The only assistance that can be afforded in this way at present, to the natives of Kaikoura, will be to furnish them with a small supply of books, to be distributed as your Lordship may direct. These natives having no interest in the Native Reserve Fund, cannot be aided from that source. They can, however, if they feel disposed, obtain assistance under the "Native School Act, 1887", by conforming to the provisions of the Act.