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Table F.—Summary of the Settlements established upon Estates acquired and dealt with, etc. continued.

(C.) Educational Endowments. Leasing and Administration. By the passing of the Education Reserves Amendment Act, 1910, the whole of the education reserves, both primary and secondary, throughout the Dominion came under the control of the Lands Department as from Ist April, 1911. The total area so taken charge of amounts to 833,212 acres, 792,720 acres being for primary and 40,492 acres for secondary education, of a total approximate value of £1,339,204, distributed as follows :—

Table G.—Return showing the Endowments for Education taken over from the School Commissioners.

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Land District and Name of Settlement. Select- ! Kesioi*8. ' dences. Principal Purpose for which Holdings ate utilized. Present Position. I >tago— Airedale Arogowan Barnego Duncan Earnsoleugh Elderslie Greenfield Janefield Kauroo Hill Kurow Maerewhenua.. Makareao and Extension Matakanui* Meadowbank Momona Otamatakau* Otekaike Plunket Pomahaka Downs Puketapu Steward St. Helen's Tahawai Taumata Teaneraki Tokarahi Totara Windsor Park No. 1 Windsor Park No. 2 12 66 .. 24 0 13 :: a 21 :: S 75 35 2 11 :: 'i 66 18 27 11 47 3 8 9 23 78 27 37 10 11 51 20 4 8 24 40 19 30 13 58 22 7 13 52 18 15 8 42 3 S 9 14 41 25 23 8 General and dairying Pruit-growing General mixed farming Vegetable and fruit-growing General farming Dairying General farming General farming Good. Fair. Very fair. Good. Fair. Good. Fair. Very good. General and wool-growing Dairying and mixed farming General farming Dairying General farming Fair. Good. Fair. Good. Dairying General farming Dairying General and dairying Fair. Good. 775 586 586 louthland— Beaumont Edendale Ermedale Glenham Merrivale Otahu Ringway 12 146 12 .. 35 49 6 8 8 122 11 43 38 6 8 8 122 11 43 38 6 8 Farming and grazing Farming, grazing, and dairyii g .. Farming and grazing Farming, grazing, and dairying .. Dairying and grazing Farming and grazing Grazing Satisfactory. Very good. Good. Satisfactory. 268 236 236 Grand totals .. j 4,834 4 4,027 4,027 * Recent settlements not yet inspected by Rangers.

Land District. Area of Endowmei For Primary | For Secondary Education. Education. Area of Endowmei its. Total Unimproved Value (approximate). Total. Auckland lawke's Bay .'aranaki... Vellington kelson ... /larlborough Vestland Janterbury )tago Southland Acres. Acres. 112,783 10,333 69,750 7,482 50,500 2,441 95,989 12,162 S.623 801 789 266' 14,613 4,448 71,152 41,728 1,954 326,787 605 Acres. 123,110 77,232 52,947 108,151 0,424 1,055 19,061 71,152 43,682 327,392 £ 151,312 171,220 131,886 232,254 11,645 13,550 26,059 285,080 75,560 237,638 Totals ... 792,720 40,492 40,492 833,212 1,339,204