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1882. NEW ZEALAND.

CHARITABLE AID DISTRIBUTED IN THE COLONY (RETURN OF), FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1882.

Return to an Order of the Souse of Representatives, dated Bth June, 1882. "That there be laid upon the table a return showing the amount of charitable aid distributed in "the colony for the jear ending 31st March, 1882, and the amounts deducted from the subsidies or otherwise of the various local bodies in order to recoup to the Treasury that expenditure. The return also to show the respective amounts distributed in the principal towns of the colony."— (Mr. Cadman)

Return showing (1) the amount of Charitable Aid distributed in the Colony for the Year ending 31st March, 1882; and (2) the Amounts deducted from the Subsidies or otherwise of the various Local Bodies, in order to recoup to the Treasury that Expenditure. (1.) Charitable Aid.

£ s. A. £ a. d. £ a. d. £ s. a. 11,345 3 8 .ucklana — Aucklana Thames Otahuhu Mahurangi Howiek Waiuku Onehunga Pokeno TeArai Alexandra Papatura Te Aroha Maungaturoto ... Pukekohe West TologaBay Taupiri Katikati Hamilton Drury Matakana Puhoi... Dargaville Tokatoka Tuapeka Gisborne Wade Tauranga Whangarei 5,657 19 1 1,113 18 3 64 3 9 15 0 0 134 17 10 19 4 0 178 1 10 24 0 0 11 4 0 3 0 0 45 15 0 1 10 0 12 0 0 43 4 0 11 0 0 2 0 0 1 10 0 15 12 3 7 9 10 4 15 0 21 12 0 8 0 0 3 0 0 4 10 0 47 18 0 2 15 0 8 15 0 5 9 6 Brought forwara Hawke's Bay— Napier Wairoa Waipawa 318 7 0 12 6 100 0 0 419 9 6 Nelson— Nelson Takaka Motueka Wakefield Waimea Reefton 1,585 5 9 13 0 0 388 0 5 0 17 10 211 5 0 14 3 9 2,212 12 9 Marlborough— Blenheim Havelock 100 0 0 4 15 0 104 15 0 Canterbury — Christchurch ... Asliburton Oxford Lyttelton Kaiapoi Tiinaru Kirwee Woolston Southbridge ... Rangiora Waimate Eiccarton Akaroa Amberley Geraldine ] Prebbleton Burnham Hororata Orari... 8,372 12 0 1,020 5 0 172 12 11 2,242 2 8 59 16 11 459 16 7 70 18 6 74 2 8 33 17 7 71 10 7 99 10 9 8 8 0 32 3 7 4 0 0 10 0 10 16 0 0 5 10 6 15 0 2 0 6 12,742 15 1 'aranaki— New Plymouth... Patea 7,468 4 4 790 1 1 20 0 0 810 1 1 Wellington— Wellington Wanganui Hutt Featherston Waverley Foxton Masterton Greytown TJpper Hutt Palmerston 2,573 4 8 257 1 4 122 16 5 21 5 0 2 9 0 3 10 0 73 9 4 6 5 0 3 0 0 3 17 6 ' Westland — Hokitika Grreymouth Kumara Stafford 370 13 6 152 3 11 97 4 4 2 0 0 622 1 9 Carried forward 3,066 18 3 11,345 3 8 Carried forward 27,446 17 9