EDUCATIONAL RESERVES.

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A.—No. 3.

Monday. 22nd November, 1569. College and Grammar School. Mr. William Holmes, being duly sworn, states: My name is William Holmes. I Km the Secretary to the Board of Trustees of the College and Grammar School Reserve. I have been secretary since June, 1867. I can only give evidence as to the expenditure since that time. The sum in cash received from the late Board was £433 19s. 2d., and in debentures £750,—£550 of the Provincial Government, and £200 of the General Government,—total, £1,183 19s. 2d. Since then wo have received from rents and interest on debentures, £478 10s. lid. ; that is up to the 31st October, 1869. The different sections producing rent arc as follows : —

WELLINGTON COLLEGE AND GRAMMAR SCHOOL TRUST ESTATE.—Account Current of Board of Trustees, from 10th June, 1867, to 31st October, 1869.

COLLEGE AND GRAMMAR SCHOOL TRUST ESTATE. —Schedule of Lands included in Crown Grant to Trustees as an Endowment.

We have also expended on the school at Thorndon, occupied temporarily by Mr. Tuckey until the new school was built, £48 Bs. Od. There are three masters, Messrs. T. A. Bowdcn, Tuckey, and Hamilton. Their salaries are about— Ist master £300, 2nd ditto £300, 3rd ditto £300, which are paid out of the school fees collected by the masters, and subsidized by the Board. The last report of the head-master, Mr. Bowden, shows the maximum attendance during the last quarter at 76. The trustees left it to the masters to settle the course of study, they having submitted two courses to the trustees. I do not know for what reason the Board determined upon founding a grammar school and not a college. Tho school is built on a piece of land (Sections Nos. 1, 2, and 3 of the Town Belt) consisting of eighteen acres, let by the Town Board to the trustees, who had bought a lease of tho same given by trustees appointed by the Superintenent to Alfred Hewitt, who had failed to pay his rent. I know nothing further about the title. The trustees are James Coutts Crawford, Esq., chairman, Joe Dransfield, Esq., Edward Pearce, Esq., A. de B. Brandon, Esq., and William Lyon, Esq. With reference to the principles on which the grant declares tho school shall be conducted, I can only say — 1. There is a classical master, Mr. Tuckey, who teaches Greek and Latin. Mathematics and English are taught by Messrs. Bowden and Hamilton. 2. I do not think tho school is kept open for evening instruction. 3. Persons of all classes, who pay the fees, are, as far as I know, admitted to the school. lam not aware of any difference being made as to the religious denomination to which scholars may belong. 4. There are no free scholars, unless the sons of the masters are to be so considered. Tho rents received amount to £121 per annum.

Dij. £ s. d. Ob. £ s. d. Co Amount handed over by former Board ... 433 19 2 By cost of erecting Grammar School Buildings „ Debentures „ ,, ,, ... 750 0 0 on Town Belt, fittings, &c, and of oxca- „ Interest on debentures, &c. ... ... ... 130 10 11 vating road thereto ... ... ... 1,180 9 3 „ Rents collected ... ... ... ... 348 0 0 „ Town Board, rent and rates on Sections Nob. 1, 2, and 3, Terrace District, Town Belt... 18 5 0 ; „ Alterations and fittings to Thorndon Barracks, for temporary school ... ... 48 8 6 j „ Masters'salaries 262 10 0 ,, Insurance on school buildings ... ... 20 14 3 Ob. £ s. d. By cost of creeling Grammar School Buildings on Town Belt, fittings, &c., and of excavating road thereto 1,180 9 3 „ Town Board, rent and rates on Sections N"os. 1, 2, and 3, Terrace District, Town Belt... 18 5 0 „ Alterations and fittings to Thorndon Barracks, for temporary school ... ... 48 8 6 „ Masters'salaries 262 10 0 ,, Insurance on school buildings ... ... 20 14 3 „ School prizes 8 13 10 ,, Secretary's salary ... ... ... ... 21 0 0 ,, Sundries, viz., stationery, stamps, printing, &c, 3 17 5 „ Balance in Bank of New South Wales ... 92 11 10 ,, School prizes 8 13 10 ,, Secretary's salary ... ... ... ... 21 0 0 „ Sundries, viz., stationery, stamps, printing, &c, 3 17 5 „ Balance in Bank of New South Wales ... 92 11 10 £1,662 10 1 £1,662 10 1 £1,662 10 1 ¥if. Holmes, Auditor. There has been expended on the grammar school on the Town Belt, and the road to it, 21,18G Os. 3d., as per account which I produce. The accounts have teen audited up to the 31st December, 18G8, by Mr. Bethune, the auditor appointed by tho Board.

Locality. Contents. Leased to. Rental. Period. Wellington. lection 604, and parts of 592, G01, 602, 603, 605, G06, 007, and 608 jots 3 and 5, Reclaimed land, 182 feet, Lambton Quay A. K. P. 5 1 32 0 1 25 Not leased O.K. Carter ... W. W. Taylor ... E. Pearce W. B. Robinson £ s. d. Nil. 12 10 0 43 10 0 35 0 0 30 0 0 21 years from 25th December, 1857 21 years from 29th September, 1859 21 years from 24th June, 1854 21 years from 25th September, 1858 lections 270, 271, 272, 278, and 279 5 0 0 10 3 17 £121 0 0 27th November. 1869. ¥m. Holmes, Secretar