95

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Expenditure. £ s. d. £ s. d. (1.) Payments to Muaupoko by Meiha Keepa or by his order—■ December 1, 1876 —Paid Muaupoko at Horowhenua ... 400 0 0 October 20, 1877—Paid Muaupoko, order to McDonald ... 100 0 0 September 13, 1880—Paid Ihaia and Muaupoko, order to McDonald... ... ... ... ... ... 364 0 0 April 25, 1881—Paid Ihaia and Muaupoko, order to McDonald 100 0 0 June 20, 1881—Muaupoko contribution to tribal meeting-house building at Wanganui, £200; Muaupoko, present of cash with food obtained from rent from H. McDonald, £100 ... 300 0 0 December 29, 1882— Paid Ihaia and Muaupoko, order to McDonald ... ... 300 0 0 Paid H. McDonald for 100 sheep to Aue Puihi... ... 50 0 0 Paid J. E. McDonald for 400 sheep to Eaniera te Whata 125 0 0 Paid Kiri Totara and Makere for Land Court case, Euatangata, at Wangaehu ... ... ... ... 50 0 0 Paid Warena Hunia ... ... £70 0 0 100 0 0 170 0 0 Paid Wirihana Hunia at Wellington ... £100 0 0 „ „ „ Palmerston ... 100 0 0 „ Wellington ... 100 0 0 „ „ „ Wanganui ... 100 0 0 100 0 0 „ for horses at Palmerston ... 33 0 0 533 0 0 1889—Paid Makere and Muaupoko ... ... ... 1,000 0 0 July, 20, 1890— Paid Te Eangimairehau ... ... ... ... 100 0 0 Paid Hapeta Ihaia Taueki ... ... ... ... 100 0 0 Paid Bank of Australasia, in trust for tribe, per Sir W. L. Buller ... ... ... ... ... 800 0 0 4,492 0 0 (2.) Expenses of Muaupoko — Attending Land Courts and Parliament— 1873 —Paid expenses of Muaupoko attending Court ... 250 0 0 1882 —Paid Eenata Kawepo, Muaupoko passages, Marion 20 0 0 1886— Paid railway-fares of tribe to and from Court ... 36 0 0 Paid for food, firewood, and rent (Whatanui's people £5) ... 300 0 0 1890— Paid ditto attending Court ... ... ... 300 0 0 Paid expenses of seven persons at Wellington, whole session ... ... ... ... ... 200 0 0 1891— Paid expenses attending Court, application for rehearing ... ... ... ... ... 30 0 0 Paid for food, &c, attending rehearing—about five weeks ... ... ... ... ... 150 0 0 Paid expenses, &c, Parliament, whole session ... 300 0 0 1892— „ „ ... 150 0 0 1894— „ „ ... 100 0 0 1895— „ „ ... 100 0 0 1896—Paid expenses, Eoyal Commission ... ... 25 0 0 1,961 0 0 (3.) Meiha Keepa's personal expenses— 1873 to 1886—Many journeys to Horowhenua, Otaki, and Wellington in connection with Ngatiraukawa troubles, and expenses of Force from Wanganui ... ... ... 200 0 0 1886 to 1888 —Many journeys to Wellington in connection with sale of block, &c. ... ... ... ... 100 0 0 1888 to 1896—Personal expenses attending Courts and Parliament, and travelling expenses on the business of the tribe 200 0 0 500 0 0 (4.) Miscellaneous payments— 1879— Paid Dr. Buller for prosecuting Paki and Hunia at Foxton 30 0 0 Paid Hector McDonald and another, expenses to Wellington ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 0 0 Paid Eu Eeweti for clerical assistance... ... ... 130 0 0 Paid Mr. Baker for defending McDonald, action for cattle 23 10 0 188 10 0 Carried forward ... ... ... ... 7,141 io Q