8th. _Francisco Aguilar_ and _Francisco Dastre Colonies_. They are situated in the Department of Maldonado. The executive power, in the year 1883, ordered the necessary studies to be made for the demarcation of the land where the Francisco Aguilar Colony was to be established. Out of the 2,114 hectares which formed it, 1,359 were destined to general cattle feeding ground, and 755 to ploughing. The administration of the colony is intrusted to a directive commission. In the year 1884 was established the Francisco Dastre Colony, in which 368 hectares are destined to ploughing and 59 to cattle feeding. 9th. _Santa Teresa Colony._ Situated in the Department of Rocha and founded on June 24th, 1885; it has 5,534 hectares, more or less. 10th. _Igualdad Colony._ It was founded in 1875, in the Department of Minas. It has a church and a school. 11th. _Harriague_, _San Antonia_ and _Lavalleja Colonies_. In the Department of Salto exist the colonies called, "Harriague," "San Antonio," "Lavalleja," "Cosmopolita" and "Estrella" that have all been founded a short time ago. The Harriague colony has an area of 1860 square cuadras, or 1372 hectares. The principal culture is wheat and maize. The San Antonio colony was founded by the government. The land was divided into small _estancias_ or _chacras_, or farms of 20 cuadras, more or less, each, that were given to some old servants of the state and settlers and are now consecrated to the sowing of cereals. The Lavalleja colony was founded in a field of government land, and occupied by many native families. The government ordered the land to be divided into _chacras_, every one of them being given to the first settlers and some old servants as a reward for their services. 12th. _Paullier Colony._ In the department of San Jose is situated the colony of Paullier Brothers, founded in the year 1883. Its extension is 6,298 square cuadras or 4,647 hectares. In 1884 its population was 400 inhabitants; now it may be calculated to be more than 500. The quality of the soil cannot be better. The cheeses of this colony are the best made in the country, and constitute an important industry. The cows are all of good breed, and besides them the colony possesses a large number of valuable animals imported directly from Europe and bred and fed under shed. 13th. _Rio Negro Colony._ This colony is situated in the tenth district of the department of Tacuarembo, between the Rio Negro and the rivulets Cardozo and Cacique grande. It has a superficies of 38,216 square cuadras, (28,198 hectares, 8,602 metres), out of which 1,249 square cuadras, (921 hectares, 6,133 metres) form the district of the village called "Teniente General M. Tajes"; the remaining part is divided into 361 _chacras_ or farms. The area of each _chacra_ varies from 29-1/2 to 88-1/2 hectares.