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RETURN OF NATIVE EXPENDITURE.

£ s. d. Feb. Taylor and Brown, Inspector and messenger . . . 46 13 4 Mar. Ditto ditto, ditto . 46 13 4 April. Ditto ditto, ditto . 46 13 4 May. Ditto ditto, ditto . 46 13 4 June. Ditto ditto, ditto . 46 13 4 £ s. d. Jan. Mackay, passage from Nelson . 35 0 0 „ I.C.K.M.O, passages . .700 „ Feb. Morrin and Co., provisions .236 8 11 ,, Cooke, ditto . . . 4 17 3 „ Eussell, entertainment . . 7 IS 0 „ Feb. N. Eeid, entertainment . 5 0 0 Feb. Hobbs, ditto . . 55 0 0 „ Hardington, van hire . . 2 10 6 Oct. I. C. E. M. Co., bedding for M. te Whiwhi . . o 15 0 „ H. T. Clarke, presents . . 15 0 0 Jan., Feb. Somerville, provisions . 23 4 5 Mar. Morrin and Co., ditto . 12 13 4 „ Buckland, dray . . 14 2 6 „ Clark and Son, shawls . .990 April. Morrin and Co., provisions . 6 13 7 May. T. Tunui, ditto . 4 6 0 „ W. Kukutai ditto . 3 2 9 „ Wallis, entertainment . . 4 15 0 Jan. Hardington, van hire . 0 18 0 Mar. qr. Young, ditto . . 22 15 0 Feb. Waters, conveyance, Native to Auckland . . . 1 10 8 Dec, Feb^ Watt, engraving seals for Natives . . .280 Dec. to June. Halse, paid for sundry presents . . . 16 1 0 May. Morrin and Co., provisions . 7 4 0 Jan. to June. Hobbs, entertainment . 117 12 0 June. Boyd, sails for Native vessel . 38 6 0 Jan. D. Graham and Co., blankets . 0 18 0 June. Eeid, entertainment . . 1 10 0 „ Kirkwood, passages . .600 „ Furley, provisions . .383 April. Edmonds, passages . .600 June. Halse, ditto . . 3 15 0 Jaii. Clark and Son, clothing . 14 8 9 „ Bates, van hire . . 1 17 6 June. Morrin and Co., provisions . 21 14 1 „ Hobbs, entertainment . 8 16 0 J. Mill, ditto . . .700 Feb. to June. Young, van hire . 10 8 0 560 0 0 Contingencies. July. Booth, firewood . . 1 11 6 Oct. Taylor, travelling expenses . 4 15 3 Sept. Dawson, presses . .700 Nov. to Jan. Taylor, travelling expenses 53 0 0 Dec. Ditto, freight, &c. .770 Feb. Mar. Leighton, paper, <__. . 0 14 0 Mar. Aprl. Taylor, travelling expenses . 19 11 6 Mar. Ditto, passage of teacher . 10 0 94 19 3 Presents and Entertainment to Natives. July. Morrin and Co., provisions . 18 14 8 „ Aug. Smith Brothers, boots . 24 16 0 „ Porter, bedsteads . . 16 0 0 „ Williams, passages . 0 15 0 Sept. Owners of " St. Kilda," passages . 10 0 July. J. Darroch, passages . 0 15 0 „ Bussell, entertainment . .10 0 Aug. Morrin and Co., provisions . 8 6 0 Sept. Ditto ditto . 6 15 8 Oct. Eussell, entertainment . .390 Aug. Hardington, van hire . .220 Oct. Te Keene, travelling expenses . 2 10 0 „ Taiwhanga, services rendered . 10 0 0 Nov. J. Eogan, present to Pumipi . 2 0 0 „ Komene, present . o 16 0 July. Hicks, spectacles . 0 14 6 Oct. Morrin and Co., provisions . 25 8 8 „ I.E.C.E.M.O., passages . . 21 0 0 „ Kukutai, entertainment . 3 14 0 Dec. W. Tomairangi, present 10 0 0 Te Huru, ditto . .500 Nov. Clark and Son, clothing . 1 10 6 „ T. Eogan, thrashing machine for Te Hapuku . . 91 12 6 „ Owners " Tasmanian Maid" passages 2 5 0 Sept. Bell, Hon. F. D., boat hire for Natives . . .10 0 Oct., Dec. Young, van hire . . 11 11 0 Dec. Mete Kingi, travelling expenses from Wanganui . 8 15 0 Nov. Morrin and Co., provisions . 16 19 5 Aug. Beeson, entertainment . .918 Dec. Hobbs, ditto . . . 76 8 0 Jan. T. Wheoro, present . 30 0 0 „ N orris, passages . . 34 0 0 Dee. Halse, ditto . . .10 0 Nov. Powell, ditto . . . 9 15 0 Jan. Te Wheoro, van hire . .220 Nov. Hardington, ditto . .326 „ Furley, provisions . .258 Nov. to Dec. Creighton and Co., advertising for Natives . .576 Jan. Halse, present, &c. . .640 Sept. Murray, saddlery . .800 Jan. T. W. Sullivan, blankets . 3 4 0 Feb. Keesing, flag . . 0 16 0 Jan. Eattray, clothing . 5 2 6 Feb. Keesing, saddlery . . 10 12 0 Dec. Selby, provisions . . 3 10 0 „ Morrin, ditto . . . 25 2 9 i Feb. Halse, entertainment . . 10 2 0 i ,. Hobbs, ditto . . . 115 16 0 , Jan. Kirkwood, passages . 12 0 0 1,112 1 6 Native Hostelry. July. Ihaka . . . 6 12 10 Aug. Ditto . . '_ 6 12 10 Sept. Ditto . . .68.7 Oct. Ditto . . 0 12 lo Nov. Ihaka and Hobbs . . 14 15 3 Dec. Ihaka . . . 6 12 10 „ to 1st July to 31st Dec, Hobbs (salary and arrears) . .2768 Jan. Ihaka and Hobbs . . is 2 6 Feb. Ditto ditto . . 17 0 0 Mar. Ditto ditto . . 18 2 6 April. Ditto ditto 17 15 0 May. Ditto ditto . . is 2 0 June. Ditto ditto . . 17 15 0 Aug., Sept., Oct. John Hobbs . . 25 0 0 206 19 4 Contingencies, Native Hostelry. June, July. Booth and Co., firewood . 2 15 0 Dec. Halliday, mattrasses for Hobbs' house . . . 10 0 0 „ E. Porter, iron and tin ware . 13 7 Oct. Firth and Co., firewood . .19 0 Sept., Dec. Booth and Co., firewood . 3 8 9 Jan. Feb. Ditto ditto . 10 13 1 May. Harvey and Gilberd, carpentery . 5 0 0