Return Of Lana Purchase Expenditure, Etc.

Expenditure to 30th September, 1857.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
District Commissioners	1,066	13	4
Contingencies	466	17	4
Surveyors	904	1	10
Surveys, Contracts, &c.	1,378	6	1
Advances for Land Purchases	8,887	10	0
Proportionate Share of General Charges	672	11	0
				13,375	19	7
Deducting repaid by Province of Auckland by debit to separate accounts				1,136	10	4
				12,239	9	3

Expenditure to 30th September, 1858.
District Commissioners	973	2	0
Contingencies	489	5	9
Surveyors	916	13	4
Surveys and Contingencies	2,247	8	6
	4,626	9	7

Deducting amount paid by debit in separate
Account	265	10	4
In cash	612	7	8
				877	18	0
							3,748	11	7

Proportion of general charge to 30th September, 1858	997	4	0
Advances for land purchases to 30th September, 1858	13,128	1	0
				14,125	5	0
				30,113	5	10
Deducting amount in excess over credit under Resolution of House of Representatives of 16th August, 1858 (£ 18,855)	18,855	0	0	11,258	5	10

Expenditure to 30th September 1859.
District Land Purchase Commissioners	758	6	8
Contingent Expenses	632	2	0
Surveyors	958	6	8
Surveys and Contingent Expenses	760	2	8
	3,108	18	0
Less half salary of Interpreter at Mangonui, to 30th June, 1858, transferred to Appropriations	45	12	6
				3,063	5	6
Proportion of General Charges	235	7	6
Less amount overcharged in account to 30th September, 1858	130	0	6
				105	7	0
Compensation to Pukekohe claimants, and cost of valuation of Lands and Improvements				992	0	0
Advances for Land Purchases				10,095	12	0
				14,256	4	6
Deducting Credits allowed				2,200	0	0
							12,056	4	6

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Expenditure to 30th September. 1860.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
District Land Purchase Commissioners	975	0	0
Contingent Expenses	531	19	8
Surveyors' Salaries	397	1	0
Surveys and Contingencies	1,180	5	8
Proportion of general charges of £1,533 13s. 10d.	732	6	6
				3,816	12	10
Refund for land and improvements at Omaha				100	0	0
Advances for Land Purchases	5,660	10	0
Deducting cash returned	1,089	0	0
				4,571	10	0	8,488	2	10

Expenditure to 30th September, 1861.
District Land Purchase Commissioners	741	13	4
Travelling and Contingent Expenses	287	9	11
District Surveyors	557	10	0
Survey and Contingent Expenses	655	18	1
Proportion of general charges of £350 2s. 8d.	318	13	8
				2,561	5	0
Refund of purchase money—
Land at Pukekohe, and interest				311	13	4
				2,872	18	4
Advances for Land Purchases				3,803	2	0
Amount transferred to Deposit Account, being ten per cent guaranteed to Natives on sales of certain lands to 30th June, 1856	2,266	17	7
							8,942	17	11

Expenditure to 30th September, 1862.
District Land Purchase Commissioners	1,295	16	8
Travelling and Contingent Expenses	424	12	3
District Surveyors	498	2	6
Surveys and Contingent Expenses	745	2	3
Miscellaneous Expenditure	579	9	1
				3,543	2	9
Proportion of General Charges				921	5	4
Survey of Scrip Claims, Hokianga				792	16	10
Amount of ten per cent guaranteed to Natives on Sales of Land from 1st July, 1856, to 30th September, 1862				2,556	14	8
Advances for Land Purchases	10,179	19	10
							17,993	19	5

Expenditure to 30th September, 1863.
District Land Purchase Commissioners' Salaries to 31st August, 1863	795	16	8
Land Purchase Contingencies	302	9	1
Surveyors and Draughtsmen, Salaries	1,396	12	9
Surveys and Travelling Expenses	1,239	10	1
				3,734	8	7
Payments on account of Land				656	14	6
Ten per cent on Land Sales to 30th June, 1863, guaranteed to Natives				100	14	0
Proportion of General Charges				98	6	11
Advances for Land Purchases				5,625	11	4
							10,215	15	4

Expenditure to 30th September, 1864.
District Land Purchase Commissioners' Salaries to 31st August	670	16	8
Surveyors and Draughtsmen, Salaries to 31st January	599	16	8
Surveys, Travelling Expenses, and Contingencies	630	18	1
				1,901	11	5
Payment on account of Land				470	0	0
Ten per cent on Sales of Land guaranteed to Natives to 30th June				242	15	2
Advances for Land Purchases				15,294	14	7
				17,909	1	2
Less Amount received under award of Land Claims Commissioner for Purchase of Land in Waikiekie Block				92	16	8
							17,816	4	6

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Expenditure to 30th June, 1865.
Distinct Land Purchase Commissioners	551	10	10
Surveyors	87	16	10
Surveys and Contingencies	462	16	0
				1,102	3	8
Advances for Land Purchases				2,524	10	3
							3,626	13	11
							£90,398	4	3

In addition to the expenditure included herein, this Account is chargeable with a further sum on account of Ten per cent on Sales of Lands from 1st January, 1864, to 30th June, 1865. Returns of these sales not yet received.