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EXPENDITURE out of "Roads in Native Districts" Vote (Consolidated Fund), from 1st July, 1878, to 15th October, 1879.

STATEMENT showing APPROPRIATIONS and EXPENDITURE for PURCHASE of NATIVE LANDS, from 1870 to 30 June, 1879.

Amounts. Ixpenditure during Financial Year, 187S-79 ... Ixpenditure from 1st July to 15th October, 1879 Ixpenditure from 1st July to 15th October, 1879, charged to Liabilities Vote £ s. d, 16,140 10 C 798 1 C 1,331 10 7 Total £18,276 1 7

Appropriation. Expenditure. ear 1870-71 1871-72 1872-73 1873-74 1874.-75 1875-76 1876-77 1877-78 1878-79 £ s. ... "I -2 ■•• I"*1 200,000 0 •■■ f,| 500,000 0 ::: j & 103,550 0 125,817 14 91,825 19 150,918 3 d. 0 0 0 6 9 G r £ b. d. 230 0 0 49,432 5 (! G7.S0S 9 4 98,236 14 7 145,615 15 8 84,030 17 5 85,644 4 9 50,033 9 8 124,412 1 1 Total 705,493 17 705,493 17 7 7 'otal Appropriations ... ... ... ... £732,000 0 0 lotal Expenditure ... ... ... ... 705,493 17 7 £732,000 0 0 705,493 17 7 onount required for current year, as in proposed Estimates ... ... ... ... £201,100 0 0 Estimated amount required to complete all outstanding purchases—Estimated areas : — Auckland ... ... ... ... 2,115,S6G acres ... £257,550 Hawke'sBav ... ... ■•• 37,041 „ ... 5,000 Wellington*... ... .. ... 2,252,337 „ ... 739,200 Taranaki ... ... ... ... 738,030 „ ... 119,861 Total ... ... 5,143,874 acres ... £1,121,677 * In this district the average price paid for lands already acquired is 2s. 9d. per acre, aud for lands under negotiation the price is estimated at 7s. per acre.