New Munster Gazette – 1849 – No. 10

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✨ Land Purchase Disbursements

Enclosure No. 2. to Despatch No. 18.

STATEMENT of all Disbursements made by the Colonial Treasurer, Wellington, on account of LAND PURCHASES for the New Zealand Company, and of the Special Land Commission, from 12th December, 1846, to 20th February, 1849

| No. of
Voucher | When Paid | PARTICULARS | £ | s. | d. |
|------------|------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|-----|----|-----|

LAND PURCHASES

Wairau

| 296 | March 18, 1847 | First instalment of Purchase Money | 600 | 0 | 0 |
| 425 | April 1, 1848 | Second ... | 600 | 0 | 0 |

Middlesex

| 968 | August 4, 1848 | Advance of Salary to Mantell | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 1234 | Oct. 13, 1848 | Travelling allowance to H. Kemp | 47 | 5 | 0 |
| 1307 | Nov. 2, 1848 | Food to Natives at Akaroa | 8 | 11 | 0 |
| 47 | Jan. 24, 1849 | P. M. Harvey, passages | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 123 | Jan. 10, 1849 | Remittance to Sub-Treasurer * | 500 | 0 | 0 |
| | Feb. 5, 1849 | W. Mantell, balance of travelling allowance | 159 | 18 | 0 |

Porirua

| 298 | March 26, 1847 | First instalment of Purchase Money | 1000 | 0 | 0 |
| 426 | April 1, 1848 | Second ... | 500 | 0 | 0 |

Taranaki

| 589-1| April 12, 1848 | Balance of Purchase Money due since Nov. 1844 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 589-2| | Second instalment of Purchase Money | 150 | 0 | 0 |
| 689 | May 8, 1848 | Board &c. for Mr. M’Lean | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 590 | ... | Food for Natives | 1 | 19 | 6 |
| 593 | ... | Stationery | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 692 | ... | Food to Natives interested in Sale of Land | 1 | 19 | 0 |

Wanganni

| 969 | August 8, 1848 | Maps of Purchases and Native Reserves | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 971 | ... | Food to Natives interested in sale | 17 | 9 | 3 |
| 972 | ... | Food and Clothing to do. | 5 | 16 | 10 |
| 976 | ... | Board, Rent. &c., for Mr. M’Lean | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| | Dec. 27, 1848 | Travelling Allowance | 95 | 3 | 7 |

| 1431 | ... | Expenses | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 107 | Jan. 30, 1849 | R. Stokes, Stationery | 1 | 11 | 9 |
| 106 | Jan. 30, 1849 | Registration of Deeds | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 220 | Feb. 14, 1849 | E. Harris, making Maps | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| 219 | Feb. 20, 1849 | Cutting Lines | 9 | 19 | 0 |
| 1432 | Dec. 1848 | Travelling Allowance to Mr. Kemp while negotiating the Purchase | 20 | 9 | 6 |

SPECIAL LAND COMMISSION

| 1266 | Dec. 23, 1847 | T. Hughes for removing from Native Reserve at Taitai | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| 1267 | Dec. 6, 1847 | J. Smith, compensation for abandoning improvements | 75 | 0 | 0 |
| 1275 | March 26, 1847 | Thirteen Persons for removing from Native Reserves | 174 | 16 | 0 |

Mr. Commissioner’s Establishment

| 157 | Dec. 8, 1846 | Mr. Duncan, Interpreter | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Jan. 11, 1847 | ... | 7 | 15 | 0 |
| 156 | Feb. 9, 1847 | ... | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| 157 | ... | Interpreter and Clerk | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| 354 | Feb. 9, 1847 | J. B. Raine, Clerk | 7 | 15 | 0 |
| 481 | April 6, 7, 8, 1847 | Interpreter and Clerk | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| 585 | May 6, 1847 | ... | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| 709 | June 4, 5, 1847 | ... | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| 792 | August 6, 1847 | ... | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| 994 | October 2, 1847| ... | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| 1118 | Nov. 1, 1847 | ... | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| 1246 | Dec. 1, 3, 1847 | ... | 12 | 0 | 0 |

Furniture and Stationery

| 167 | Dec. 12, 1846 | C. Mills for Furniture | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 360 | April 29, 1847 | Stationery | 9 | 17 | 0 |
| 1139 | Nov. 6, 1847 | Do. ... | 1 | 2 | 0 |

Travelling Expenses

| 960 | March 20, 1847 | Lieut.-Col. M’Cleverty, travelling expenses | 1 | 16 | 10 |
| 900 | Sept. 9, 1847 | ... | 1 | 1 | 0 |

Purchases for Natives

| 719 | June 13, 1847 | E. Wallace, for two Mares | 70 | 0 | 0 |
| 797 | August 18, 1847 | C. Martin, two Carts | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 798 | August 31, 1847 | R. Jenkins, one Mare | 30 | 0 | 0 |

Lieut.-Col. M’Cleverty’s Establishment

| 45 | January 4, 1848 | Interpreter and Clerk | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| 157 | Feb. 1, 1848 | ... | 7 | 15 | 0 |
| 284 | March 1, 1848 | ... | 12 | 8 | 0 |

Miscellaneous

| 725 | June 9, 1848 | Survey Labourers at Waikanae | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 720 | ... | at Whirikino and Ohariu | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 721 | ... | Travelling Expenses of Interpreter | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 427 | April 18, ... | Registration of Deeds | 11 | 15 | 0 |

*This item has since been repaid by the New Zealand Company’s Principal Agent.

(True Copy.)

Godfrey Thomas,
Auditor-General.

VUW Te Waharoa — New Munster Gazette 1849, No 10

The Province of New Munster was led by Lieutenant-Governor Edward John Eyre, whose residence was First Government House (depicted) on the land where Parliament now sits in Wellington.

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏛️ Correspondence regarding New Zealand Company land purchases (continued from previous page)

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated8 March 1849
KeywordsLand purchases, New Zealand Company, Funding, Legislative Council
👱🏽 Names

14 names identified

W. Mantell, Received advance of salary and travelling allowance
H. Kemp, Received travelling allowance
P. M. Harvey, Received passages
M’Lean, Received board and food
R. Stokes, Received stationery
E. Harris, Received payment for making maps
T. Hughes, Received payment for removing from native reserve
J. Smith, Received compensation for abandoning improvements
Duncan, Received payment as interpreter
J. B. Raine, Received payment as clerk
Lieut.-Col. M’Cleverty, Received travelling expenses
E. Wallace, Received payment for two mares
C. Martin, Received payment for two carts
R. Jenkins, Received payment for one mare

👩‍💼 Officials

Godfrey Thomas, Auditor-General

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