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Hawke's Bat Education Boaed. Sic,— Napier, 31st July, 1878. I have the honor to roply to your telegram (circular, urgent) of this date as follows, re distribution of vote for public and school libraries :— £ s. d. Petane ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 18 0 Tanuwere ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,3 2 0 Puketapu ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 11 0 0 Porangahau... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 0 0 Hampden, Meaneeri, Ormond, Hastings, AVairoa, Bush Settlement, Waipukurau, each respectively £19 4s. ... ... ... 134 0 0 £179 0 0 I have, &c, H. Hill, The Secretary, Education Department, "Wellington. Inspector and Secretary.

Education District of Maelbobougii. Return of Distribution of Vote for Public Libraries, showing Names of Libraries subsidized and Amount granted to each. Name of Library. Amount granted. £ S. d. Blenheim Institute ... ... ... ... ... ... 4G 16 0 Picton Institute ... ... ... ... ... ... 33 18 4 Canvas Town Library ... ... ... ... ... ig 11 8 £97 G 0 JonN Kobinson, Education Office, Blenheim, Gth August, 1878. Secretary.

NELSON EDUCATION DISTRICT. Statement of Appropriation of Grant from the General Government under " The Public Libraries Subsidies Act, 1877."

Library Subsidized. Brunnerton Charleston Collingwood Clifton Terrace Cobden ... Dovedale Hillside (Suburban North)... Motupipi Hope Nelson ... Motueka Ngatimoti lleefton ... Biwaka ... .... Richmond Tarau (Upper Moutere) Stoke Takaka East Takaka Lower Waimea South Wa k e li el d Upper ... ... ... "Westport Amount of Share Subscription, of 1877. Grant. £ s. d. £ a. d. 14 5 0 ... 12 5 1 42 17 G ... 36 17 4 11 8 0 ... 9 1G 4 6 5 0 ... 5 7 5 2 7 0 ... 2 0 5 2 4 0 ... 1 17 10 4 0 0 ... 3 8 9 5 0 0 ... 4 5 11 5 4 0 ... 4 9 5 100 15 0 ... 86 13 9 10 0 0 ... 8 11 11 3 18 0 ... 3 7 0 50 14 0 ... 43 12 4 15 14 6 ... 13 10 5 14 10 0 ... 12 8 0 6 16 9 ... 5 17 7 5 13 0 ... 4 17 2 9 0 0 ... 7 14 8 6 3 0 ... 5 5 9 12 4 4 ... 10 10 4 3 14 0 ... 3 3 7 31 4 0 ... 26 17 0 Totals 363 17 1 ... 312 18 0 Idacation Office, Nelson, 2nd August, 1878. W. C. Hodgson, Secretary, Nelson Education Board.