Wangapeka Land Sales..
Showing in detail the expenses paid by the Governement on Account of the Wangapeka Enquiry to 31st March 1870;
Extracted from the Appendices to the Journals of the House of Representatives: Entered and signed by C.T. Batkin, Paymaster General: Treasury, Wellington 3rd May 1870:
| To Whom Paid | Particulars | Date Of Service | Amount,£.s.d. |
| A Dommett | Travelling Expenses | 8th Dec & 8th Jan | 37-7-0 |
| F Wakefield | Pay (proportion of) | January | 15-10-0 |
| F Wakefield | Travelling Expenses | 7th Dec & 12th Feb | 44-5-0 |
| N.Z.S.N. Co | Passages, Mr Marchant | Dec & Feb | 6-0-0 |
| Burke & O'Brien | Conveying Telegram & box of Specimens, Wangapeka to Nelson |
3rd Jan & 17th Feb | 8-0-0 |
| J W A Marchant | Travelling | 3rd Jan & 17th Feb | 63-6-6 |
| Thomas Squires | Labourer, overtime | January, February | 7-2-6 |
| H.P. Knyvett | Asst. Surveyor, wages | 6th Jan & 17th Feb | 30-0-0 |
| W Roberts | Labourer, Wages | 6th Jan & 24th Feb | 23-10-0 |
| C Shadden | Labourer, Wages | 6th Jan & 23th Feb | 23-10-0 |
| T Squires | Labourer, Wages | 6th Jan & 23th Feb | 23-10-0 |
| J W Sutcliffe | Provisions for Labourers | January | 0-17-4 |
| W Milner | Canvas Covering for tent, A. | February | 1-7-0 |
| Thos Newton | Hire of conveyance, 27 miles on road to Wangapeka reef | January | 8-0-0 |
| G Brown | Pay, as guide to Mount Arthur | 17th January | 1-1-0 |
| J G?s | Conveying provisions to Mount Owen | 16th February | 4-0-0 |
| D Mc?nnon | Conveying mesages to Mount Owen | 16th February | 1-10=0 |
| J Dellow | Conveying provisions to Mount Owen | 16th February | 2-0-0 |
| John Lyn? | Conveying camp stores to Mount Owen | 16th February | 1-0-0 |
| Chas Carter | Conveying camp stores to Mount Owen | 16th February | 1-0-0 |
| Jas Baggott | Conveying camp stores to Mount Owen | 16th February | 1-0-0 |
| J Young | Conveying camp stores to Mount Owen | 16th February | 3-0-0 |
| H P Knyvett | Horse Hire | 23rd February | 3-0-0 |
| J G Knyvett | Horse Hire | 16th February | 2-16-6 |
| Thos Fawcett | Horse Hire | 19th February | 2-5-0 |
| John Taylor | Hire of packhorse | February | 1-10-0 |
| M Green | One billy and one drawing board, B. | 5th February | 0-14-6 |
| W H Phillips | Horse Feed | 10th January | 0-3-0 |
| J Dellow | Accomodationn for men with Mr Marchant | 10th January | 0-10-0 |
| J W Sutcliffe | Provisions supplied | 10th January | 0-3-0 |
| J Taylor | Meals for labourers | 10th January | 0-9-2 |
| S Gaukrodger | Horse hire etc. | 10th January | 3-12-0 |
| J Chandle | Refreshments for men with Mr Marchant | 19th January | 0-18-0 |
| P C Gowland | One axe and three quart billies, A. (one expended, B.) | 12th January | 0-1-0 |
Articles markes 'A' were handed to Sergeant
Goodall, Nelson Police.
Those marked 'B' were expended (lost or destroyed) in the sevice
