EDUCATIONAL RESERVES.

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A.—No. 3.

SECTIONS purchased with TRUST FUNDS. —No Revenue accruing.

PROVINCE OE SOUTHLAND.

Evidence taken before Mr. Cooper, at Invereargill.

Monday, 9th May, 1870. New River Hundred, part of Section 40, Block 10, 30 acres 26 perches. — Endowment for Educational Purposes. Rev. W. P. Tanner, being duly sworn, states :My name is William Pontin Tanner. lam Clerk in Holy Orders of the Church of England. I am Secretary to the Education Board. (Record 6a, folio 190, Crown Grant 18th May, 1863, produced.) I know this property. It is leased to John Allen, at 2s. per acre per annum, for fourteen years, from 6th February, 1869. The rent is paid into the Treasurer's fund of the Education Board. I am Treasurer. The fund is applied, first to payment of teachers, and afterwards to general expenses of the Board. Toiun of Invercargill, Section 12, Block 38; Section 10, Block 42; Sections 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, Block 50; Section 22, Block 70 ; Section 8, Block 73 ; containing 2 acres 2 roods. — For Site and other Purposes connected with, a College at Invercargill. Rev. W. P. Tanner, being duly sworn, states : (Crown Grant, Record 6a, folio 210, 7th April, 1862, produced.) None of these sections are dealt with excepting section 22, block 70, which is leased at a rental of £10 a year from 3rd November, IS6B. It is an annual tenancy. The rent is paid into the Treasurer's fund, and applied, as formerly described, to general educational purposes. Town of Invercargill —Section 10, block 13 ; section 8, block 20; section 6, block 22 ; section 6, block 24 ; section 20, block 25 ; section 12, block 26 ; section 16, block 31 ; section 8, block 32 ; section 22, block 34 ; section 14, block 35 ; section 20, block 37 ; section 4, block 39 ; section 18, block 41; section 2, block 43 ; section 6, block 44; section 14, block 45; section 22, block 46; section 8, block 48 ; section 16, block 49 ; section 2, block 52 ; section 12, block 52 ; section 14, block 53; section 6, block 55 ; section 20, block 57 ; section 12, block 58 ; section 10, block 59 ; section 18, block 60; section 4, block 62 ; section 2, block 64; section 16, block 66 ; section 8, block 67; section 6, block 68 ; section 21, block 68 ; section 14, block 69—containing 8 acres 3 roods. — Endoivment for Educational Purposes in the Toion of Invercargill.

Locality. Section. Block. How occupied. Palmerston 1, 2, 19, and 20 23 Unknown to deponent, but intended as site for church and Waitangata 5 5 manse. Unknown to deponent, but intended as site for church and 33 4 6 manse. Unknown to deponent, but intended as site for church and Greytown Waihola "West Taieri Clutha Oamaru Tokomairiro Balclutha 29, 30 8, 9 Part 16 Part 12 13, 14 1, 2 12, 13 4 8 In. 101 5 4 7 manse. Church built on the ground. Church built on the ground. Church, manse, and glebe. Unknown to deponent. Unoccupied, but intended as site for manse. Unoccupied; church built thereon originally, but removed to a more central position. Vacant at present; will be occupied as site for church or manse very shortly. Unknown to deponent. Glebe for minister. Manse and glebe. Church. A very narrow strip adjoining section 10, by Dr. Burns' glebe. Molyneux Clarendon Grlenkennah Oamaru Town District a. 10, 11, 12 2 of 36, 2 of 37 App. 8696 21, 22 87 26 2 41 7 3STot having visited many of the above localities, I am not certain as to the correctness of the remarks. In all these cases, however, the lands were purchased by the trustees at the request of the congregations in the several districts, with the view of the sites being suitable for either churches, manses, or glebes. Port Chalmers Town, Section 405, 20 perches. — Site for Mechanics' Institute. Daniel Wolfe, being duly sworn, states : I am Mayor of Port Chalmers. (Eecord copy, boot P. 2, p. 163, produced.) I know the land in question. It is occupied partly as site for Mechanics' Institute, partly by the morgue. None of it is let. The Institute was erected by general subscription of the inhabitants, the morgue by the Provincial Government.