RESERVES FOR SECONDARY OR UNIVERSITY EDUCATION IN THE NORTH ISLAND, NELSON, AND WESTLAND.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1883 Session I, E-10

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1883. NEW ZEALAND.

RESERVES FOR SECONDARY OR UNIVERSITY EDUCATION IN THE NORTH ISLAND, NELSON, AND WESTLAND.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives, dated 10th day of July, 1883. " That there be laid before this House a return showing the acreage and situation of all reserves or endowments of land in the North Island, Nelson, and Westland, made for the purposes of secondary or University education ; also the body or bodies under whose management or control such reserves or endowments are. Such return to show, as far as possible, the revenue derivable from such reserves or endowments. Further, that such return also show the money-grants (if any) made in aid of above purposes ; the reserves or money-grants for secondary or University education to be separately enumerated."— (Mr. Fish.)

UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENT RESERVES. The lands specified in the following table have been set apart by Act "for promoting higher education in the respective provinces in which such reserves are situated, in such manner as the General Assembly may from time to time determine:"—

Note. —The sum of £112 2s. 6d. received as rents of these reserves is hold in trust by the; Treasury for appropriation as may be determined hereafter by the General Assembly. About a fourth of the Patea reserve of 10,000 acres has recently been surveyed, and communication by a road opened up with the settled districts. There is thus a near prospect of the land being disposed of. The other reservesare not likely to prove of much value till settlement in their vicinity has made greater progress.

UNIVERSITY MONEY GRANTS. Auckland University College—annual grant by Act, £4,000. Note. —Tlio annual statutory grant of £3,000 to the New Zealand University is common to all the colony.

Provincial District. Locality. Area. Yearly Eontal. Remarks. Auckland Waikato Opotiki Acres. 20,000 10,000 £ a. d. 80 0 0 No eligible offer for lease. Including £5 for mill-site, leased to Natives. No eligible offer for lease. Kaipara 354 Total .. 30,354 80 0 0 Taranaki Patoa »i 10,000 Wellington Totara 4,000 >5 1> Westland Hokitika Town Okarito Town Greymouth Town 10 10 10 15 h 0 1> >> Five acres leased. Grand total .. Total .. 30 15 5 0 44,384 95 5 0

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Secondary Education Reserves. —Classification according to Provincial Districts.

Authority: Geobge Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBB3.

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Provincial Districts. Governing Bodies in which Reserves are vested. Purpose for which, or Schools on behoof of which, the Reserves are held. | Area. Annual Grants received in Financial Year 1882-83 from Votes of General Assembly. Interest from Moneys received from Sale of Reserves or Accumulated Revenue. Remarks. Town Lands. Suburban Lands. Eural Lauds. Total Area. Reserves Leased. A. It. P. 113 0 0 8 3 16 A. B. P. 256 2 39 64 0 27 A. K. P. 10,017 2 21 208 0 0 A. K. P. 10,387 1 20 281 0 3 £ s. d. 575 17 10 3,400 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland School Commissioners Board of Governors .. Education Board Secondary education in prov. dist. Auckland Col. and Gram. School Auckland Girls' High School 1,000 0 0 Under " The Education Reserves Act, 1377." By Act of 1878 entitled to grant of land £5,000 in value, not yet obtained. £100 voted, but only £42 received after expiry of financial year. £285 14s. lid. from lands leased; £150 estimated gold-mming fees. Board of Governors .. Whangarei High School 3,841 0 0 3,841 0 0 Taranaki School Commissioners Eduoation Board Thames High School Total 121 3 16 320 3 26 3,394 0 0 17,460 2 21 3,394 0 0 17,903 1 23 435 14 10 4,411 12 8 500 0 0 1,500 0 0 Secondary education in prov. dist. New Plymouth High School 52 0 0 165 0 0 2,541 0 0 500 0 0 2,758 0 0 500 0 0 233 4 0 145 0 0 200"0 0 By Act of 1878 entitled to grant of 'land £10,000 in. value ; 500 acres only yet received. Wellington .. Total 52 0 0 105 0 0 3,041 0 0 3,258 0 0 378 4 0 200 0 0 School Commissioners Board of Governors .. Secondary education in prov. dist. Wellington College Wellington Girls' High School .. W&nganui High School 44 3 27 11,161 2 0 10,257 0 0 2,974 0 5 2,353 3 4 11,206 1 27 10,338 0 21 2,974 0 5 2,353 3 4 23 0 0 1,034 3 10 The area of town lands includes College site. Area originally granted 6,264 acres 3 roods, but 3,900 acres were sold for £5,435 —now yielding £345 14s. a year. Virtually a secondary school. (See statement of accounts, Parliamentary Paper E.-8, 1883, pages 1 and 5.) Rent accumulating for future operations. (See Appendix to Parliamentary Paper H.-l, 1879, page 6.) 81 0 21 675 0 0 345 14 0 Church of England Trustees Wanganui Industrial School 250 0 32 250 0 32 690 0 0 Hawke'sBay.. Church of England Trustees Wairarapa College Total 331 1 13 44 3 27 590 0 0 27,336 1 9 590 0 0 27,712 2 9 65 0 0 1,812 3 10 675 0 0 345 14 0 Board of Governors .. School Commissioners Napier High School j Secondary education in prov. dist. 1 1 27 7 3 36 2 3 9 25 2 36 14,401 0 0 6,255 2 5 14,405 0 36 6,289 0 37 423 7 0 154 17 6 Constituted by Act in 1882. Formerly Napier Trust School. Total 9 1 23 578 4 6 School Commissioners Board of Governors .. 28 2 5 20,656 2 5 20,694 1 33 Nelson Secondary education in prov. dist. Nelson College Nelson Girls' High School 11 0 0 23 2 0 60 0 0 1,807 0 0 3,111 3 0 1,878 0 0 3,135 1 0 176 0 6 379 15 0 5Oo"o 0 1,043 16 4 Amounts of rents and interest taken from last year's accounts. (See Parliamentary Paper E.-8,1883,p. 7.) Marlborough .. School Commissioners Board of Governors .. Total Secondary education in prov. dist. Nelson College 34 2 0 60 0 0 93 1 24 4,918 3 0 166 3 38 800 0 0 5,013 1 0 264 3 22 800 0 0 555 15 6 10 3 6 [30 0 0] 500 0 0 1,043 16 4 The rental, £30, is included in the £379 15s. shown under Nelson. 4 2 0 Westland School Commissioners Total 4 2 0 93 1 24 966 3 38 1,064 3 22 10 3 6 Total vested in i Secondary education in prov. dist. ichool Commissioners .. .. -I 170 3 8 359 1 4 100 0 0 745 3 6 37,018 2 4 5,068 3 20 38,123 2 14 5,339 2 28 1,323 3 & 150 0 0 40 17 0 46 17 0 Revenue includes £50 from gold fields revenue. The sum of £937 was obtained from sale of reserves under " The Kumara Education Reserve Act, 1879," and is at fixed deposit in bank. Total vested in ( rovernors of special schools 365 0 16 66 3 36 42,430 2 9 42,862 2 21 6,573 0 8 2,875 0 0 1,389 10 4 Grand i otal 724 1 20 812 3 2 79,449 0 13 80,986 0 35 7,896 4 0 2,875 0 0 1,436 7 4 , s .