native mind, and must be productive of the happiest results.

We cannot conclude without allowing ourselves to express that the erection of this most useful institution reflects great credit on your Excellency, and on the Catholic prelate who has so efficiently adopted and carried out your plans.

Adjoining this establishment are a boys’ school and a girls’ school, under the management of the Catholic mission; but as they are in no way assisted by public funds, it forms no part of our duty to report upon them further than that they appear to be very efficiently managed, and with the church, convent, and Bishop’s residence, are an ornament to the town, and form one of the most perfect establishments in the colony.

We have the honor to be,

Your Excellency’s most obedient servants,

CHAS. CLIFFORD, J.P.,
JOHN JOHNSTON, J.P.,
Inspectors of Catholic Schools for the district of Wellington.

NELSON.

Superintendent’s Office,
Nelson, October 9th, 1852.

Sir,—I do myself the honor to transmit for the information of his Excellency the Governor-in-Chief, the Report on the School at Motueka, which His Excellency called for when he was at Nelson.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

M. RICHMOND,
Superintendent.

The Honourable
The Colonial Secretary,
&c., &c., &c.,
Wellington.

MOTUEKA SCHOOLS.

(CHURCH OF ENGLAND.)

Day School.

English Boys ... 14 Maori Boys ... 6
English Girls ... 18 Maori Girls ... 12

Night School for Adults.

Males ... 2 Maori ... 30

Total English ... 34 Total Maori ... 48

FUNDS.—The day School is supported by payments from the children of 3d. per week; which, in the case of the Maories, have been commuted by the Board of Native Trustees for a sum of £15 per annum to the Master.

A mistress gives instruction for two hours daily, besides lessons in domestic management, and is paid £12 10s. per annum by the Board of Native Trustees.

The night school is supported by payments of 6d. per week from the English scholars, and 3d. only from the Maories, in consideration of the payment above-mentioned of £15 per annum from the Board.

A Maori assistant in the adult school is paid £12 10s. per annum also by the Board of Native Trustees.

SALARIES.

£ s. d.

The Master, from Nelson Archdeaconry Fund ............... 20 0 0
Ditto from Board of Native Trustees ........................ 15 0 0
Ditto, Childrens’ Pence, about ........................... 20 0 0

55 0 0

The Mistress, from Board of Native Trustees ............ 12 10 0
The Maori Assistant, from Ditto ........................... 12 10 0

£80 0 0

REMARKS.—There are many circumstances connected with this school highly interesting, and deserving of notice. The School-room, a well-constructed building, 24 feet by 16 feet, was erected about fifteen months ago by voluntary contributions of the settlers, assisted from the Nelson Archdeaconry Fund. Shortly after it was opened, three native girls were admitted, and care being taken that they were always sent clean and decently clothed, no objection was made by the parents of the other children to their admission. The number of native children has since been gradually increased under the careful superintendence of the Rev. T. L. Tudor, until they now amount to 18; and it is very pleasing to witness the good effects of this association in their modest and quiet behaviour, their rapid progress in acquiring the English language, and in the thoroughly good understanding which exists between them and the English children, which is particularly striking during their play hours. We are assured by the Rev. Mr. Tudor that the results of this experiment have