8.—7 [Pt. I].

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

NATIVE DEPARTMENT— continued.

(a) To provide accommodation for workers absent from their homes, as required under the Native Land Development Workers' Agreement, 1942, in those cases where the cost cannot be charged against the development schemes. (b) This expenditure is under the control of the Agriculture Department, by which Department the estimate has been submitted. (c) Item overestimated. | (d) To meet expenses of the Maori Advisory Committee to the Rehabilitation Board, and includes conference expenses of non-governmental members. (e) Owing to the shortage of materials, new development works are not being undertaken. The flow of men into the armed forces is also a contributing factor to the underexpenditure. (f) A number of transfers which were not anticipated were made consequent upon withdrawal of officers for military service.

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Number I ° iPerson9 - 1942-43. __ I942-4 3 |l941-42 ■ Votod . Expended.^ Miscellaneous Services — £ £ £ Charges foe and incidental to — Accommodation of workmen as provided for in Native Land Development Workers'Agreement. 1942 .. .. (a) 5,000 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications .. .. ,;,, .. .. 100 130 107 Agent's commission .. .. .. .. .. 30 15 Ahuwhenua'Trophy : Expenses of presentation, &c. .. 25 25 36 Audit fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 250 250 250 Board of Native Affairs : Expenses of members and of District Committees .. .. .. . . 40 60 35 Clearing Native lands of noxious weeds, under Section 16 of Noxious Weeds Act, 1928 .. .. .. (6)8,000 8,000 8,000 Compensation to Natives for Taranaki lands .. .. 5,000 5,000 5,000 Confiscated and other Native lands .. .. .. 5 5 Consolidation of Native lands— Administration expenses (including expenses of Native meetings) .. .. .. .. .. 600 650 615 Valuation fees .. .. . . .. .. 3 3 Contribution towards cost of memorials to representative Maoris .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 20 Contribution towards cost of New Zealand Gazette and printing Court and Board Panuis .. .. .. 700 900 706 Destruction of rabbits on Native lands : Wages and other expenses.. .. .. .. .. .. (6)2,000 1,500 1,698 Fees to Supervisors, Native Interpreters' examination .. 5 5 3 Freight, cartage, and transport charges .. .. 200 200 225 Fuel, light, power, water, and cleaning .. .. .. 900 920 893 Law-costs .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 120 58 Maori Purposes Fund Board— Grant towards administration expenses .. .. 350 350 350 Grant for material and equipment .. .. .. 25 25 25 Motor-vehicles— Maintenance and repairs of .. .. .. .. 3,300 3,300 3,121 Purchase of .. .. .. .. .. 10 200 18 Native housing: Special fees or expenses .. .. 5 20 Office fittings, buildings, &c. — Maintenance and repairs of .. .. . . .. 300 300 272 Purchase of .. .. .. .. .. 200 200 172 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 1,200 (c) 1,200 705 Payment to Special Native Housing Fund, equivalent to one-third Native Trust Office profits paid to Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,001 8,362 8,632 Postages, telegrams, rent of boxes, telephones, and bank exchange and charges .. .. .. .. 6,500 5,600 6,415 Post and Telegraph Department: Payment for services .. 850 900 810 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 1,400 1,400 1,338 Public Service Superannuation Fund: Native Trustee's contribution towards .. .. .. .. 70 70 69 Rehabilitation Committee for Maori ex-servicemen : Expenses of conferences, &o. . . . . .. (d) 200 Refund of fees paid in stamps to Maori Land Boards and to Native Land Courts .. .. .. .. 5 15 5 Rent (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. 2,000 2,100 1,934 Services of Lands and Survey Department for supervision of the South Island development schemes .. .. 850 650 654 Transfer to Land for Settlements Account, vote " Native Land Settlement".. .. .. .. .. 210,000 270,000 (e) 247,500 ) Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 150 172 (/) 486