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Statement of Accounts for the Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1900— continued. South Island "Tenths" Benefit Account— continued. Receipts. £ 8 . d. Disbursements. £ g d. Brought forward 2,717 1 9 Brought forward 385 18 7 To Refund to " South Island ' Tenths ' Account" of rations supplied to T. Poharama ... ... ... 411 0 Education Department, capitation at £1 ss. each on seventeen children attending the Croixelles Island Native School ... ... ... ... 21 5 0 Education Department, half salary of teacher at Wairau Native School ... 50 0 0 Tana Ruka, firewood for Wairau Native School ... ... ... ... 5 0 0 A. Manoy, goods supplied to Natives ... 6 4 4 •T. S. Browning, survey of Motueka Native reserves ... ... ... ... 311 n 0 Nelson Native Hostelry— J. Scott's estate, cost of building ... 164 9 6 Pencing ... ... ... ... 2 0 6 Laying gas ... ... ... 8 16 8 Repairs ... ... ... ... 12 6 8 Pirewobd ... ... ... ... 0 19 0 Wages of caretaker ... ... ... 376 Advertising ... ... ... ... 0 15 0 Medicine, &c. ... ... ... 0 9 0 Coach-fare for Native to Wairau Hospital 0 10 0 Telegrams ... ... ... ... 0 3 5 Balance in hand ... ... ... 1,738 14 7 £2.717 1 9 £2,717 1 9

Part Sections 144 and 145, Motueka, Account. Receipts. £ _.. d. Disbursements. £ g d By Balance on Ist April, 1899 ... ... 3140 To Public Trust Office commission 06 0 Bent" ... ... ... .... 4 0 0 Balance in hand ... ... ~, 7 8 0 £7 14 0 £7 14 0

Parts 144 to 147, Motueka, Account. Receipts. £ g. d. Disbursements. £ s d By Balance on Ist April, 1899 ... ... 22 10 2To Herewini Ngapiko, share of rent ... 714 2 Be"' 8 ... ... ... ... 5 0 0 Public Trust Office commission... ... 0 10 6 Balance in hand ... ... ... 19 5 6 £27 10 2 £27 10 2

Part 157, Motueka, Account. Receipts. £ s. d. I Disbursements. £ s d By Balance on Ist, April, 1899 ... ... 215 6i To Tapata, share of rent ... ... ... 7 5 8 Rent » — ■•■ ... ... 15 15 0 R. Pa-tie, valuation-fee ... 112 0 Rates under " Crown and Native Lands Rating Act, 1882" ... ... ... 0 4 2 Public Trust Office commission ... ... 138 Balance in hand ... ... ... 850 £18 10 6 £18 10 6

Part 160, Motueka, No. I Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Disbursements. £ a. d. By Balance on Ist April, 1899 ... ... 3 10 11 To Hohaia Rangiauru, share of rent. 8 5 0 Rents ... ... ... ... 13 1 8 Public Trust Office commission ... ... 019 7 Balance in hand ... ... ... 780 £'6 12 7 £1712~^

Part 160, Motueka, No. 2 Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Disbursements. £ s. d. By Balance on Ist April, 1899 ... ... 2 8 9 To Shares of rent, as under :— Rents ... ... ... ... 4 10 0 Ruita M. Pukeroa ... ... ... 0 13 10 Tamanawa ... ... ... 0 13 11 Kotukutahi ... ... 0 ]3 \q Public Trust Office commission ... ... 0 6 9 Balance in hand ~, ... ... 4 10 5 £6 I 8 9 £6 18 9

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