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1886. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION. ENDOWMENT RESERVES FOR PRIMARY EDUCATION IN THE COLONY.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives, dated 22nd July, 1885. Ordered, " That a return be laid before this House setting forth the area and estimated value of the educational reserves in each county and educational district. Such return to show—(l) the time and conditions upon which the reserves are leased ; (2) the present income derived in each case therefrom ; (3) the number of acres now remaining unlet; (4) the name of the county and educational district whoro such reserves are situated ; (5) the probable increases that might be derived from the lease of such unlet reserves."—(Mr, SMITH.)

[Note. — A very complete return of the endowment reserves for secondary and university education was laid upon the table of the House of Representatives last session. See Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1885, E.-ll.]

1. Primary Education Reserves (vested by Act in School Commissioners). Auckland Education District.

Taranaki Education District.

lieserves Leased. Reserves Not Leased. County or Borough [B]. j ) Area. Estimated Present Capital Value. Present Annual Income. i Area. Estimated Estimated AnPresent Capital nual Income Value. if Leased. A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. a. A. B. p. 2,669 1 28 2,000 1 5 1,032 2 0 2,808 0 5 7,926 3 22 3,090 0 39 3,239 0 27 87 1 20 1,432 3 31 341 1 6 564 0 18 161 3 25 15 2 30 131 2 27 549 0 0 3 0 0 14 1 32 0 1 20 3 0 0 0 1 18 10 0 £ s. d. 1,992 0 0 1,755 0 0 717 0 0 3,431 5 0 4,769 10 0 2,508 15 0 2,783 0 0 513 0 0 1,926 0 0 329 10 0 948 0 0 1,673 0 0 32 0 0 394 0 0 275 0 0 6 0 0 14 0 0 1,500 0 0 135 0 0 30 0 0 30 0 0 £ s. d. Mongonui .. Hokianga .. Bay of Islands Kobson Whangarei .. Rodney Waitemata .. Eden Manukau .. Raglan vVaikato Waipa joromandel Piako " 150 1 24 .. 1,065 0 12 382 0 0 1,090 0 0 33 3 8 139 3 29 999 3 17 408 2 2 112 0 2 229 3 4 '.'. 281 0 0 1,959 0 0 1,190 10 0 379 0 0 790 0 0 255 0 0 6,807 0 0 3,048 0 0 300 10 0 384 0 0 855 0 0 67 18 0 25 9 0 14 10 6 36 10 0 52 10 0 208 0 0 111 5 0 19 0 0 32 10 0 33 15 0 87 0 i 843 0 0 26 16 0 17 0 i 28 0 I 8 0 I 5 0 I 6 10 I 27 10 I 3 0 I Fauranga .. Whakatane.. East Taupo Auckland [B] Hamilton [Bj Dnehunga [B] Parnell [B] .. Total .. ; 0 1 23 ..I 2 0 0 0 2 35 4,895 1 36 1,500 0 0 635 0 0 60 0 0 74 0 0 21 10 0 2 10 0 100 0 I 3 0 I 5 0 ( 2 0 ( 19,006 0 0 725 19 0 26,072 2 33 25,762 0 0

Paranaki .. .. 1,654 3 29 3,791 6 0 295 18 4 3,172 1 41 9,517 10 0 -lifton .. .. 83 2 6 417 10 0 24 5 3 63 0 29 315 0 0 Slew Plymouth [B] .. 52 2 0 2,625 0 0 133 12 5 18 2 22^; 925 0 0 Total .. 1,790 3 35 6,833 16 0 453 16 oj 3,254 0 1G 10,7.7 10 0 I _ i I ' a "