Auckland Provincial Gazette – 1876 – No. 16

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✨ Native Land Purchase Expenses



176 Auckland Provincial Government Gazette.

RETURN FURNISHED BY THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT OF THE GENERAL EXPENSES

OF THE PURCHASE OF NATIVE LANDS IN THE PROVINCE OF AUCKLAND.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,

Wellington, New Zealand,

3rd April, 1876.

SIR,—

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the number and date quoted in the margin [574, 13th March], and in compliance with the request contained therein to forward to you herewith a detailed return of the salaries, etc., which have been paid under the head of General expenses of the Purchase of Lands in the Province of Auckland.

I have, etc.,

H. A. ATKINSON,

In the absence of Colonial Secretary.

His Honour the Superintendent,

Auckland.

NORTH.

£ s. d.
T. McDonnell, salary and forage allowance, May, 1872, to June, 1875 1,123 8 6
Ditto, travelling allowance and expenses to March, 1875 316 11 7
J. W. Preece, salary, February to May, 1875 118 19 11
Ditto, travelling allowance, etc., March to May, 1875 52 5 0
C. E. Nelson, salary, March to July, 1874 143 17 0
1,755 1 6

THAMES.

£ s. d.
E. H. Power, salary, December, 1871, to June, 1875 391 13 0

ROTORUA, TAUPO, AND BAY OF PLENTY.

£ s. d.
C. O. Davis, salary, June, 1873, to April, 1875 1,425 18 0
Henry Mitchell, salary, June, 1873, to June, 1875 1,534 0 0
J. C. Young, salary, September, 1873, to June, 1875 970 0 0
Henry Mitchell, travelling expenses to 23rd October, 1873 177 0 0
Davis and Mitchell, messengers and native assistants, October, 1873, to May, 1875 263 14 0
4,390 12 0

EAST COAST, POVERTY BAY, AND WAIROA.

£ s. d.
J. A. Wilson, salary, April, 1873, to June, 1875 1,633 16 0
T. W. Porter, salary, February to June, 1875 62 10 0
C. M. Wilson, salary, March to June, 1875 60 0 0
G. Burton, salary, June to August, 1873 123 0 0
Wi Maihi, salary, October, 1874, to June, 1875 45 0 0
J. P. Hamlin, salary, March to May, 1875 79 16 0
2,004 2 0

PATETERE.

£ s. d.
E. T. Brissenden, salary, etc., to 28th February, 1874 701 13 0

Head Office, Wellington, moiety of expenses to 30th June, 1875

£ s. d.
Commission account, E. T. Brissenden, salary, March to July, 1874 321 6 0
Ditto, E. T. Brissenden, travelling allowance, March to July, 1874 160 13 0
Ditto, E. T. Brissenden, progress payment 893 11 7
1,375 10 7

MISCELLANEOUS.

£ s. d.
Passages, coach fares, horse hire, etc. 165 19 6
Stationery, printing, advertising, professional services 250 0 10
Rent and furniture 35 3 4
Food for Native Meetings, presents to chiefs, etc. 411 2 1
862 5 9

SURVEYS.

£ s. d.
Expenses in connection with... 367 8 0

| TOTAL | £12,235 | 8 | 1 |

(Signed) RICHARD JOHN GILL,

Accountant.

Native Office,

Wellington, 27th March, 1876.



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🗺️ Expenses of Native Land Purchases in Auckland Province

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
3 April 1876
Native land purchases, Auckland Province, salaries, expenses, land acquisition
14 names identified
  • T. McDonnell, Received salary and forage allowance
  • J. W. Preece, Received salary and travelling allowance
  • C. E. Nelson, Received salary
  • E. H. Power, Received salary
  • C. O. Davis, Received salary
  • Henry Mitchell, Received salary and travelling expenses
  • J. C. Young, Received salary
  • J. A. Wilson, Received salary
  • T. W. Porter, Received salary
  • C. M. Wilson, Received salary
  • G. Burton, Received salary
  • Wi Maihi, Received salary
  • J. P. Hamlin, Received salary
  • E. T. Brissenden, Received salary, travelling allowance, and progress payment

  • H. A. Atkinson, In the absence of Colonial Secretary
  • Richard John Gill, Accountant