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Approximate Annual Cost of Native Youths employed in Native Office, Wellington. £ s. d. 2 Native Youths at 6s. per day ... ... ... 219 0 0 1 ~ „ at ... ... ... ... 50 0 0 1 „ „ at ... ... ... ... 30 0 0 I „ ~ pay not fixed, say ... ... ... 30 0 0 Board at Hostelry, of 2 Maori youths employed in Native Office, 3 in Government Printing Office, 1 unemployed—6 at 3s. per day ... 328 10 0 657 10 0 Incidental expenses of lads'passages to Wellington, &c, say ... 42 10 0 £700 0 0 Permanent Changes, Civil List.—Native Purposes. £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland ... ... 52 0 0 Wairoa ... ... 50 0 0 Mangonui ... ... 75 0 0 Taupo ... ... 300 0 0 Bay of Islands ... ... -169 0 0 New Plymouth ... ... 356 0 9 Hokianga ... ... 13S 0 0 Wairarapa ... ... 390 0 0 Kaipara ... ... 452 0 0 Otaki, Eangitikei, and Marton 190 0 0 Hauraki ... ... 150 0 0 Wanganui ... ... 506 0 O Waiuku ... ... 100 0 0 Napier ... ... 250 0 0 Waikato ... ... 607 0 0 Marlborough ... ... 50 0 0 Eaglan ... ... 175 0 0 Nelson ... ... 20 0 0 Tauranga ... ... 353 0 0 Christchurch ... ... 37 0 0 Maketu ... ... 465 0 0 Southland ... ... 225 0 0 Opotiki ... ... 273 0 0 Gisborne and East Coast ... 204 0 0 £5,887 0 0

STATEMENT showing Amount Granted, Paid, and Payable to Local Bodies in the Coromandel and Thames Districts out of the Votes of the year 1878-79, for "Roads in Native Districts," and "Opening up Roads and constructing Bridges through Lands recently Purchased," and under "The Appropriation Act, 1879."

* Promises have also been made amounting to £2,600, making a total paid and payable to the Thames District of £12,757,

Name of Local Body. Particulars. No. of Agreement. Amount Granted. Paid. Payable. Coromandel District. Roads in Native Districts Vote —■ Eoads £ £ £ Mercury Bay Biding Coromandel County Eoad, Thames to Hastings Opening up Roads and Constructing Bridges Vote — Port Charles Eoad 500 200 114 | 750 250 200 750 )> ?. Coromandel County I 200 145 | 200 Thames County ii a a j. Thames District. Roads in Native Districts Vote — Eoads Thames to Hastings Eoad Eoads Tapu Eoad Opening up Roads and Constructing Bridges Vote — Eoads Eoads 4,450 500 164 : 200 357 1,400 4,450 500 357 200 j. jj Thames County Thames Borough AVhangapoua Highway Board 154 I 4,000 158 i 500 4,000 500 Eoads 150 150 9,807*