Takitimu
Cost of Building
Cost of Building.
The approximate cost of the buildings, including the opening function and other expenses was as follows:—
£ | |
Preparation of the site and ground, such as surveying, levelling, rolling, grassing, fencing, roading and metalling roads | 760 |
Building and pakeha material other than general labour | 6,190 |
Material, carving and transporting from Rotorua | 2,500 |
Building of Taihoa kitchen | 600 |
Material and thatching and weaving | 2,000 |
General Labour | 1,000 |
Opening function | 2,500 |
£15,550 | |
Balance in hand | 450 |
£16,000 |
The above costs were met by the following donations and subscriptions:—
£ | |
East Coast Maori Land Trust | 16,500 |
Mangatu Trust Lands | 1,000 |
Various Maori Land Boards | 620 |
Carnegie Trust | 500 |
Treasury | 500 |
Native Trust | 500 |
Wairoa Local Maoris | 500 |
Wairoa-Gisborne Pakehas | 250 |
Tawapata South Block | 250 |
Carroll Memorial Committee Old Fund | 360 |
Ormond Family | 100 |
Maori Tribes of New Zealand | 3,000 |
Canteen Takings | 500 |
Entertainment, Haka, Concert and Dance | 1,000 |
Sports, Football and Hockey | 420 |
£16,000 |
Note.—Although the writer was the organising secretary, some of the moneys were collected and paid out by different channels. Therefore the above is just a rough estimate, but it is not far wrong.