NATIVE LAND PURCHASES,

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXXII, Issue 5800, 1 May 1876, Page 3

NATIVE LAND PURCHASES,

The following leturn was published in the Provincial Goiernmcnt Gazette iisued on Saturday lait : — Colonial Secretary's Office, "Wellington, New Zealand, 3rd April, 187B. Sir,— I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your lettei of the number and date quoted in the margin [074, 13th March], and in compliance with the request contained thereinto foiwaid to you herewith a detailed return of the salaries,, &c, which have been paid under the head of '' Gcneial expenses of the Puichase of Lands in th» province of Auckland." — I have, &c., H. A. Athvs-in, in the absence of the Colonial Seer 'iny. His Honor the Supeiinteix'ent, Auckland. Nolu'H : T. McDonnell, salary and fomge allowance, May, 1872. to June, 1S75, £1,1 '23 8». ; T. i\IcDonii«>H, travelling allowance and expensei . to Match, 1675, £31(5 11s. Id. ; J. *\V. Preece, salaiy. Febiuaiy to May, 1S75, £118 l'.k lid. ; J"W. Prpoco, ti a veiling allow, nice, [kc, £52 ;.">•,.; ('. r). Nelson, salaiy, March to July, 1874, ij] t3 17*. : total, £1,75*5 Is. (id. Thami> : E. H. Power, salary, December, 1871, to June, 187."), £301 l.k RoTonu.v, Talpo, and Ba\ of Plenty.— C. O. Davis, salaiy, June. 1873, to Apnl, 187."), £1,4*25 18s. : Henry Mitchell, salary, June, W3, to June, 1S75. £1,554 ; J. C. Young, salary, Septt-mbei, 1873, to June, 1875, £970 ; Henry Mitt-hell, travelling expenses to 23rd October, 1873, £177 ; Davis aud Mitchell, mesuengeis and native <iH3intunt.s, Octobei, 1X73. to May, 1K7.\ i'203 14*. : total, £4,3»0 12s. Kv^r Co -tsr. Poverty Bay, and Wairoa.— J. A. "Wilson, "alary, April, 1873, to June, 187.">, £l,03.i Hh. ; T. "W. Portei, alaiy February to June, 1875, £'»2 ]0«. : C. M. Wilson, salary, March to June, 1875. £(iO; G. .Burton, salary, June to August, 1873, £123 ; Wi Maihi, salary, October, 1874, to June. 1875, i.*4."> ; J. P. Hamlin, salary, March to M ty, 1875, £79 lGs. : total, £2,004 2s. Patktere. -E. T. Briiuendon, salary, &c, to 28th Februaiy, 1874, £701 13s. Head Office, "Wellington, moiety of expenses to 30th June, 1875, t387 Is. lid. Commission account, E. T. Brissenden, Hilary, March to July, 1874, £321 (Is. ; E. T. Brinenden, tiavelling allowance, Maich to July, 1874, £160 13s. ; E. T. Brissenden. pio gross payment, £85»3 11«. 7d. : total, £'1,,{75 10i. 7d. Miscellaneous. — Passages, coach faios, horse hire, etc., etc., £105 IDs. (>d. ; stationeiy, printing, advert'sing, professional seivices, £250 0s. lOd. ; rent and furniture, £35 .')s. Id. ; food for native meetings, presents to chiefs, etc., £411 2s. Id : Total. £862 5s. 9d. Surveys.— Expense* in connection with. £367 8s : Grand total, £12,235 8s. Id.