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Table G. -Sum mary of the Settlements established upon Estates acquired and dealt with, etc.— continued.

Educational Endowments. The educational reserves formerly administered by the School Commissioners are now under the control and management of the Land Boards and the Department. The area leased during the year amounted to 6,261 acres, being 5,170 acres set apart for primary education and 1,082 acres for secondary education. The revenue received amounted to £70,435 19s. 6d., collected as follows : From "primary" reserves, £62.072 11s. Id.; from "secondary" reserves. £8.363 Bs. sd. Cemeteries. t Whenever a block of Crown land is subdivided, provision is made for the reservation of hinds for various public purposes, one of these purposes being thai of cemeteries. The title vests in the Crown until the cemetery reserves have been vested in local authorities, who are by law charged with the duty of providing burial-grounds. There are 491 cemeteries that have not yet been handed over to local authorities, and trustees have been appointed to manage these and provide for their use. During the past year 103 trustees were appointed for 44 cemeteries. The Department is always willing to arrange for the vesting of cemeteries in local authorities, and when this has been done in the case of any one cemetery the Department is no longer concerned in the matter of appointing trustees. Public Domains. During the year 13 new domains, containing 338 acres, were brought under Part II of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908. The total number oi domains is now 522.

Land District and Name of Settlement. Selectors. Residences. Principal Purpose for which Holdings are utilized. Present Position. __J Otago— Airedale Ar.'gowan Barnego Cardrona . Conical HillsJ.. Duncan Earusoleugh Elderslie Greenfield Jatiefielri Kauroo Hill Kurow Maerewhenua.. Makareao and Extension Matakanui Meadowbank Momona Oiamatakau .. Otekaike Plunket Pomahaka Downs Puketapu Steward St. Helen's Tahawai Taumata Teaneiaki Tokarahi Tntara Windsor Park No. 1 Windsor Park No. 2 12 66 21 1 10 (i 18 35 13 21 41 14 75 35 3 11 14 3 ot; 18 27 11 18 3 8 9 23 79 27 37 10 11 58 19 4 8 38 10 19 30 1.3 54 ■22 1 7 18 1 51 18 16 8 12 3 8 'J 14 42 25 23 8 Dairying and general Dairying and general farming General farming Fruit-farming General farming Fruit-growing anil dairying Gi neral farming Dairying General mixed farming General farming Dairying Grazing General mixed farming .. I Good. .. . Very sound. i .. , Fair. Good. Very good. . Sound. Unsatisfactory. .. Very fair. Very sound. . . Good." Dairying General mixed farming Dairying General farming Dairying General farming General and dairying •' Fair. .. Good. Totals .. 821 585 SouthlandBeaumont Edendale Ermedale Glenham Merrivale O'ahu Ringway 11 147 13 36 49 6 8 8 124 12 44 40 5 8 Mixed farming.. Farming and dairying Farming, grazing, and dairying .. Dairying and grazing Farming and grazing . . Fair. . Very good. .. Good. .. j Satisfactory. Totals 270 241 Grand totals 4,150 5,060