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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1944.

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—continued.

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Number 0fPer80n '- VOTE-LANDS AND SURVEY—continued. 1943 44. 1942-43. 1943 44 1942 43 ~ ___ Subdivision No. II.—Miscellaneous Services—continued. _ ' Expended. Charges for and incidental to —continued. £ £ £ Stewart Island : Interest on £2,000, part purchase-money ; annual payment 187 163 m Subsidies— Kawhia Harbour Board .. .. ., _ _ 250 250 250 Koromatua Outlet Drain—reconditioning .. .. 100 100 Wanaka-Minaret mail service .. .. .. 20 20 90 Pakihi lands, soil survey .. .... .. 50 50 Pipiriki-Retaruke mail service .. .. .. 287 287 286 Rangitaiki Land Drainage : Subsidy on maintenance rates (10s. for £1) ... .. .. 3 j30 o 3,300 3,300 iangowalnne Settlement: Maintenance of drains (£1 for £1) 240 240 Transfer to Land for Settlements Account .. .. 40,000 40,000 40 000 Uneconomic holdings— £ Payment to outgoing lessees .. .. .. 3,000 Expenses " Selection Committee" .. .. 100 3,100 4,000 1,405 Value of settlement lands reserved for public purposes .. 10 10 Waitakaruru Stream Canal: Enlargement (on account, £5,000, part recoverable) .. .. .. 2,000 2,000 (a) Compassionate grant to widow of late E. Roclifort, Draughtsman .. .. .. ., .. .. .. 84 83 Payment to widows of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers .. .. ., . _ __ 50 212 Rangitaiki Drainage District —Access bridge, Edgecumbe Catchment Drain .. .. .. ■ _ _ 150 Repairing stop-banks Hauraki United Drainage Board Area • • • • • • • • • • .. .. 25 22 Estimated oredits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— £ Drainage works expenditure .. .. 3,000 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 90 3,090 108,840 115,384 89,901 Total—Subdivision No. II .. .. 108,840 115,384 89,901 Subdivision No. III.—Scenery Preservation, Bird Sanctuaries, National Parks, Recreation Grounds, and Domains. Charges for and incidental to — Bird sanctuaries— £ Acquisition and improvements .. .. 50 Supervision, maintenance, plant, equipment, &c. 325 375 325 258 National Parks : General administration and grants to Park _ Boar( ? s •• 650 650 650 Recreation grounds and domains— £ Acquisition (including access) .. .. 1,600 General administration and grants to Domain Boards .. .. .. .. 1,500 _ . 3,100 3,100 1,545 Scenic and historic reserves— £ Acquisition (including access) .. .. 1,000 General administration, maintenance charges, improvements and grants to Scenic Boards .. 2,000 3,000 3,000 2,738 Surveys, valuations, &c. .. .. .. .. 50 50 Waitangi Endowment: Planting, &c. .. .. 1,000 700 960 (a) No expenditure due to shortage of machinery.