"Henry S. Davis. " Rev. J. P. Mandeno." The Rev. Mr. Davies then followed op the report by giving an interesting account of the field of labour and the work carried on in it. The success of the work, in a moral and religious point of view, was not so encouraging as could be wished. It was a work of some trouble and patience to get people into a habit of regular attendance 7 in the House of God. The work had met with some degree of success, sufficient to encourage them to oontinue their efforts. The children pre sented a somewhat more favourable sphere of labour than many of their parents. Endeavours were made to form in them habits of regular attendance on the house of worship, and to instil into their minds the elements of religious knowledge; and through them to reach their parents. The speaker referred to the failure of the Government to provide the settlers with work after they were put off pay. There was little disposition among the people to occupy their small farm sections. They preferred clubbing them and selling them, and to obtain wages from the purchasers for working upon those farms. The competition for work had been so great as to reduce the rate of wages to a point at which, the people could barely live. It was impossible for them, out of their small earnings, to contribute towards the of public maintaining worship ia the place, or contributing towards the secular educa tion of their own children. It had been a great part of his work to cheer and encourage them under their difficulties — to get them to work with patience for the present, assured that the period was not distant when there would be abundance of work, and sufficient wages for that work. The people were beginning to feel more confidence in regard to their future prospects. The promise made of stationing a schoolmaster in the district had gone far to reconcile many parents to remaining. Mr. Taylor, Inspector of Schools, had promised to station a master at Port Waikato, and to furnish the means of education at reduced rates. If the people scattered in places distant from the township were to be brought under the influence of Divine truth, it could only be by visits to their homes. 