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APPROPRIATION. Auckland, April 16, 1856. Sir, The annual sum of three thousand five hundred pounds, granted to the Church of England for the education of the Native race of New Zealand, was directed by Sir George Grey to be divided ia the following manner:— I.—Nobthern Division. schools. St. Stephen's Rev. G. A. Kissling. Kokanga R ev - Maunsell. Tukupoto ® ev - R- Y. Ashwell. Otawhao Ee v. J• Morgan. Turanga Ve n. W. Williams. Turanga Ven. A - R- Brown. Hauraki Rev- T - Lanfear. (£1700.) ll.—Southern Division. - Otaki Ven. O- Hadfield. Whanganui • Rev. C. S. Nicholls. Motueka Rev. T. L. Tudor. Ahuribi ....... Rev. S. "Williams. (*£1300.) lll.—Reserved Fund. At the discretion of the Bishop to found new schools or enlarge old ones £500 Total £3500 I have requested the Rev. G. A. Kissling, the Secretary of the Board of the Northern Division, to furnish the details of the Expenditure of £1700 per annum, which does not pass through my hands, but through the Treasurer appointed by the Board. Mr. Fitzherbert is a member, appointed by Government, of the Board of the Southern Division, And may perhaps be able to give the details of their expenditure. The following is an account of the expenditure and liabilities of the Reserved Fund of £500 per annum, placed at the disposal of the Bishop :— RECEIPTS. EXPENDITURE. £ s. d. 1856. £ s. d. 1854. —Jan. 26 125 0 0 To Tukupoto School, for cultivation April 18 125 0 0 and improvement of Estate granted July 20 125 0 0 to the school by Natives 300 0 0 Oct. 19 125 0 0 To Ahuriri School (forj purchase of 1855.—Feb. 2 125 0 0 land to complete the boundary of April 20 125 0 0 the school grant) 101 0 0 July 18 125 0 0 Balance in hand 724 0 Of Oct. 13 125 0 0 1856.—Jan. 9 125 0 0 £1,125 0 0 £1,125 0 0 * The above balance is pledged as follows: — New School House at Mutueka, say £300 0 0 Cultivation and Improvements on School Estate at Otawhao, say 200 0 0 Stock of School Estate at Kokanga, say 200 0 0 School Buildings at Motueka, say 300 0 0 „ Ahuiri, say 300 0 0 £1,300 0 0 The absence of the Bishop in England, and the extremely high price of labour, have suspended the works to which the above sums have been promised. | The above balance of £724 is in the Union Bank of Australia, Bishop of New Zealand's Education Account. I have, &c., (Signed) G. A. NEW ZEALAND. The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, &c.