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Invercargill Hundred, Section 12, Block 17, 62 acres 1 rood 23 perches. The Bev. TV. P. Tanner, being duly sworn, states (Grant. Eecord No. 6c, folio 50, produced) : This land is leased for fourteen years, from 4th May, 1870, at £9 12s. a year. Jacob's River Hundred, Section 52, Block 7, 40 acres. The Bev. TV. P. Tanner, being duly sworn, states (Grant, Becord No. 6c, folio 57, produced : This land is leased for fourteen years, from 29th August, 1868, at £5 a year. Jacob's River Hundred, Section 22, Block 8, 55 acres 3 roods 84 perches. The Eev. TV. P. Tanner, being duly sworn, states (Grant, Eecord No. 6c, folio 59, produced) : This land is leased for fourteen years, from 1st August, 1869, at £6 19s. lid. a year. Jacob's River Hundred, Section 12, Block 9, 91 acres 3 roods. The Eev. TV. P. Tanner, being duly sworn, states (Grant, Eecord No. 6c, folio 60, produced) : This land is leased for fourteen years, from 1st April, 1869, at 2s. per acre for first seven years, and 2s. 6d. for second seven years. Oteramika Hundred, Section 46, Block 2, 40 acres. The Eev. TV. P. Tanner, being duly sworn, states (Grant, Eecord No. 6c, folio 64, produced) : This is pastoral land, and is let annually at a rental of 6d. per acre. Oteramika Hundred, Section 47, Block 2, 40 acres. The Eev. TV. P. Tanner, being duly sworn, states (Grant, Eecord No. 6c, folio 65, produced): This land is dealt with the same as the last. The Eev. TV. P. Tanner further states, on his oath: With regard to the subject of schools generally in the Province, I hand in a return of the receipts and expenditure of the Treasurer of the Education Board for the year 1869 ; also, a return of the schools in the Province, showing the average attendance at each. Beturn of Eeceipts and Expenditure of the Treasurer of the Education Board, Southland, for the year 1869. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Provincial Treasurer ... ... 276 11 4 Masters'Salaries ... ... 292 10 0 Eents ... ... ... 93 8 4 Building and Eepairs ... ... 43 14 2 Sundries ... ... ... 2 10 0 Secretary ... ... ... 17 10 0 Advertising, &c. ... ... 9 11 0 Balance ... ... ... 9 4 2 £372 9 8 £372 9 8 Paid by vouchers to two masters, £50. Still due to nine masters for salary till 31st December, 1869, £206 5s. "W. P. Tannee, Treasurer, Education Board. Eeturn of the Number of Schools in the Province, showing the average Attendance at each for the year 1869. District whore School situated. Average Attendance. Gummie's Bush ... ... ... ... ... ... 7 Eiverton ... ... ... ... ... ... 25 South Eiverton ... .... ... ... ... ... 16 Flint's Bush ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 15 "Waiauiwa ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 15 Wallace Town ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 23 Winton ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 14 Bluff ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 28 Eoslyn ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7 Long Bush ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 Oteramika ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 17 Mavis ... ... ... ... ... ■ ... ... 14 Total average attendance ... ... ... ... ... 191 W. P. TAsnnsR, Inspector of Schools, Southland.