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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

NATIVE DEPARTMENT—continued.

96

Number p of Item 1937-38. .Persons. VOTE No. 14. —NATIVE—continued. 1937-38. £ £ Miscellaneous Services—continued. Charges fob and incidental to —continued. 13 Contribution towards cost of Carroll Memorial, carved meeting-house at Wairoa . . . . . . .. 500 14 Contribution towards cost of New Zealand Gazette and printing Court and Board Panuis .. .. .. 1,000 15 Departmental buildings, Tikitiki .. . .. 50 16 Departmental cottage, Ruatoria . . .. ! 550 17 Destruction of rabbits on Native lands : Wages and other expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 3;0 00 18 Fees to Supervisors, Native Interpreters' examination . . 5 19 Freight, cartage, and transport charges .. .. 180 20 Fuel, light, power, water, and cleaning .. .. .. 300 21 Grant to the Native Trustee for the purpose of housing for indigent Natives .. .. .. .. ~ 50 000 22 Grant for experiments in the building of ponga houses at Ngaruawahia Pa .. .. .. .. .. 00 23 Grant for experiments in pise-de-terre type of building .. 200 24 Inquiry into the administration of the Arawa Trust Board, expenses of . . .. . . . . 30 25 Law-costs .. .. .. .. .. ., 50 Maori Purposes Fund Board— 26 Grant towards administration expenses .. .. 1,200 27 Grant for carving material, tools, and equipment, and for accommodation of carvers and pupils .. .. 400 28 Medical expenses of departmental officers injured whilst on duty .. . . .. . . .. 22 Motor-vehicles— 29 Purchase of .. .. .. .. .. 2 400 30 Maintenance and repairs of . . .. .. .. 3 000 Office fittings, &c. — 31 Purchase of .. . . . . . . .. 700 32 j Maintenance and repairs of .. .. . . . . 200 33 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 1 ; 300 34 Postages, telegrams, rent of boxes, and telephones .. 2,950 35 Post and Telegraph Department: Payment for services .. 450 36 Printing and stationery (part recoverable) .. .. 2,400 37 Public Service Superannuation Fund: Native Trustee's contribution towards .. .. .. .. ]15 Recoupment to Public Works Fund— 38 Amount written off the principal moneys owing in respect of survey liens (on account) . . .. .. 5,000 39 Scheme produce used for relief of distress amongst Maoris . . .. . . .. . . .. 288 40 Recoupment to State Forest Service for fire loss, Tautoro Bush, North Auckland .. .. .. .. 34. 41 Refund of fees paid in stamps to Maori Land Boards and to Native Land Courts . . .. . . .. 20 42 Rent (part recoverable) . . . . .. . . ] j 300 43 Services of Lands and Survey Department for supervision of Wairau Development Scheme .. .. .. 461 44 Soil sanitation : Contribution towards cost of installation of privy systems as a means of safeguarding the health in centres of Maori population . . . . i 10 . 45 Transfer and removal expenses .. . . .. 600 46 Travelling allowances and expenses (part recoverable) .. 10,200 47 Water supplied by Ohineniuri County to Native settlements I on the banks of the Ohineniuri River .. .. 50