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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1943-1944 LAND FOB SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT

STATEMENT of RECOVERIES on ACCOUNT of EXPENDITURE of PREVIOUS YEARS for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1944

STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS of LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT for the YEAR ended 31st March, 1944

STATEMENT of the DISBURSEMENTS of LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT for the YEAR ended 31st March, 1944

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Lands and Survey Department :—• £ s. d. £ s. d. Survey liens .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,590 9 5 Capital cost of drainage works .. . . .. .. .. 302 11 0 Sale of land and buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. 124 2 10 Village Homestead Scheme . . . . . . . . .. . . 73 0 6 Sale of surplus and obsolete stores .. .. .. .. .. 70 17 5 2,221 1 2 Native Department Repayment of advances . . .. .. .. . . .. 965 1.1 1 Sale of surplus and obsolete stores . . .. .. .. .. 128 9 8 1,094 0 9 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £3,315 111

Sales and Capital Receipts :— £ s. d. £ s. d. Sales of Land, — Estates and developed areas .. .. .. .. .. 100,716 14 -1 Land Act, 1924, Section 208—Capital value of land .. .. . .. 2,307 13 3 Land Act, 1924, Section 20—Crown lands .. .. .. .. 129,779 9 8 Repayment of Advances .. .. .. .. .. .. 28,369 7 2 321,233 4 5 Rents and Interest :— Rents, Receipts derived from estates and developed areas .. .. .. 395,744 13 7 Interest on Advances.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,771 13 7 405,016 7 2 Sales of Produce, Live-stock, and Miscellaneous Receipts .. .. .. 113,024 4 1 Capital Receipts: Development op Small Farms .. .. .. .. 63,394 1 8 Receipts under Native Housing Act, 1935 .. .. .. .. .. 14,063 14 6 Interest on Investments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,898 14 3 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £927,330 0 1

Votes :— £ s. d. £ s. d. Land for Settlements .. .. .. .. .. .. 147,157 2 7 Small Farms Development .. .. .. .. .. .. 127,264 10 9 Native Land Settlement .. .. .. .. .. .. CV.13,031 3 6 261,390 15 10 Interest and Other Charges on Loans and Capital Liability Land Laws Amendment Act, 1929, Section 47— Interest on Crown lands declared to be subject to the Land for Settlements Act, 1925, and the former Land for Settlements Acts .. .. 16,955 4 0 Finance Act, 1930 (No. 2), Section 19 (4) :— Interest on Cheviot Estate accumulated funds paid to Consolidated Fund 37,135 13 7 Finance Act, 1932 (No. 2), Section 5 (2) Transfer to Consolidated Fund in respect of interest payable on capital liability .. .. . . . . .. . . . . 400,000 0 0 454,090 17 7 Expenditure charged on Proceeds oe Sales of Land :— Crown Lands : Sales under Land Act, 792i, Section 20, — Land Act, 1924, Section 139— " Thirds " and " Fourths " paid to Local Bodies' Deposit Account from proceeds of sales of Crown lands .. . . .. .. 10 7 8 Land Laws Amendment Act, 1930, Section 15 (3) — Land for Settlements Act, 1925, Section 49 (1) — Settlement lands converted into ordinary Crown lands .. .. 117 13 5 Public Reserves, Domains, and National Parks Act, 1928, Section 41 (2)-— Improvement and development of Domain from proceeds of sale of area (Hamilton Domain) . . .. .. .. .. . . 1,100 0 0 1,228 1 1 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £716,709 14 6