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1883. NEW ZEALAND.

RESERVES FOR SECONDARY OR UNIVERSITY EDUCATION (RETURN SHOWING SITUATION, ACREAGE, ETC., OF).

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives, dated 16th August, 1883. Ordered, "That a return be laid upon the table showing the situation and acreage of all reserves or endowments of land in the Middle Island for secondary or university education, under whose control or management such reserves or endowments are, and the revenues derivable therefrom."— (Mr. Tole.)

University Endowment Reserves, South Island. The lands specified in the following table, along with 44,354 acres in the North Island, 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 £408 3s. 10d., received as rent of these reserves, is held in trust by the Treasury for appro priation as may be determined hereafter by the General Assembly.

Univeesity Money Geants. The sum of £500 has been voted annually by the General Assembly for some years past to the Otago University in aid of the School of Mines.

Reserves held for the Higher (University) Education, South Island.

Otago University.—The land sold is on deferred payment; terms, 10 per cent, on deposit, 10 per cent, in eighteen months, 10 per cent, in three years, balance in ten years ; bears interest at 6 per cent. The interest, after defraying expenses of sales, will yield about £135. Museum Beseeve.—Of the rental of the reserve the museum received £825, and the atheneeum £91135. 4d.; total, £916 13s. 4d.

Provincial District. Locality. Area. Yearly Rental. Remarks. iVestland A. E. P. 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 £ s. d. Hokitika Town Okarito Town Groymouth Town 15 *6 0 Canterbury Five acres leased. Total .. Ashburton .. 30 0 0 10,000 0 0 15 5 0 150 0 0 £150 for seven years ; £225 next seven years, Grand total 10,030 0 0 165 5 0

Governing Bodies in which vested. Purpose for which held. Reserves in hand. Reser'es sold. Annual Revenue from Proceeds of Sale of Land. Acreage. Annual Rent. Acreage. Price. 'anterbury College Board )itto )itto )itto School of Technical Science School of Agriculture Superior Education Classical School A. E. P. 91,695 0 0 £ s. a. 1,456 13 7 A. E. P. 11,036 0 23 £ s. d. 22,072 5 9 £ a. d. 53,572 0 0 98,226 0 0 8,933 1 15 964 0 4 1,848 7 11 2,249 9 8 39,838 3 21 3,465 0 0 30 2 25 79,677 15 3 6,930 0 0 356 11 3 Totals 252,426 1 15 6,518 11 6 54,370 2 29 109,036 12 8 5,078 0 0 'ouncil of University University of Otago Museum (and Dunedin Athenseum) 207,850 0 0 11,000 0 0 5,681 0 0 916 13 4 2,150 0 0 2,456 12 0 135 0 0 Totals 218,850 0 0 6,597 13 4 2,150 0 0 2,456 12 0 135 0 0