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Statement of Expenditure, Jackson's Bay Special Settlement, from 4th January, 1875, to 28th February, 1879. £ s. d. To Resident Agent, salary ... ... ... ... ... 1,200 0 0 Surveys ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,845 17 9 Labour ... ... ... ... ... ... 17,940 11 11 Provisions ... ... ... ... ... ... 3,408 15 11 Tools, hardware, &c. ... • ... ... ... ... 672 12 0 Freight, passages, &c. ... ... ... ... ... 1,295 16 0 Printing, advertising ... ... ... ... ... 41 16 9 Buildings ... ... ... ... ... ... 591 7 10 Medicines ... ... ... ... ... ... 29 7 1 Saddlery ... ... ... ... ... ... 13 6 6 Boats ... ... ... ... ... ... 58 3 8 Horses ... ... ... ... 17 10 0 Laud purchase ... ... ... ... ... 50 0 0 Stationery ... ... ... ... ... ... 36 4 0 Interest ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 9 5 General contingencies ... ... ... ... ... 286 7 9 Formation, Arawata streets ... ... ... ... 136 5 0 Orders cashed ... 136 10 0 Total ... £28,764 1 7 Summary of Expenditure. £ s. d. Per Imprest at Hokikita ... ... ... 24,567 15 2 Per Paymaster-General, Wellington ... ... 4,196 6 5 Total ... ... ... £28,764 1 7 Edward Patten, Hokitika, 17th March, 1879. Officer in Charge. Resident Agent's Salary. 1878. £ s- d. lB7s . £ s. d. April 25. January, 1878 ... ... 25 o o Jan. 4. November and December, 1874 ... 50 o o . February and March, 1878 ... 50 o o Feb. 2. January, 1875 ■•• ••• 25 o o Se Pl- 5- APril> ,8 78 ••• ••• — 2S ° ° March 2. February, 1875 •■• •■• 25 o o May, 1878 ... ... ... 25 ° ° April 1. March, 1875 ... ... ... 25°° ' June> l8 78 - "' - 25 o o May 3. April, 1875 ... ... ... 25 ° ° July, iB7B ■•• ••• ■»■ 25°° May »J. May, 1875 ... ... ... 25 o o Sept. 24. August, 1878 ... ... 25 o o June 24. lune, 1875 25 o o 30. September, 1878 25 o o Aug. 20. July, 1875 25 o o 31. October, 1878 25 o o Aug. 28. August, 1875 ... ... 25 o o Oct. 4. September, 1875 25 o o Total A 1 ° ° Dec. 20. October, 1875 ... ... 25 o o . . Surveying. 300 o o 1875. £s- d,gjs_ Jan. 9. Survey labourers, Nov., 1874 ... 31 3 ° Jan. 14. November and December, 1876 ... 50 o o Jan. 9. Browning, field allowance, Nov., Feb. 10. January, 1876 ... ... 25 ° ° 1874 •" - . •" 3 ° ° March 31. February, 1876 25 ° ° Cowlishaw & Co., rope, spade, &c, April '5. March, 1876 25 o o survey party ... ... 142 May 10. April, 1876 ... ... ... 25 o o Jan. 14. Browning, salary, Dec... ... 29 3 4 May 31. May, 1876 ... ... ... 25 o o Potter, ditto ... ... ... 8 0 o July 5. June, 1876 ... ... ... 25 o o Labourers, Dec. wages ... 146 8 o Auo- 7. July, 1876 .. ... ... 25 o o Feb. 2. Browning, field allowance, Dec. ... 13 10 o Sept i S August, 1876 25 o o Ramsay, case for level 115 ° Nov. 22. September, 1876 25 o o Heinz, sundry stores 7 IS ° D-c v October and November, IS7G ... 5° ° ° Davidson, repairing compasses ... 110 o Dec 31. December, 1870 ... ... 25 o o Johnston and Co., deal box ... 250 Ditto, flannel for arrows ... o 9 3 650 o o Renton, peg brands ... ... 3 ° ° jg»» Browning, field allowance, Jan., Feb. '28. January, 1877 ... ... 25 o o 1875 ... ... ... '3 ° o March 29. February, 1877 25 o o Labourers'wages, Jan. ... 130 9 ° March, 1877 25 o o April 2. Jones, ditto ... » 5 ° Aug. 1. April, May, and June, 1877 ... 75 ° ° May 3- Labourers, ditto, March ... lib 10 0 Oct 29. July/1877 25 o o May s . W. Saw-mdl, timber for survey ... 2 8 o Oct 20 August 1877 25 o o May 26. Nightingale and others, wages ... 08 12 o September, 1877 25 o o , Smythe and others, wages, Feb.... 125 6 o October, 1877 ... ... 25 o o Browning, field allowance, March 13 10 o Dec. 4. November, 1877 ... ... 25 o o Courtney, wages, March ••• H6 o — Browning, field allowance, Feb. ... 14 8 o £950 o o May 31. Ditto, April ... ... ••• 13 ° °