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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

Land for Settlements Account.

_* MINISTER OF LANDS.

AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1943, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Land for Settlements Account. Summary.

(a) On account of war conditions and the rationing of fertilizers the acquisition of additional lands was curtailed during the year. (b) Previously subdivided into Crown and Settlement lands ; See end of Vote. Includes advances under Section 11, Finance Act, 1933, c) No applications received,

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1942-43. 1941-42. Salaries, Other Charges, j Total. Voted. Expended. Vote —Land for Settlements — £ £ £ £ £ Gboss Total 1,200 179,000 180,200 450,000 200,787 Credits-in-aid '. 200 200 100 191 NET TOTAL .. . .. 1,200 178,800 180,000 449,900 200,596 Number 1941-42. of Persons. 1942-43 I im i3 \ mi _ i2 VOTE-LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS. ["i^pe^dT" ♦Salaries — Clerical Division. £ £ £ 1 1 1 at £1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 Others not specified .. .. .. .. 200 200 1,200 1,200 1,000 Other Charges tor and incidental to — ■ Accident compensation, &c. .. .. • ■ ■ • 200 200 176 Acquisition of lands and interests therein — £ Freehold lands .. .. .. ..4,000 Native lands .. .. .. ■ • 500 Other lands 4,000 8,500 225,000 (a) 8,733 Administration expenses — Development expenditure, &c. .. .. 1,500 Hutt Valley Settlement .. .. .. 500 Settlements 9,000 11,000 12,500 11,174 Advances for development of occupied lands, &c. (b) 16,000 Advances for protection of buildings on Land for Settlements leasehold properties .. .. .. .. 500 1,000 (c) Auditfces ... •• 250 250 250 Contributions to the Consolidated Fund from interest and rent receipts resulting from development expenditure on Crown lands, &c. .. .. .. • ■ • • 50 100 Development operations on unoccupied land— £ Development of land .. .. .. 12,000 Chattels .. .. .. .. •• 2,400 Seasonal expenditure and live-stock .. .. 69,000 Wages — Development . . .. .. . . 8,800 Seasonal .. .. .. ..20,100 (b) 112,300 * For particulars of salaries see " Public Service Classification List."