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A Statement of all Expenditure on Account of the Akaroa and Kaiapoi Land Purchases between December 4th, 1856, and February 15th, 1858.
| 1856. | Purchase Moneys paid— | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
| December 11th | Akaroa Lands | 150 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1857. | |||||||
| February 5th | Kaiapoi 1st payment | 200 | 0 | 0 | |||
| " 2nd " | 200 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 469 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1856. | Sundry Disbursements— | ||||||
| Dec. 8th to 24th | As per approved account | 44 | 12 | 6 | |||
| 1857. | |||||||
| Feb. 2nd to 12th | As per approved account | 9 | 17 | 11 | |||
| 54 | 10 | 5 | |||||
| Carried Forward | *604 | 10 | 5page 31 |
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| £ | s. | d. | |||||
| Brought Forward | 604 | 10 | 5 | ||||
| 1857. | Disbursement by the Colonial Sub-Treasurer exclusive of his advance to Mr. Hamilton (accounted for)— | ||||||
| April 20th | Payment to Mr. Hamilton for effecting the purchases at Akaroa and Kaiapoi | 50 | 0 | 0 | |||
| May 6th | Payments for presents to Rev. John Aldred in acknowledgment of his services as Interpreter (Mr. Aldred having refused remuneration)— | ||||||
| Scott's Bible and Commentaries (6 vols) | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Pocket map of Canterbury Province | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| Dec. 4th | Paid for food by way of present to Maoris at Kaiapoi (2nd payment Nov. 12th)— | ||||||
| 100lbs. flour | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 56lbs. sugar | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | |
| Paid for board and lodging of Constable Hayman Nov. 9th to 10th | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Mr. Hamilton, 11th and 12th | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Stabling for horse, night and two half days | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | |
| Fare of Constable Hayman to Kaiapoi 8s. 6d. | |||||||
| Ferries 1s. 3d. | |||||||
| 0 | 9 | 9 | |||||
| ", back | 0 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Carriage of 50lbs. weight of silver | 0 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| 1 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| For Rev. J. Aldred's passage from Pigeon Bay back to Lyttelton— | |||||||
| Dec 12th, 1856, arrears | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Meal at Knowles's | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 0 | 13 | 0 | |||||
| For presents to chiefs who aided in completing Akaroa purchases | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| £675 | 13 | 11 | |||||
| Summarz of Expenditure. | |||||||
| Purchase Moneys— | |||||||
| Akaroa | 150 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Kaiapoi | 400 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 550 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Charges. | |||||||
| Akaroa— | |||||||
| Cost of survey of reserves | 16 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Travelling expenses† | 23 | 12 | 6 | ||||
| Flour and sugar to Maoris | 5 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Presents to Chiefs | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 55 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| Kaiapoi— | |||||||
| Travelling expenses | 10 | 11 | 6 | ||||
| Flour and sugar | 4 | 11 | 11 | ||||
| 15 | 3 | 5 | |||||
| Present to Mr. Aldred | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Remuneration to Mr. Hamilton | 50 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 55 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| £675 | 13 | 11 |
J. W. Hamilton,
Sub-Treasurer and Agent for Purchases.
