8.—7 [Pt. I].

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1943.

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY— continued.

(a) As a result of the enlargement of the Edgeoumbe Catohwater Drain, a bridge is necessary to give access to the severed portion of a settler's property. (b) The monetary equivalent of two weeks' leave per annum is payable to the dependants of deceased soldiers, and provision is made to cover this item. (c) Amount required to finalize the purchase of Ngatipuaa Block.

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N timber of Persons. VOTE—LANDS AND SURVEY— continued. 1942-43. 1941-42. 1942 43 1941 42 . . . Voted. Expended. subdivision No. 11. — Miscellaneous Services —continued. Charges for and Incidental to- — continued. £ £ £ Drainage-works expenditure— continued. Kaitaia Drainage Area — Maintenance of completed works .. .. .. 2,100 2,000 2,025 Purchase of plant .. .. .. .. 100 100 Enlarging main drains (on account, £1,600 ; expended £1,082) 518 575 57 Outlet to Waipapakauri (on account, £6,000 ; expended £4,681) 600 600 403 Poukawa Drainage Area : Maintenance of completed works .. .. .. .. .. 525 450 270 Rangitaiki Drainage District — Maintenance of completed works .. .. .. 9,975 9,500 7,747 Purchase of plant .. .. .. . . 500 500 Access bridge, Edgecumbe Catchment Drain .. («) 150 Orini Dredge Cut: Floodgate (on account, £5,229 ; expended, £4,001) .. .. .. .. J00 100 Willow-extermination, Rangitaiki River (on account, £1,600; expended, £1,133) .. .. .. 400 500 475 Swamp Land Drainage: General . . .. .. 100 100 15 Waihi Drainage Area— Maintenance of completed works .. .. .. j 1,875 1,600 1,102 Purchase of plant .. .. .. . . 100 100 Main Drain improvement .. .. .. .. 400 400 Exchange of Crown lands for private lands, equality of . . 60 50 g New Plymouth Harbour Board Endowment Account: One-fourth of proceeds of sales, &c. payable to Harbour Board .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,300 2,300 2,119 Orakei Block, Auckland— £ Payment of commission on sales of land .. 81 Water rates and other incidental charges .. 70 151 150 280 Otamakapua Block: Rent .. .. .. .. 890 1,000 883 Payment for improvements effected .. .. .. 1,000 1 ; 000 530 Payment of costs arising out of motor accidents, including administration . . . . .. .. .. 100 200 21 Payment of rents, &c, of properties leased from owners under small farms plan .. .. .. .. 800 1 ( 000 619 Payment of sustenance to occupiers of small farms .. 50 100 13 Payment to dependants of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers .. .. .. . . (6) 50 Payment to Maori Land Board in respect of unpaid sellers of Ngatipuaa Block .. .. .. .. (c) 31 Payment to widows of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers .. .. .. .. -50 70 122 Rates to local authorities .. .. .. .. 1,400 1,400 1,164 Rates (drainage) on unoccupied Crown lands under— Hauraki Plains Act, 1926 .. .. .. .. 425 175 412 Rangitaiki Land Drainage Act, 1910 .. .. 175 50 160 Swamp Drainage Act, 1915 .. .. .. 925 , 700 539 Reclamation of sand dune and dune areas and purchase of marram-grass (part recoverable) .. .. .. 500 500 594 Refunds of amounts credited in previous years to Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Account (abolished) .. .. 100 100 42 Repairs and alterations to buildings on Crown lands .. 500 750 144 Repairing stop-banks (part recoverable) —• Hauraki West Drainage Board Area .. .. 2,000 1,600 706 Hauraki United Drainage Board Area .. .. 25 500 I 479