B.—7a [PT. I].

ESTIMATES FOR THE YEAR

Public Works Fund.

SMALL FARMS DEVELOPMENT.

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1940 41 1939-40. Estimated Amount Amount , . required to voted. Expended, be voted. ■ 1 I Vote No. . —Small Farms Development*—• £ £ £ GROSS Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 550,000 750,000 613,242 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. .. 180,000 55,000 166,544 ] , , * NET TOTAL .. .. .. 370,000 695,000 446,698 Item. £ £ £ — MINISTER OF LANDS. VOTE No. Small Farms Development—• 1 Advances to small-farm occupiers .. .. .. 58,300 59,900 54,835 2 Advances under share-milking agreements .. . . 100 100 3 | Compensation for injuries .. .. .. .. 1,000 4 Development expenditure on land .. .. .. 143,000 192,000 168,325 5 Grants to County Councils for maintenance of county roads 1,500 1,500 serving blocks being farmed by the Department 6 Live-stock and chattels for blocks being developed .. 57,300 100,000 49,227 7 Payment of settler's equity in improvements . . . . 200 8 Purchase and lease of land .. .. .. .. 10,000 10,000 13,005 9 Seasonal expenditure on blocks being farmed .. .. 42,000 20,000 24,195 10 Store buildings and plant .. .. .. .. 500 50 3 11 Travelling-expenses and other administration charges . . 150 10 49 12 Wages— £ Development expenditure .. .. .. 176,000 Seasonal expenditure .. .. .. 59,500 • 235,500 365,950 302,750 13 Water-supply installation, drainage schemes, &c., expenses incidental to .. .. .. .. .. 300 300 291 14 J Contingencies .. . . .. . . .. 150 190 562 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 . . . . . .£180,000 ; ; GROSS TOTAL.. .. .. .. .. 550,000 750,000 613,242 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .*. .. 180,000 55,000 166,544 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. .. 370,000 695,000 446,698 TOTAL .. . . .. .. .. £370,000 £695,000 £446,698 * Shown in previous years under the title of Vote " Settlement of Unemployed Workers." fNew item to provide for payment of compensation to injured workmen. Payment previously charged to item " Contingencies." New item will now provide for this expenditure. { Overexpenditure on account of payment of compensation to injured workmen.