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Lot 4, Section 8, 2 roods 27 perches, City of Auckland — School and Parsonage. Mr. George Patrick Pierce, being duly sworn, states (Eecord copy, Eeg. iv., No. 9, Grant of 2 roods 27 perches, allotment 4of section 8, City of Auckland, produced): I know this property, on which are erected a schoolhouse, known as St. Paul's School, and a residence for the minister of the Parish of St. Paul's. lam a trustee for the portion occupied for the former purpose. There are fees charged for tuition of scholars attending this school. I believe they range from 6d. to Is. per week. 1 am not aware of the amount accruing from these fees, which are applied to the maintenance of the school. Lot 9, Section 18, 1 acre, Onehunga — Church Site. Mr. James Baber, being duly sworn, states (Eecord copy, Eeg. iv., No. 24, Grant of 1 acre, Lot 9 of section 18, Onehunga, produced): I know the allotment in question, and I believe that on it is erected a wooden church, known as St. Peter's, of which, so far as I am aware, the Eev. A. G. Purchas is the minister. Divine service is performed there; but I am not aware whether such service is constant, as services are occasionally intermitted in the suburban churches, in order to allow of the ministers visiting out-stations. 3 roods 22 perches, Bangiaohia, Waikato — Church Site. Mr. James Baber, being duly sworn, states (Eecord copy, Eeg. iv., No. 74, Grant of 3 roods 22 perches, situate at Eangiaohia, produced) : I know the allotment in question, on which the Native Church at Eangiaohia was erected. lam not aware whether it is still standing. Eev. B. Burrows, being duly sworn, states (Eecord copy, Eeg. iv., No. 74, Grant of 3 roods 22 perches land, situate in the village of Eangiaohia, produced) : A church was erected on this land, partly from Native contributions, partly from Church Missionary aid, in which services were regularly maintained until the advancement of the troops into the district. The building is very much dilapidated. Note.—For further information as to position of Waikato Eeligious and Educational Grants, see letter of Commissioner Heale, 17th April, 1869, Appendix. Lots 13 and 14, Section 20, Pakington, Waiuku — Church Site. Mr. James Baber, being duly sworn, states (Eecord copy, A. 49, No. 7,486,2 roods, allotments 13 and 14 of section 20, Pakington, produced) : I know the allotment in question. It is not at present occupied by any building. No land in Pakington is inhabited at all. Various Allotments — Villages — Church Sites. Mr. James Baber, being duly sworn, states (Eecord copies, A. 49, No. 7,487, lot 58, Tamaterau, Grant of 2 roods; A. 49, No. 7,497, lot 47, Mongonui, Grant of 3 roods 10 perches; A. 49, No. 7,501, lot 170, Weymouth, Grant of 2 roods; A. 49, No. 7,524, lot 33, Molesworth Suburban, Grant of 2 roods; A. 49, No. 7,525, lot 18, Mangapai, Grant of 2 roods; A. 49, No. 7,526, lot 10, Albert Town, Grant of 2 roods; A. 49, No. 7,529, lot 27, Grahamstown, Grant of 2 roods; copy of Eecord copy of A. 56, No. 9,297, lot 5 of section 14, Eaglan, 1 rood 17 perches, produced) : I have no personal knowledge of these allotments, nor of their state, or whether any occupation is had of them. Generally they are reserves made by the Provincial Government in village sites for ecclesiastical purposes. Mr. James Baber, being duly sworn, states (Eecord copy, A. 49, No. 7,499, lot 81, Leigh, Grant of 2 roods, produced) : I know this site, but am not aware of any building having been erected on it, or of any service being celebrated at Omaha, where the site of Leigh is. Mr. James Baber, being duly sworn, states (Eecord copy, Eeg. A. 49, No. 7,525, Grant of 2 roods, allotment 3 of section 8, Havelock, produced) : I know this site, which is not occupied by any building. There are no inhabitants of this village, Mr. James Baber, being duly sworn, states (Eecord copy, Eeg. A. 49, No. 7,527, Grant of 1 rood 32 perches, allotment No. 47, Coromandel, produced) : I know this site. So far as lam aware, it is not occupied. There are a very few people living in the neighbourhood—in fact, only two families. Mr. James Baber, being duly sworn, states (Eecord copy, Eeg. A. 49, No. 7,528, Grant of 2 roods, allotment 160 a, Whau South, produced): Nothing has been done with this site, nor is there any population here. The same statement applies also to the allotment No. 43 of section 2, Whau North, of which the Eecord copy, Eeg. A. 49, No. 7,531, was also produced. Lot 2, Section 8, 5 acres, Howick — Glebe. Lot 1, Section, 22, 4 acres 3 roods 27 perches, Onehitnga — Glebe. Mr. James Baber, being duly sworn, states (Eecord copies, Eeg. iv., No. 76, Grant of 5 acres, allotment 2 of section 7, Pakuranga, Glebe, Howick; Eeg. iv., No. 77, Grant of 4 acres 3 roods 27 perches, allotment lof section 22, Onehunga Glebe, Onehunga, produced): These are respectively occupied as residences by the clergymen resident at these places. Maketu, Botorua, 10 acres — Mission Purposes. Mr. James Baber, being duly sworn, states (Eecord copy, Eeg. iv., No. 69, Grant of 2 acres 1 rood 25 perches, situated at Orangikahui, Eotorua, produced): Of this I can give no information. 2 acres 1 rood 25 perches — Botorua. Wiremu Hikairo —(Saturday, 27th March, 1869), —being duly sworn, states : My name is Wiremu Hikairo. I live in Auckland, and am a clerk in the Native Lands Court Office. (Eecord