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Meeting at Mr. Fielder's Office, Napier, 11 a.m., 29th January, 1901. Present : The Bishop (Chair), Captain Russell, Messrs. Cotterill and Fielder. Minutes of previous meeting read and confirmed. Re Lease Te Aute Lands. —The resolution re the lease of the Te Aute lands having been communicated by letter to Archdeacon S. Williams, letter 31st July last, and he had seen trustees on the subject, and objected to the increase on the ground that he had made great improvements, and also the valuation was too high, it was resolved, " That the trustees do not see their way to reduce the rate decided upon at their last meeting, and request the Archdeacon to kindly intimate whether he is prepared to accept a lease of the Te Aute lands on the terms mentioned in their letter of 31st July, 1900, or whether the trustees should take further action in respect to leasing the lands in question." Re Technical Education. —Letter read from Department of Education on above subject, dated 7th May, 1900, addressed to Archdeacon Williams, and draft reply drawn up by Mr. Thornton. Resolved, " That a reply be sent by the Bishop and the Archdeacon on the lines of Mr. Thornton's draft." Re Plan Te Aute. — Resolved, " That Messrs. Baker and Tabuteau draw up a plan of the lands at Te Aute belonging to the trust, such plan to show as far as possible the description of such lands." Report to General Synod. —The accounts for the past three years and terrier were laid before the trustees and ordered to be presented to the General Synod, together with the reports of the College and Hukarere School, together with a report from this trust. Read and confirmed, 7th May, 1903. W. L. Waiapu, Chairman.

Meeting of Trustees of Te Aute Estate, at Mr. Fielder's Office, 7th May, 1903, at 11 a.w Present: The Bishop (Chair), Sir W. Russell, and Mr. Fielder. Minutes of previous meeting read and confirmed. Letter read from Mr. E. H. Williams applying for a lease of the Te Aute Estate for a term of twelve years, at an annual rental of £2,200, from Ist August, 1903, to the Yen. Archdeacon Williams. Letter also read from the Archdeacon re the reserve of not exceeding 100 acres for use of College in the new lease. Resolved, " That a lease of the Te Aute Estate to the Yen. Archdeacon Williams be approved of for the term of twelve years from Ist August, 1903, at an annual rental of £2,200, payable half-yearly, the lease to contain the usual covenants, to be approved by the trustees , also that the land at present in occupation and use of the College, and any additional land not exceeding 100 acres in the whole for the use of the College, to be exempt from lease, but not to be defined on the plan; such rent not to be allowed any rebate for such land so reserved and to be reserved for use of the College. Messrs. Sainsbury, Logan, and Williams to act as solicitors for the trustees. The Archdeacon to be asked to kindly let the trustees see his power of attorney as agent of the late trustees. Confirmed, 19th June, 1903. W. L. Waiapu, Chairman.

19i* June, 1903, at Mr. Fielder's Office, at 10.30 a.m. Present: The Bishop (Chair), Sir W. Russell, and Mr. Fielder. Mr. E. N. Williams, solicitor, also attended. Minutes of previous meeting read and confirmed. Lease Te Aute Estate. —After the terms and conditions of the lease were duly discussed it was resolved, " That a lease of the whole of the lands of the Te Aute Estate, less an area up to 100 acres for use of the College, with buildings th reon, from Ist August, 1903, for the term of twelve years, at an annual rental of £2,200 payable half-yearly, from the trustees of the estate'to the Yen. S. Williams, be executed. The lease and counterpart were then executed by those trustees present, and their signatures witnessed by Mr. E. N. Williams. Read and confirmed, 14th September, 1903. W. L. Waiapu, Chairman.

lith September, 1903, at Mr. Fielder's Office, at 11 a.m. Present: The Bishop (Chair), Sir W. Russell, Messrs. Coleman and Fielder. Minutes of previous meeting read and confirmed. Correspondence read between headmaster Te Aute College (17th February, 1903) and the Secretary for Education, Wellington (7th April, 1903) re technical education to be given at Te Aute College; and draft letter from Archdeacon Williams to Education Department, in reply to letter of the 7th April, 1903, on behalf of the trustees. Resolved, " That the draft of letter from the Archdeacon to the Education Department referring to technical instruction for two and a half hours per week now submitted to the trustees be approved." Read and confirmed, 20th February, 1906. W. L. Waiapu, Chairman.

20th February, 1906, at Mr. Fielder's Office, at 10.30 a.m. Present: The Bishop (chair), Sir W. Russell, Messrs. Williams and Fielder. Minutes of previous meeting read and confirmed. Letter from the Chairman of the Board of Land Purchase Commissioners,|Wellington,Prequesting this Board to offer to the Government for small-settlement purposes about 2,300 acies of land, adjacent to the Argyll Settlement at a fair price (including the tenant's interest), the purchase-money for which could be paid in cash, and possession taken at a date to suit the convenience of Archdeacon Williams, the tenant. Resolved, " That this Board cannot accede to the request." Confirmed, 19th May, 1906. W. L. Waiapu, Chairman.