B.—No. 8,

RETURN of the ANNUAL EXLPENDITURE for the past Three Years of the NATIVE DEPARTMENT, including all Salaries paid to Officials, and all Gifts or Bonuses paid or distributed during that period.

RETURN OF THE EXPENDITURE OF THE NATIVE DEPARTMENT FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS.

Year 1867-8. Year 1868-9. Year 1869-70, to • 31st May. Total. Salaries £ s. d. 16,743 16 2 £ s. d. 21,441 14 11 £ s. d. 14,844 9 7 £ s. d. 53,030 0 8 Pood... 1,605 4 01,508 11 0 1,613 12 7 4,727 7 7 Olothing 323 17 1 777 7 5 554 11 3 1,655 15 9 rravelling expenses 1,033 11 4 1,347 5 0 1,853 2 0 4,233 18 4 Medical comforts 343 11 6 407 12 6 278 5 8 1,029 9 8 Bonuses, gifts, &c. 1,595 4 4 868 1 11 877 2 10 3,340 9 1 Buildings 707 3 2 509 1 2 167 8 3 1,383 12 7 Advertising, printing, &c. 83 16 8 190 11 9 43 19 2 318 7 7 Fuel and light ... 78 12 6 94 10 2 103 3 5 276 6 1 Office expenses and contingencies... 148 13 6 105 8 3 98 18 3 353 0 0 Freight, cartage, &c. 29 12 2 23 10 10 20 10 10 73 13 0 Miscellaneous ... 136 17 8 222 12 11 397 10 10 757 1 5 Expenses, Native elections 124 14 9 108 5 3 233 0 0 rhaines Gold Fields 159 19 11 159 19 11 Roads in Native districts 42 14 6 505 0 0 547 14 6 Surveys, Chatham Islands 330 10 7 330 10 7 23,157 9 3 28,440 3 8 20,852 13 10 72,450 6 9 The expenditure shown in this 3 Eeturn is from the 1st July, 1867. i to the 31st Maj •, 1870. IT. Batein, ;er-General. Treasury, 15th July, 1870. Paymas-