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APPENDIX D. Memorandum re Manawatu Highway Board. £ ». A. lload rates paid Manawatu Highway Board ... ...■ ~. ... ... 1,394 11 8 Amount expended by Manawatu Highway Board on roads within the Manchester Block ... ... ... ... ... ... „, ... 25 4 0

APPENDIX E. Summary of Expenditure to 31st July, 1877. £ s. d. Payments to Government of promissory notes and interest ... ... ... 29,689 0 7 Laud development—survey roads, &e. ... ... ... ... ... 27,075 3 7 Immigration advances, supplies, &c., to immigrants, outstanding ... ... ... 5,867 13 9 Buildings and immigrants'cottages ... ... ... ... ... ... 13,227 8 1 Machinery, implements, live stock, &e. ... ... ... ... ... 4,653 17 5 Expenses of management ... ... ... ... / ... ... ... 14,527 14 4 Charitable, &c, contributions ... ... ... ... ... ... '552 4 6 £95,593 2 3

N.B. —The above only includes expenditure in the colony. I have no knowledge of the expenditure in England.—A. Follett Halcombe.

Expenditure to 31st July, 1877. £ s. d. New Zealand G-overntnent, paid for land taken up ... ... ... ... 18,799 0 2 ~ „ interest on promissory notes ... ... ... 10,890 0 5 Land development — Survey ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 12,080 17 4 Eoads, &c, within block (exclusive of amount repaid by Government) — Roads, bridges, &c, Feilding .. ... ... ... £2,553 6 1 „ Halcombe ... ... ... 381 6 5 Feilding-Halcombe Road ... ... ... ... 365 12 7 Kimbolton Road ... ... ... ... ... 335 15 8 Junction Road ... ... ... ... ... 59 6 0 Makino Road ... ... ... ... ... 3,436 18 11 Stanway Road ... ... ... ... ... 1,086 0 0 Tauranga Road ... ... ... ... ... 103 1 11 Tramway, Feilding ... ... ... ... ... 1,469 8 2 Stream diversions ... ... ... ... ... 185 11 6 9,976 7 3 Roads outside block— Awahuri Road ... ... ... ... ... 1,759 5 11 Feilding-Halcombe Road ... ... ... ... 365 12 6 2,124 18 5 Rates and taxes — Mauawatu Highway Board ... ... ... ... 1,394 11 8 Manchester Highway Board ... ... ... ... 272 12 7 Education rates ... ... ... ... ... 697 5 10 Palmerston Local Board ... ... ... ... 7 10 0 2,372 0 1 Miscellaneous labour ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 521 0 6 Immigration outstanding debts for supplies, &c, to immigrants ... ... ... 5,867 13 9 Buildings and improvements on reserves ... ... ... ... ... 5,537 4 9 Cottages for immigrants ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7,690 3 4 Machinery, implements, &c. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3,526 15 5 Livestock —horses, bullocks, &c. ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,127 2 0 Expenses of management — Salaries ... ... ... ... ... ... 5,896 13 5 Miscellaneous ... ... ... ... ... ... 3,038 16 1 Travelling expenses ... ... ... ... ... 568 7 3 Interest, commission, bank charges, &c. ... ... ... 3,458 3 0 Forage ... ... ... ... ... 1,255 9 1 Law charges ... ... ... ... ... ... 179 12 2 Telegrams to London ... ... ... ... ... 130 13 4 ■ 14,527 14 4 Charitable, &c, contributions— Medical, school buildings, &c. ... ... ... ... ... ... 552 4 6 Total expenditure in New Zealand ... ... ... £95,593 2 3 J. A. Beattie, Feilding, 18th August, 1877 Accountant.