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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—continued.

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Number „ of Item 1937-38. rersons. _____ VOTE No. 25,—LANDS AND SURVEY—continued. 1937-38. ~— Subdivision No. II.—Miscellaneous Services—continued. £ £ Charges fob and incidental to —continued. Maintenance of completed drainage works, law-costs, &c. — 49 Hauraki Plains .. .. .. .. .. 1 ; 800 50 Rangitaiki Drainage District .. .. .. 10,000 51 Swamp Land Drainage District .. .. .. 3,800 52 Misappropriation by a former officer of the Department . . 230 53 New Plymouth Harbour Board Endowment Act, 1874 : One-fourth of proceeds of sales, &c., payable to Harbour Board .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,500 54 Noxious weeds on unoccupied Crown land, eradication of 9,000 55 Orakei Block, Auckland— £ Payment of commission on sales of land .. 450 Water rates and other incidental charges .. 50 — 500 56 Payment of rents, &c., of properties leased from owners under Small Farms Plan .. .. .. .. 3,000 Rangitaiki Land Drainage— 57 Floodgate, Orini dredge cut' . . .. .. 1,000 58 Strengthening stop-banks, Tarawera River (on account £4,000, expended £97) .. .. .. .. 2,000 59 Willow - extermination, Rangitaiki River (on account £2,000, expended £574) .. .. .. .. 600 Rates on unoccupied Crown lands under — 60 Hauraki Plains Act, 1926 .. .. .. .. 200 61 Rangitaiki Land Drainage Act, 1910 .. .. 50 62 Swamp Drainage Amendment Act, 1928 .. .. 250 63 Reclamation of sand dune and dune areas and purchase of marram-grass (part recoverable) .. .. .. 750 64 Refunds for improvements efiected .. .. .. 75 65 Repairs and alterations to buildings on Crown lands . . 280 66 Repairs, landing-shed, Big Bay and Martin's Bay .. 20 I 67 Small Farms Development: Contribution towards works (transfer to Public Works Fund vote " Settlement of unemployed workers") .. .. .. .. 85,000 68 Small Farms Plan : Repairs to buildings erected.. .. 20 69 Special rates to local authorities .. .. .. 660 70 Stewart Island : Interest on £2,000, part purchase-money ; annual payment .. .. .. .. .. 128 Subsidies— 71 Hauraki United Drainage Board .. .. .. 520 72 .Karamea Shipping Co., Ltd. .. .. ... 500 73 Lake Wanaka mail-service .. .. .. .. 20 74 Pakihi lands, soil survey .. .. .. .. 250 75 Pipiriku-Retaruke mail service .. . . .. 240 76 Raising stop-banks on boundary Orongo Settlement (£1 for £1) 75 77 Rangitaiki Land Drainage : Subsidy on maintenance rates (10s. for £1) .. .. .. .. 3,330 78 Road access to Section R. 15373, part Section R.S. 15373, and part Section R.S. 2160, Blocks VIII, XII, and XVI, Grey Survey District .. .. .. 45 79 South Westland mail-steamer .. .. .. 300 80 Waitaki River erosion . . . . .. .. 800 81 Wanganui River improvement .. .. .. 300 82 Wanganui River mail-service .. .. .. 300 83 Swamp drainage works : Contribution towards construction, improvements, &c. (transfer to Public Works Fund vote " Swamp land drainage") .. .. .. .. 7,500 84- Tree-planting and fencing, North Island Experimental Dairy School Account (recoverable), (balance £14) .. 14