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1939-40. 1938-39. Estimated Amount Amount Expended, required to voted. be voted. Item. £ £ £ NATIVE MINISTER —continued. VOTE No. .—NATIVE LAND SETTLEMENT— continued. Subdivision No. I. —Development of Native Land Settlement Schemes —continued. Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the above 25 25 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Receipts from development schemes — £ Assignments of cream cheques .. .. 138,000 Sales of live-stock — £ Sheep .. •• •• 50,000 Cattle .. •• 35,000 85,000 Sales of wool .. . • • • .. 35,000 Sales of other produce .. .. •• IT,000 Grants from Consolidated Fund .. . ■ 300,000 575,000 Total —Subdivision No. I .. .. •• 1,150,000 720,000 1,034,976 I Subdivision No. 11.—Development of Natives Lands. Promotion of employment amongst Maoris on lands not within development schemes, including administration expenses j (recoverable) j 100,000 j 130,000 i06,iK> Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— Grant from Consolidated Fund .. ..£100,000: Total —SubdivisionNo.il .. .. 100,000 130,000 106,155 Subdivision No. III.—Native Housing. Expenditure under the Native Housing Act, 1935, and its amendments .. •• •• •• •• 100,000 .. '91070 Advances under the Native Housing Act, 1935 .. .. .. 100,000 24,972 Total —Subdivision No. Ill .. .. •• 100,000 100,000 j 24,972 GROSS TOTAL .. 1,350,000 950,000 ! 1,166,103 CREDITS-IN-AID .. •• •• 675,000 575,000 672,408 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. .. .. •• 675,000 375,000 493,695 ~TOTAL ... .... .... £675,000 £375,000 £493,695