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German Lutheran Trusts. Letter from Mr. Schumacher to the Seceetaby to the Commission. No. 16 Grant, area 1 rood 8 perches. With respect to your inquiry respecting the grant in Nelson to the Lutheran community, I beg leave to inform you the terms of the trust have been complied with. A church has been built upon the land, that it is kept in repair, and Divine Service is performed in it every Sunday. Waimea East, Raglan. — No. 19 Grant, area 1 acre 2 roods. The same evidence as to this grant. P. Schumacher.

Nelson Central Board of Education.

Letter from Mr. W. C. Hodgson to the Secbetaby to the Commission. Sib, — Nelson, 14th February, 1870. In compliance with the request contained in your memorandum of the 7th instant, I have the honour to enclose a schedule of the various properties granted to the Nelson Central Board of Education, showing the present position of the trust, and the purpose to which the revenues derived therefrom are applied. I have, &c, W. C. Hodgson, F. Wakefield, Esq., Secretary to the Commission, Secretary to the Central Board Wellington. of Education for Nelson. (Enclosure in above.) Schedule of Besbrves granted to the Nelson Centeal Boaed of Education, showing specifically how each has been dealt with to Ist January, 1870.

A. —Reserves Let.

B. —Reserves Unlet.

The rents derived from such of the above reserves as are let are applied annually by the Central Board of Education to the maintenance of the Nelson Public Schools. W. C. Hodgson, Secretary to the Central Board of Education for the Province of Nelson.

Number. District. Acreage. Term of Lease. Beat per Annum, Name of Lessee. 30 to 43 inclusive 110 .. 6 of Square 7 .. Amuri Motupiko Mosueka Valley A. B. P. 3,991 0 0 275 0 0 68 0 0 14 years from 1st Jan., 1862 14 years from 30th Dec, 1862 14 years from 1st Aug., 1862 £166 12s. 6d. £10 £1 14s. firBt 3 years ; £2 11s. remainder of term £3 j≥2 £12 6s. .. £10 £10 £7 10s. .. £5 first 5 years ; £10 next 5 ; £14 rem. T. H. Wigley. John Sharp. James Wilkie. 38 and 39 3 of Part 36 .. 29 .. 1 88 111 .. 92 Upper Moutere Lower Moutere Maitai Valley Westport Westport Westport Dovedale 182 0 0 13 0 0 123 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 10 87 0 0 14 years from 7th Aug., 1862 14 years from 1st Aug., 1862 7 years from 1st Sept., 1864 14 years from 5th Jan., 1867 14 years from 4th Jan., 1867 14 years from 1st July, 1867 14 years from 1st Nov., 1868 J. Drummond. William Cook. B. Richardson. 0. L. Maclean. John Crate. H. D. Jackson. John W. Harvey.

Number. District. Acreage. Number. District. Acreage. 33, 34, 35, 36 43 3 of Square 23 13 Part 2, 165 49 of Square 8 8 of Square 11 46 55 and 56 13, 42, 59, 87 2 20 26 99 19, 58, 80'' 19, 50, 99 16, 17, 29 203, 204 .. 59, 61, 63 Waimea West Wai-iti Hills Suburban North Takaka Ditto .. Upper Takaka Ditto Clifton Ditto Milnthorpe Milnthorpe Suburban Ditto Ditto .. Ditto Town of Bulwer Town of Howard Westport Suburban .. Collingwood Suburban Aorere Valley Tadmor Thorpe Suburban A. B. P. 200 0 0 279 0 0 66 3 32 150 0 0 75 0 0 55 0 0 79 0 0 3 0 0 7 0 0 4 0 0 4 3 10 15 1 0 37 2 0 43 1 2 1 2 "0 0 3 0 15 0 0 50 0 0 63 0 0 44 0 0 26 0 0 71 72 17 66 102 3, 37, 65 111,133,170 171,196,217 218, 278, 313 338, 357 15 27, 96, 361, 587 .. 315, 420, 375 594, 90, 65, 236 .. 434, 283, 335, 392 396, 448, 156, 241 178, 299, 351, 403 455, 546, 567, 572 613, 625, 662, 797 771, 730,790, 733 106 and 107 Ngatimoti .. Matukitaki.. Wairoa Ditto Collingwood Town .. Ditto .. Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Seaford Westport .. each Ditto .. Ditto .. Ditto .. Ditto .. Ditto .. Ditto .. Ditto .. Ditto .. Upper Motueka A. B. p. 85 0 0 45 0 0 54 0 0 136 0 0 0 2 16 0 3 0 1 0 10 ] 1 i 1 2 12 1 0 32 2 2 0 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 476 0 0 6 5