NATIVE RESERVES, NELSON AND GREYMOUTH (PAPERS RELATING TO), BY A. MACKAY, WITH STATEMENTS OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE. [In Continuation of G.-4, 1881.]

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1882 Session I, G-07

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NATIVE RESERVES, NELSON AND GREYMOUTH (PAPERS RELATING TO), BY A. MACKAY, WITH STATEMENTS OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE. [In Continuation of G.-4, 1881.]

Presented to both Souses of the General Assembly by Command of Sis Excellency.

Mr. Alexander Mackay to the Under-Seceetary, Native Department. Commissioner of Native Reserves' Office, Sir— Wellington, 15th August, 1882. I have the honor to forward herewith the annual returns of the receipts and expenditure of the Nelson and G-reymouth Native Reserve Funds for the financial year ended the 31st March, 1882. I have, &c, The Under-Secretary, Native Department, Alexander Mackat, Wellington. Commissioner.

Enclosure No. 1. Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Nelson Native Reserve Fund, from the Ist April, 1881, to the 31st March, 1882. Eeoeipts. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance to credit ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 49 1 10 Rents collected as under — Nelson ... ... ... ... ... ... 685 19 4 Motueka ... ... ... ... ... ... 545 13 0 Westport ... ... ... ... ... ... 190 15 0 1,422 7 4 Compensation received for land taken for railway purposes at Westport ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 35 0 0 £1,506 9 2 Expenditure. By Provisions and clothing for Natives ... ... ... ... 296 11 0 Passages ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 53 3 6 Miscellaneous expenses ... ... ... ... ... 14 110 Buildings and repairs ... ... ... ... ... 15 1 0 Allowances out of rents ... ... ... ... ... 40 0 0 Funeral expenses ... ... ... ... ... ... 36 11 0 Commission on collecting rents ... ... ... ... 22 15 0 Travelling expenses ... ... ... ... ... 900 Total expenditure out of imprests ... ... ... ■ — 487 3 4 Amounts paid by Public Trustee, — Commissioner's salary, twelve months ... ... ... 219 0 0 Secretary's ~ „ ... ... ... 49 0 0 Interpreter's „ „ ... ... ... 39 0 0 Medical Officer, Motueka, twelve months ... ... ... 50 0 0 „ Wairau „ ... ... ... 50 0 0 „ Queen Charlotte's Sound, twelve months ... 50 0 0 „ Nelson, twelve months ... ... ... 50 0 0 Schoolmaster, Wairau, twelve months . ... ... ... 59 0 0 566 0 0 Total expenditure ... ... ... ... 1,053 3 4 Balance to credit ... ... ... ... 453 5 10 £1,506 9 2

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Enclosure No. 2. Statement of the Eeceipta and Expenditure of the Q-reymouth Native Eeserve Fund, from th& Ist April, 1881, to the 31st March, 1882. Receipts. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance on hand— ... ... ... ... ... ... 588 1 1 Eents collected as under — Grey mouth ... ... ... ... ... ... 3,144 1 4 Hokitika and Arahura ... ... ... ... ... 179 15 3 3,323 16 7 Sale of land, Totara Flat ... ... ... ... .., 322 0 0 Compensation received for land taken out of Native Eeserve No. 55, for Belief Channel, River Buller ... ... ... 610 16 0 932 16 0 £4,844 13 8 Expenditure. Amounts paid to and on behalf of Natives — £ s. d. £ s. d. By Allowance out of rents ... ... ... ...1,341 11 6 Provisions and clothing ... ... ... ...1,031 10 6 Buildings and repairs ... ... ... ... ... 308 17 9 Passages for Natives ... ... ... ... ... 59 10 0 Miscellaneous expenses ... ... ... ... 491 16 8 3,233 6 5 Sundries ... ... ... ... ... ... 100 12 8 Commission on collecting rents ... ... ... ... 225 6 6 Protective works, Arahura ... ... ... ... 85 0 0 Surveys ... ... ... ... ... ... 32 3 0 443 2 2 Total expended out of imprests ... ... ... ... 3,676 8 7 Amounts paid by Public Trustee— By Commissioner's salary, twelve months ... ... ... ... 219 0 0 Total expenditure ... ... ... ... ... 3,895 8 7 Balance to credit ... ... ... ... ... 949 5 1 £4,844 13 8

Authority: G-eoege DrDSBtrBY, Groyernment Printer, Wellington.—lBB2.