PAYMENTS TO PEOVINCES ACT, 1871.

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lIL-TARANAKI. No. 7. Paymaster-General to the Provincial Treasurer, Taranaki. Sir, — Treasury, Wellington, Bth January, 1872. I have the honor to advise you that a draft for £874 2s. 2d. has this day been remitted to the Bank of New Zealand, Taranaki, for credit of an account to be called " The Grants for Public Works Account." The sum in question represents the amount payable to the Province under section 28 of Waiongana " The Payments to Provinces Act, 1871," towards the cost of permanent works, and is applicable Bridges, £250; to the several works specified under the head of public works in the Schedule of the Appro- ??^jUtal^g*2 - priation Ordinance passed by the Provincial Council, Session 22, No. 2. Tikorangi Road, The account to which this money is paid is to be operated on by cheque signed by yourself £25; FateaFerryand countersigned by the Provincial Auditor. J.olll^* 3?; „„„„ y Ihave,&c, Bu B hßo a ds,£B7o. The Provincial Treasurer, Province of Taranaki. C. T. Batkin.

No. 8. His Honor F. A. Carrington to the Hon. J. D. Ormond. Sir, — Superintendent's Office, New Plymouth, Bth February, 1872. Adverting to the Hon. the Colonial Secretary's letter, 72-43, Bth January, 1872, I have the honor to forward a classification of the Road Boards in the Province of Taranaki for your approval. The sums proposed for distribution to the Road Boards in the different classes may not be in the exact proportion required by the 4th clause of "The Payments to Provinces Act, 1871," but as the appropriation is in general accordance with the spirit of the Act, I hope the Government will be able to give consent to the proposal. I have, &c., Fred. A. Carrington, The Hon. the Minister for Public Works. Superintendent.

Enclosure in No. 8.

Name of District. Acreage. RateRaised 1871-2. (Proposed Distribution, Observations. Class I.— Henui Lower Mangorei Carrington Road Frankley Eoad Barrett Eoad Hurford Eoad Omata Eoad Elliot Eoad Clifton 923 2,446i 3,820| 3,769 2, 533 2, 049 2,972 1, 072^ 4,381 2d. 6d. 3d. 4d. 2d. 3d. 2d. 3d. 8 26 26 26 18 26 18 8 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Patea 50 0 0 District unoccupied since White Cliff's massacre. No Road Boards in existClass II. — Bell Tataraimaka Hui rangi Waiwakaiho Tikorangi ... Oakura Urenui Hua Mataitawa ... "Waitara West 4, 554 5, 573 5,452 \ 9,239 5,400 7,539 3,920 5,625 6,356i 2,259 2d. 3d. 3d. 6d. 2d. 3d. 2d. 6d. 2d. 2d. 18 35 46 80 50 56 35 75 46 31 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ence. Class III.-— Upper Mangorei Tururutangi Okati 3,322 7,853 7,750 Id. 3d. Id. 46 80 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 £874 2 2