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PAPERS RELATIVE TO NATIVE SCHOOLS.

A.—No. 3.

2. The amount of such lands under cultivation by the inmates of the institution, or which are otherwise occupied and cultivated. 3. The total amount of public funds which have been given by the Government and devoted to buildings and other permanent improvements upon the estate since the establishment of the institution. I shall also esteem it a favour if you will furnish me with a statement of the receipts (from all sources) and expenditure of the institution for a period of one year, ending the 30th September, 186(>. I enclose for your information a letter addressed by me to Dr. Kinderdine, and have to request that he may have the necessary information given him in carrying out the inspection I have requested him to make. I have, &c, W. B.OLLESTON, The Eev. J. Buller, Auckland. Under Secretary, Native Department.

Copy of a Letter from the Rev. J. Bulleb to Mr. Bolleston. Sir,— Auckland, 15th December, IS6G. I have the honor to .ickowledge the receipt of your letter of the 13th, requesting me to furnish you with information relative to the Three Kings Institution, &c, on the following points : — (1.) The extent, position, and character of the lands held in trust, the proceeds of which are wholly or in part devoted to the maintenance of the institution. In reply to this question I beg to furnish you with the subjoined particulars, viz.:—At the Three Kings about 824 acres of land were conveyed at five different times to the Superintendent of the Wesleyan Mission in New Zealand for the purposes of an institution, to include an industrial occupation, together with instruction in religion and the English language, for Natives, half-castes, and destitute European children. A portion of this land is under cultivation, and the proceeds applied wholly to the maintenance of the school. A large proportion of this land is full of scoria, and a great deal of the rest swampy and unavailable until drained. On the Grafton ltoad six acres and three roods are held for the purposes of a Native institution. For many years a number of Native youths were under instruction in buildings erected on this ground, but for some time past it has been under lease at a yearly rental of fifty pounds, the whole of which is devoted to the maintenance of the institution of the Three Kings. In the Mechanics' Bay one acre and twenty-three perches were given by the Crown, part of it for the general purposes of the Wesleyan Mission, and the remainder as a site for a Maori church. The portion including the store has been recently leased, but no rent has yet been received. (2.) The amount of such lands under cultivation by the inmates of the institution, or which are otherwise occupied or cultivated. This question is already answered, so far as the land on the Grrafton Eoad and in Mechanics' Bay are concerned. At the Three Kings there are, I suppose, about thirty acres under crop, and one hundred and sixty acres in grass, the whole of which is farmed by the pupils, under the direction of an English farm overseer. (3.) The total amount of public funds which have been given by the Government and devoted to buildings and other permanent improvements upon the estate on account of the institution. Ido not pretend to give an account of the amount of money thus expended. For this I must refer you to the accounts annually submitted to the Government by the Chairman of the Board of Management. As nearly as I can estimate, from three to four thousand pounds would represent the whole, spreading over a period of twenty-one years. You further desire me to furnish you with a statement of the receipts (from all sources) and expenditure for the period of one year, ending 30th September, 18G0. This will appear from the abstract that follows: — Quarter ending 31st December, 1565. £ s. cl. £ s. d. Expenditure ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 499 4 4 Receipts— General Government ... ... ... ... ... .... 59 0 0 Provincial Government ... ... ... ... ... ... 117 15 0 Farm ... 242 19 1 Kent from Grafton Road 50 0 0 Donations 6 16 8 ... • 476 10 9 Quarter ending 31st March, 1866. Expenditure 393 6 4 Receipts— General Government ... ... ... ... ... ... 72 1 8 Provincial Government ... ... ... ... ... ... 117 16 3 Farm ... 57 5 6 247 3 5 Quarter ending 30th June, 1866. Expenditure 392 3 4 Receipts— General Government ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 70 8 4 Provincial Government ... ... ... ... ... ... 110 16 8 Farm 25 13 9 J» Donation ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 100 207 19 84 Quarter ending 30th September, 1866. Expenditure 317 9 2} Receipts— Provincial Government ... ... ... ... 116 5 0 Farm 144 15 6i 261 0 6i Expenditure for the year 1,603 3 3i Receipts for the year 1,193 19 8£ Balance due to the Treasurer £400 19 8$-