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RETURN OE NATIVE EXPENDITURE.

General Contingencies. Arrears paid during Financial Year ended 30th June, 1863. £ s. d. July. T. A. White, erecting stable . 2 10 0 Sep. qr. Officers Commanding G5th Regt., wages boat's crew, Waikato . 21 17 0 Aug. C. Saunderson, survey on work at Hobbs' . . .110 Sep. G. T. Chapman, stationery for Assessors . . .240 Oct. H. Halse, sundry disbursements . 6 5 0 Jan. Ditto, gratuity to pilot's crew . 2 0 0 Dec. qr. Officers Commanding 65th Regt., wages pay boat's crew, Waikato 21 4 0 Nov. Aubrey, carriage of letters . 1 10 0 Dec. R. G. Fountain, paid for Jervis' Acts 10 0 Sept. Lowe and Motion, bags for packing (arbitration case, Wangarei) . 0 15 0 Dec. " Tasmanian Maid," charter of . 100 0 0 „ Ditto, provisions (Natives on board) 12 5 0 Jan. Manihera and another, provisions. 6 8 8 „ Wi Te Wheoro, expenses Governor's visit to Ngaruawahia. . 46 5 6 „ Oldfield, food for Natives travelling with His Excellency . . 21 14 2 „ Selby, accommodation for His Excellency . . . 13 19 0 „ Kempthorne, survey Native reserve, Papakura . . . 19 19 0 Feb. Walton, allowance Wangarei arbitration case . . 100 0 0 Heath, ditto . . 50 0 0 „ J. G. Johnson, services ditto . 61 12 6 „ Te Hemara, ditto ditto . 25 0 0 „ Ernero, ditto ditto . 25 0 0 Mar. Secretary Vaccine Board, donation 100 0 0 Jan. E. Porter, implements for Natives, Wangarei . 6 13 6 Feb. H. Halse, purchase allotments at Maungatawihiri . . 592 5 0 Mar. Capt. Sullivan, entertainment to Government officials on board H.M.S. " Harrier" . . 21 0 0 „ Officers Commanding 65th Regt., pay boat's crew, Waikato . 21 5 9 Nov. to Jan. G. T. Chapman, stationery for Native officers . . 23 0 0 May. Cruickshank and Co., handcuffs . 3 15 0 June. Halse, freight . . 7 15 0 June qr. Officer Commanding 65th Regt., pay of boat's crew, Waikato . 21 12 3 „ Bishop of New Zealand, excess of allowance under N. S. Act . 22 11 2 Native Minister's Department. 1862. £ 8 . d . Mar. to May. Varty, stationery . 3 9 0 Jan. Ditto, ditto . .407 7 9 7 Presents and Entertainment lo Natives. 1860. Nov. Mackay and Co., rice . . 10 10 0 1862. May. T. H. Smith, present to Ngatiawa . 100 0 0 June. Ditto, ditto of seed wheat 30 0 0 Feb. Connor and Co., saddle for Ta Kerei te Rau . . . 3 16 6 1861. Nov. Keesing, clothing . 2 14 0 147 0 6 Maori Newspaper. 1861. Oct. to Jan. D. Burn, salary . . 35 0 0 Miscellaneous. Mar. Murray, saddlery . 2 13 6 Jan. to April. Toung, van hire . 12 8 0 June 18. H. T. Clark, travelling expenses 3 10 0 Feb. Harsant, ditto . 2 10 0 „ Clendon, expenses, General Cameron at Bay of Islands . 40 5 0 „ White, travelling expenses . 9 11 0 1862. Jan. to June. T. H. Smith, pension to Native . . .500 75 17 6 Native Purposes—Local. Arrears paid during Financial Year ended 30th June 1863. 1861. July to Dec. P. Puhata, salary . 6 0 0 1862. Oct. to Jan. H. Papita, ditto . . 7 10 0 Feb. 1, June 30. H. Turton, travelling 1,936 18 8 Interpreters to Forces — Salaries to Officers. 1st April to 31st July. H. S. Bates . 64 1 0 July. T. A. White . . . 18 15 0 Aug. White and another . . 27 1 8 Sept. White . . . 18 15 0 Aug. Sept. H. S. Bates . . 32 0 6 Oct. Nov. Ditto . . 32 0 6 Dec. Jan. Ditto . . . 32 11 0 Feb. May. Ditto . 63 0 0 June. Ditto . 15 15 0 Oct. T. A. White . . . 18 15 0 expenses . . . 20 16 8 Jan. 1. Te Hapuku, pension . . 30 0 0 Mar. qr. Taraia, ditto . .500 Mar. to June. Gorst, salary . . 116 13 4 June. Newman and Co., inkstands . 0 6 0 April. Shepherd, travelling allowance . 6 5 0 Mar. and June qrs. T. H. Smith, departmental . . .755 io 10 April. W. B. Baker, boat hire . 3 10 0 June. T. H. Smith, food . .900 „ Taniwha, salary . . 1 16 8 „ Heta Pumipi . . 0 17 10 Dec. J. White, tarpaulin . 0 10 0 Jan. to June. Manihera, balance of salary 10 0 0 June qr. T. H. Smith, assessor's salary . 52 10 0 „ Armitage, departmental . 436 13 0 „ Buller,plans of Kaiapoi Reserve 6 6 0 1858 to 1862. Trustees Gundry's Estate, drugs . . . 209 7 1 June. Rawiri te TJa, salary . 0 8 11 „ J. E. Gorst, departmental . 112 10 0 „ McGregor, R.M., Raglan, ditto . 85 14 4 „ Ditto, roads . 6 17 0 „ Ditto, departmental 20 0 0 Feb., 1862. Aubrey, present to Manihera 3 10 0 Mar., June qr. Apihau te Kawau, salary 25 0 0 June qr. T. H. Smith, departmental . 81 9 2 322 14 8 Native Minister. Aug. to Nov. Hon. F. D. Bell . 319 17 10 Dec. to Feb. Ditto . . . 250 0 0 Mar. to May. Ditto . . 250 0 0 June. Ditto . . . 83 6 8 903 4 0 2,014 1 10