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10

Comparison of Horne and Reid's Account with Cash-book, 13th February to 8th May.

Up to the date of the last payments —£30 on the 2nd, and £34 on the 16th, of September, 1879 —■ the further orders executed amounted to £11; the Natives supplied and those charged being set forth as follows : —

Comparison of Horne and Reid's Account with Cash-book, 8th May to 16th September, 1879.

It will be observed that in no case but in the last payment did Mr. Young make a complete settlement of Messrs. Home and Reid's account; and, as it was manifestly impossible, under those circumstances, to allocate to the Natives supplied with goods the exact sum paid in respect of each, I determined to analyze Messrs. Home and Reid's account as a whole, with a view to seeing whether the value of the goods supplied to particular Natives could be reconciled with the persons and sums charged in the cash-book. The result is set forth in the statement following : —

Summary of Amounts due by Natives for Goods supplied by Horne and Reid, and of Sums charged to Natives in Cash-book.

Names of Natives. Amount due by Natives. Amount charged in Cash-book. £ s. a. 17 2 3 7 2 0 3 17 0 10 6 0 6 0 19 6 6 10 0 17 12 0 5 0 0 2 14 10 14 6 0 16 10 £ s. d. W. M. Pohepohe Hakaraia Tohi te Koata ... Te Puke Makarita Maihi Rangikaheke Hans Tapsell ... Eakitu Hoani Ngakatihao Mere Maihi Wi Katene Matini Takarua Tauera Paikau ... Hona te Hauiti Hohepa Hikutaia Eirei Pirika 4 0 io 6 6 10 0 0 0 5 0 7 0 2 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 Totals £64 15 5 £40 0 0

Names of Natives. Amount due by Natives. Amount charged in Cash-book. 'etenga Hawea 'ipene Tatieati lona te Hauiti £ 5 5 1 s. 0 0 0 a. o 0 0 £ s. d. 5 0 0 5 0 0 'erereka Ngahuruhuru Vharetini 'e Kate Tukutahi Lrekatera te Wera 'ani Peraniko te Hura lopata Hawiti lamiora Tangiawa C28 0 0 [500 4 0 0 5 0 0 6 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 2 0 0 Totals £11 0 0 £64 0 0

Names of Natives. Due by Natives. Tarakawa Kati and party Renata Ereatara Tahauriorangi ... Herni Baurau ... Wharetini lafcarua Ee Mapu Patera Weteriki Paora te Amohau Bakitu Wiremu £ s. d. 0 12 0 14 10 7 0 2 6 2 0 5 8 0 0 3 16 0 4 0 0 2 7 0 5 5 0 13 0 9 5 9 18 6 3 0 10 4 | £ s. d. 6 3 11 8 6 0 7 15 6 13 11 3 15 0 1