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by adopting my suggestion. To put Mr. Skinner in a position to enforce habits of cleanliness, regularity, and ordinary propriety, an outlay of at least £150 is necessary. When at Aotea, I pointed out to Mr. Skinner what was absolutely requisite, and he, I feel satisfied, will only be too glad to co■ operate with us, if he has the materials wherewith to work. The buildings require considerable outlay to make them moderately decent and comfortable ; the present state of the buildings, from sheer cold, is enough to deter the children from entering it ; their sleeping accommodation is of the very worst description, and the scanty supply of clothing they receive confirms them in and habituates them to the use of the blanket. To put matters on a proper footing, I will undertake to ask the Government (and I have little doubt but that my request shall be granted) for half the above amount, viz., £75, provided your Board will undertake to advance an equivalent. With this expenditure, I think the character of the School might in a great measure be restored, for I do not hesitate to assert that already it has suffered much in the eyes of the Natives from the causes above specified, and that ere long, a useful School might be established, calculated, under God's blessing, to bestow a very considerable amount of moral and social good upon the district of Aotea, I have, &c, Henry Taylor, Inspector of Native Schools. The Superintendent of the Wesleyan Board of Education.

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