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COST OF PUBLICATION OF "WAKA MAORI" (RETURN SHOWING THE).

Laid upon the Table, by the Son. Mr. Larnach, with leave of the House. Statement of the Cost of Printing and Publishing the Waka Maori from the 19th December, 1876, to the 17th July, 1877. £ s. d. Editor's salary ... ... ... ... ... 233 6 8 Charged to Civil List, Native Purposes. Composition ... ... ... ... ... 108 3 0 Press-work ... ... ... ... ... 14 17 0 Charged to Printing Department. Paper... ... ... ... ... ... 46 8 9 Charged to Stationery Vote. Folding and publishing ... ... ... ... 6 10 0 Charged to Printing Department (Binding Branch). £409 5 5 Less three and a half months' salary of Editor, absent on other duty 115 3 4 £294 2 1 Cost of publication of Waka Maori (as per enclosed statement)... £294 2 1 Subscriptions received since 19th December, 1876 ... ... £218 2 6 Subscriptions still due ... ... ... ... £326 7 6 By Authority: George Didsbtjey, Government Printer, Wellington. —1877. Price 3d.]