ESTIMATES FOR THE YEAR

NATIVE LAND SETTLEMENT.

NATIVE LAND SETTLEMENT.

82

(Wages and Expenses of the Native Department on the Settlement and Development of Native Land and Land leased to or occupied by Natives.) 1939-40. 1938-39. Estimated Amount Amount ™ A required to voted. Expended, be voted. Vote No. . —Native Land Settlement— £ £ £ Subdivision No. I. —Development of Native Land Settlement Schemes .. .. .. 1,150,000 720,000 1,034,976 „ II.—Development of Natives' Lands .. .. 100,000 130,000 106,155 „ III. —Native Housing .. .. . . 100,000 100,000 24,972 GROSS Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,350,000 950,000 1,166,103 CEEDITS-IN AID .. .. .. .. .. .. 675,000 575,000 672,408 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. .. .. 675,000 375,000 493,695 Item. £ £ £ NATIVE MINISTER. VOTE No. .—NATIVE LAND SETTLEMENT. Subdivision No. I. —Development of Native Land Settlement Schemes. Expenditure under the Native Land Amendment Act, 1936 — Rendering fit for settlement lands included in development schemes as follows — £ Tokerau (North Auckland) District . . .. 160,000 Waikato-Maniapoto (South Auckland) District .. 150,000 Aotea (Taranaki and Wanganui) District .. 50,000 Waiariki (Rotorua and Bay of Plenty) District .. 340,000 Tairawhiti (Poverty Bay-East Coast, Wairoa) District . . . . . . . . . . 68,000 Ikaroa (Manawatu - Wairarapa - Hawke's Bay) District and South Island District . . 26,900 794,900 458,375 659,309 Acquisition of land required for development purposes .. 5,000 1,500 8,556 Advances to assist Natives to farm lands owned or leased by them .. .. .. .. .. 75 100 Payments out of the proceeds of farming operations to persons owning an interest in or engaged on development schemes .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,000 5,000 10,677 Recoupment of interest to Consolidated Fund .. .. 40,000 35,000 35,495 Promotion of employment amongst Maoris on development schemes, including administration expenses (recoverable.) 300,000 220,000 320.939