 11 9 Interest and other charges on loans and capital liability— Interest payments— To Consolidated Fund in respect of interest payable on loan capital liability .. .. •• 420,913 0 10 On capital moneys received from the sales of Crown lands (on account 1935-36) .. .. ■■ •• 34,062 5 2 On value of Crown lands included in estates .. .. 8,477 12 0 On capital moneys received from the sale of national-endowment lands .. .. •• •• •• •• 3,149 5 1 On Cheviot Estate accumulated fund .. .. .. 18,534 3 0 485,136 6 1 Other charges— Recoupment of management charges of New Zealand Consolidated Stock .. .. .. •• 1,546 11 3 Recoupment of stamp duty on transfers of Stock .. .. 14 2 5 Charges and expenses of raising loans—lssues in renewal and conversion .. .. .. •• •• •• 2,520 13 2 4,081 6 10 489,217 12- 11 Carried forward .. .. .. .. •• 659,200 4 8

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