8.—7

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

NATIVE DEPARTMENT—continued.

95

Number of Item 1937-38. Persons. _ VOTE No. 14. —NATIVE—continued. 1937-38. 1 Salaries —continued. £ £ N on-permanents—continued. £ 1 at £105 (5 months), £85 (7 months) .. .. 93 1 at £105 (5 months) .. .. .. 44 1 at £95 .. .. .. .. .. 95 2 at £85 .. .. .. .. .. 170 1 at £85 (10 months), £65 (2 months) . . .. 82 1 at £85 (9 months) .. .. .. .. 64 2 at £85 (7 months), £65 (5 months) . . .. 154 1 at £85 (7 months) . . .. .. .. 50 1 at £85 (6 months) .. .. .. .. 42| 2 at £65 .. .. .. .. .. 130 1 at £65 (11 months) .. . . .. 60 1 at £65 (8 months) .. . . .. .. 43 1 at £65 (5 months), £55 (7 months) .. .. 59 1 at £65 (3 months) .. .. .. .. 16 143 1 at £55 .. .. .. .. .. 55 Arrears to 31st March, 1937 .. .. .. 168 331 25,966 Cadets' lodging-allowances .. . . .. .. 611. Allowances to officers temporarily performing special or higher duties under Public Service Regulations 24a and 209 .. .. .. .. .. .. 338 Temporary clerical assistance (officers on loan from other Departments) .. . . .. .. .. 2,240 Pending appointments to field and clerical staff for employment, housing, and consolidation work (not specified) .. 815 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 Grant from Employment Promotion Fund 8,000 Services for other Departments .. .. 492 Translations .. . . . . . . 60 Officers on loan to other Departments .. 715 28,137 86,129 Miscellaneous Services— Charges for and incidental to — 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications . . . . .. . . . . 110 3 Agent's commission . . . . . . . . . . 10 4 Ahuwhenua Trophy destroyed by fire, replacement of . . 150 5 Audit fees . . .. .. .. .. .. 250 6 Board of Native Affairs : Expenses of members and of District Committees .. .. .. . . 160 7 Clearing Native lands of noxious weeds, under Section 16 of Noxious Weeds Act, 1928 .. .. .. 5,000 8 Compensation to Natives for Taranaki lands .. .. 5,000 9 Confiscated and other Native lands (on account) .. 25 Consolidation of Native lands— 10 Administration expenses (including expenses of Native meetings) .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 11 Valuation fees . . .. . . .. .. 30 12 Contribution towards cost of memorials to representative Maoris .. .. .. . . . . . . 50