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PAPERS RELATIVE TO NATIVE SCHOOLS.

A.—No. 3

Enclosure 16 in No. 1. Copy of a Letter from Dr. Nesbitt to Mr. Halse. Sik— Maketu, lGth April, 18G7. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 23rd. February (No. S5-2), stating that Mr. Richmond agrees to grant a sum of money equivalent to that guaranteed by the Natives for the purpose of establishing schools in this district. 2. I hereby enclose a certificate to the effect that £50 have been handed to the School Committee by the Runanga. I also enclose a list of the expenses already incurred for the school at Maketu. lam requested by the Committee to ask you to transmit through Mr. Clark, or otherwise, the sum of £25, which, with £25 given by the Committee will be sufficient for the Maketu School up to the end of September next. 3. I regret to say that, owing to the present disturbed state of affairs in the inland portion of tho district, no immediate action can be taken in regard to the school at Ohinemutu ; but in the meantime, I am requested by the committee to ask the Native Office to endeavour to procure a European teacher for their school at Ohinemutu, in order that they may be in a position to*commence the school as soon as the present unsettled state of affairs has ceased. 4. I shall write to His Excellency Sir George Grey requesting him to communicate with your office relative to the £50 kindly promised by him to the Runanga. I have, &c, W. K. Nesbitt, H. Halse, Esq., Assistant Under Secretary, Wellington. Resident Magistrate, Rotorua. Expenses already incurred by the School at Maketu. £ s. a. Teacher's salary from 21st November to 31st March ... ... 27 4 0 School furniture ... ... ... ... ... 250 Books and slates ... ... ... ... ... 10 0 Repairing sohoolhouse ... ... ... ... 2 0 0 Books, stationery, &c, ordered ... ... ... ... 500 £37 0 0 W. K. Nesbitt, Maketu, 16th April, 1867. Resident Magistrate, Rotorua.

Maketu, 16th April, 1867. I CEBTiFr that the Runanga has placed in the hands of Rewi Tereanuku, treasurer of the School Committee, the sum of £50 (fifty pounds) for school purposes. W. K. Nesbitt, Resident Magistrate, Rotorua.

Enclosure 17 in No. 1. Memorandum . 15th January.—l mot the Hew X. Lush, with Major Speedy, and entered into conversation with him about the school which it is proposed to establish under Mr. Revill, at Taupiri. It appears that the missionary body are prepared to hand over the rents of the Kohanga Station, amounting to about £50--annually, towards the salary of the master, that the Natives themselves are prepared to contribute a certain amount, and that a further contribution of about £50 annually would be required to maintain the master. An application has already been made for assistance to the Government; but so far as I can learn no very definite statement has been made of what the missionary body and tho Natives respectively will contribute. I suggested that, at a meeting to be held shortly, such a statement should be drawn up, that Major Speedy should attend the meeting, and that a report should be forwarded; that a committee should be formed of principal Natives, who would guarantee a certain sum annually towards the schoolmaster's salary ; that they should then ask the Government to supplement this sum in a definite proportion ; that the Natives should be moved to set aside a piece of ground for school purposes of a general character, not connected with any religious body, but vested in trustees under " The Religious Charitable and Educational Trusts Act, 185G;" that two of these trustees should be Natives. I was informed that the school buildings already were built by the Natives on Native land given by Waata Kukutai. I explained that in making this suggestion care should be taken not to give the idea of a desire to acquire land, and that they should understand that the land would remain theirs in trust for educational purposes. I stated that while the above seemed to me to be the best plan, it must; be understood that I would not answer for the view which the Government might take of it. 1 believed, however, that they would favourably consider any application made on such conditions, and I would recommend it. Waiuku, 15th January, 1867. W. Rolieston.

Enclosure 18 in No. 1. Copy of a Letter from Mr. Speedy to Mr. Rolleston. Siif,— Eesident Magistrate's Office, Waiuku, 13th May, 1867. With reference to your Memorandum of the 15th January last, concerning the establishment of ;i Native school at Taupari for the Ngatitipa tribe :