As illustrated in Table 1, the overall appropriation of R8.877 billion in the current financial year is an increase of 3.03 per cent in real terms when compared to the adjusted appropriation of R8.14 billion during 2011/12. The increase is mainly driven by an increase in the allocation for administration and restitution programmes, which is 13.58 per cent and 13.44 per cent respectively. Land reform programme shows a decline of 5.17 percent in real terms. The Committee noted that restitution and land reform, jointly account for 70.78 per cent (R6.29 billion) of the entire appropriation for the Department. The two programmes remained the major spenders of the allocation for the Department. The Committee welcomed this allocation, especially in view of the challenge of dysfunctional and unproductive land reform projects and backlogs in restitution. The real terms decline of allocation for land reform was received with some reservations because of the challenge of the extent of dysfunctional land reform projects, dysfunctional Communal Property Associations and Trusts, and the challenge to up-scale land redistribution so that equitable land distribution and achievement of the 30% land redistribution target is achieved. Furthermore, the Committee referred to the various legislative amendments and new legislation to be introduced as one of the reasons why such a decline was a matter of concern. The new legislation would have far reaching financial implications to the programme. Allocation for the sub- programme of Registration of Deeds Trading Account decreased from R77.2 million in 2011/12 to R11.7 million in 2012/13, a decrease of 86.42 per cent in real terms. The sub-programme is expected to generate its own income through deeds registration.