Cost of Building
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Cost of Building.
The approximate cost of the buildings, including the opening function and other expenses was as follows:—
| £ | |
| Preparation of the site and ground, such as surveying, levelling, rolling, grassing, fencing, roading and metalling roads | 760 |
| Building and pakeha material other than general labour | 6,190 |
| Material, carving and transporting from Rotorua | 2,500 |
| Building of Taihoa kitchen | 600 |
| Material and thatching and weaving | 2,000 |
| General Labour | 1,000 |
| Opening function | 2,500 |
| £15,550 | |
| Balance in hand | 450 |
| £16,000 |
The above costs were met by the following donations and subscriptions:—
| £ | |
| East Coast Maori Land Trust | 16,500 |
| Mangatu Trust Lands | 1,000 |
| Various Maori Land Boards | 620 |
| Carnegie Trust | 500 |
| Treasury | 500 |
| Native Trust | 500 |
| Wairoa Local Maoris | 500 |
| Wairoa-Gisborne Pakehas | 250 |
| Tawapata South Block | 250 |
| Carroll Memorial Committee Old Fund | 360 |
| Ormond Family | 100 |
| Maori Tribes of New Zealand | 3,000 |
| Canteen Takings | 500 |
| Entertainment, Haka, Concert and Dance | 1,000 |
| Sports, Football and Hockey | 420 |
| £16,000 |
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Note.—Although the writer was the organising secretary, some of the moneys were collected and paid out by different channels. Therefore the above is just a rough estimate, but it is not far wrong.
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