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WELLINGTON PROVINCE—continued.

Payments by Mr. Cooper—continued. i s. i £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. 34 9 6 22,924 10 11 Aug. 1,1855 R. H. Carpenter—Bookbinding .. .. 7 19 10 „ 3 G. Williams—Pay as Clerk ... .. .. 57 10 0 „ 3 Ditto Sundry petty expenses .. .. 0 17 G „ 8 T. Hooker —On account Papawai mill ,. .. 25 0 0 „ 11 R. Stokes—Printing circulars .. .. 3 0 0 ,, 11 Geo. Moore —Prismatic compass .. ... 3 13 6 „ 13 J. F. Hoggard—Postages .. .. .. 17 0 „ 15 W. Williams—Shoeing horses .. .. 10 0 15 A. Burcham—Entertainment of Natives .. .. 2 IS 0 ,, 29 Aropeta— For leading Native horse to Wellington .. 18 0 „ 29 Hirini ditto ditto ... .. 10 0 Sept. 4 J. H. Northwood —Purchase of bullock ... ... 17 0 0 ,, 5 G. Williams—Pay as clerk .. .. .. 7 10 0 „ 5 Ditto Cartage of furniture .. .. 0 3 0 ,, 20 M. A. Nil—Refreshment for Native messenger .. 0 9 0 „ 29 Jas. Collins ditto ditto .. ... 0 4 0 Oct. 1 Thos. Hooker —Papawai mill .■•. .. .. 70 0 0 Nov. 6 Ditto ditto .. .. .. 30 0 0 Dec. 22 I'e AoMarere— Leading horse from Otaki to Manawatu 0 10 0 „ 26 Apiata Guide ditto ... 0 15 0 Jan. 25, 1856 Daniel Munn.—Forage supplied .. ... 18 6 March 8 Richard Dolbel—Horse shoeing .. .. 0)6 0 „ 17 Daniel Munn— Forage supplied .. .. 2 18 6 Total paid by Mr. Cooper .. ... 271 14 4 Dee., 1853 Messenger—Wairarapa to Wellington .. .. 1 15 0 Dec. Shoeing horses in Government service ... .. 10 0 Sept. Wereta—One year's rent of Barton's run ... 12 0 0 Oct. 20 Northwood—A watch as a present to the Native Chief Maika .. •• •• •• 4 0 0 Nov; 17 Eruera and Hoeta conveying luggage from Ahuriri to Waipukerau .. •• •• 0 15 0 ,, 19 Tareha—For Meeting and Court House ... .. 30 0 0 „ 19 Ditto For House burnt by Surveyors .. .. 4 0 0 „ 21 Hirini—Services as cook .. .. .. 110 ,, 21 Taruhia Aparaniko— Carrying luggage from Wellington to Manawatu .. •• 0 10 0 Dec. 5 to 20 Ta Whaki —Wages at 5s. per diem ... .. 1 16 0 „ 23 Tope ditto at 3s. per diem .. .. 10 4 0 ,, 23 W. S. Atkinson ditto 4s. 6d. ditto .. .. 12 3 0 Ocl 4 to Nov 8 John McKenzie ditto 5s. ditto .. .. 9 0 0 Dec. 28 Taringa ditto 3s. ditto .. .. 13 7 0 Feb. 23 Williams—Hire of a horse .. .. .. 5 0 0 Dec. 28 Gillies Ditto of rooms, &c. .. .. 20 0 0 J ail. 3 Raniera te Iho—Rent of Turanganui .. .. 9 0 0 „ 4 Man°ra and Wi Kingi—Back rent, Wbarekaka 1 ... 40 0 0 Dec, 17 T. W. Tankersley—Grazing of horses of Chiefs ... 28 0 0 Jan. 12 H. Read—Camp kettle, &c. .. •• 2 13 0 „ 12 F.Greer—Rent, &c. .. .. •• 4 12 6 ,, 20 Ditto ditto .. .. •• l 15 0 Oct. 20 Messrs. Russell—Sundries .. .. .. 19 9 0 Dec. 5 R. Collins, &c. .. .. •• 13 4 6 ' „ 7 Campbell & Barrett—Ten shirts .. •• 2 17 0 March \. Beetham —Copying deeds, at 10s. 6d. per diem .. 18 7 6 Jan. 13 to 16 F. S. Partridge—Ditto .. .. ... 3 10 0 Aug. 15 Bennett—Expenses of natives at Pencirrow Head .. 4 0 0 Sept. 22 Taringa—Wages... .. .. •• 3 0 0 Dec. 20 Ditto ditto ... .. .. ... 3 0 0 Jan. 17 1854 Torr—For Villers aud McKain's account .. ... 10 0 0 289 19 6 Sept. 1, 1852 Survev labourers —Castle Point .. )i 10 0 Mar. 26.1851 lli te Ota — Present to buy a bridle ... ... 10 0 April 12 D. Munn—Presents to Natives ... ... 5 9 6 Nov. 19 W. McKain—-Food for Natives .. .. 0 17 6 Dec. 1"l W. Dodds—Morse hire, &c. .. .. ' 4 14 0 June 30, 1856 G. S. Cooper—Expenses incurred, Wellington .. 7 16 0 30 Ditto Paid C. H. Powell, carting of luggage and landing from " Zingari" .. .. 12 6 „ 30 Ditto Postages on public service ... 116; July 30 1853 Arona and Kiriona—For leading horses .. ... 10 0 Au'o-. 2 Kirior.a —For food for horses .. .. 0 8 0! ° 3 Vlika^ro —Horse hire .. .. .. 3 0 0: " 3 Ngoki ditto .. .. .. 3 0 0 Nov. 7 I'e Hiriuano —Canoe hire .. .. .. 7 0 0 Jan 18, 1854 G. W. Mace—Presents to Natives .. .. 5 18 0 50 17 0 Total Wellington Province .. ..J .... £23,*37 I 9