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Geneeal Statement of Eeceipts and Expendituee for the Year ended 31st December, 1877. Income. £ s. d. I Expenditure. £ s. d. To GraDts from Government ... ... 48,19115 7| By Balance, December 31st, 1876... ... 3,313 0 8 Net rents and profits of education re- Secretary's salary ... ... ... 400 0 0 serves, &c. ... ... ... 741 2 9 „ „ December, 1876 ... 25 0 0 Household rates ... ... ~\ Treasurer's „ ... ... ... 350 0 0 Capitation rates, part of 1876, the last [ 3,360 4 2 Clerk's „ ... ... ... 32 10 0 rate ... ... ... ) „ „ ... ... ... 32 10 0 Reserves sold ... ... ... 533 0 2 Clerical assistance ... ... ... 127 15 0 Contributions from districts to Building Messenger's salary ... ... ... 32 10 0 Fund ... ... ... ... 1,071 0 3 Inspector's ~ with December, 1876 533 6 8 Refunds —Books sold by teachers, lee- „ travelling expenses... ... 199 0 0 tures, &c. ... ... ... 203 16 8 Office rent and furniture ... ... 208 17 8 Advances repaid ... ... ... 458 4 0 Allowance to Members of Board ... 244 6 8 Grammar School Trust (school fees, Printing, advertising, &c, &c. ... ... 709 14 11 rents, and mortgage repaid) ... 5,471 4 1 Teachers'salaries and allowances ... 23,301 110 Girls' Training and High School (school Rents and rent allowances ... ... 1,002 17 O fees) ... ... ... ... 501 5 O Books and stationery, charged to teachers 372 12 1 Petty repairs and other costs ... ... 3,987 411 Training Department ... ... 1,172 16 3 Scholarships ... ... ... 382 10 0 Examinations — Teachers and pupilteachers ... ... ... 138 1 11 Law expenses, other than for reserves ... 1,802 6 1 School buildings ... ... ... 10,650 0 3 Other heads of expenditure* ... ... 9,253 10 2 Total Expenditure £58,271 12 1 Balance ... ... ... ... 2,260 0 7 Total Income ... ...£60,53112 8 Total ... ... ...£60,53112 8 * Schedule of "Other heads of Expenditure" referred to above : Grammar School Trust, £5,524 12s. Id.; Girls' Training and High School, £1,229 78. 4d.; purchase of Onehunga School site, £172 55.; collecting education rates, £120; reserves—surveys and commission on sales, £73 12s. 9d.; advances, £358 45.; Treasurer's petty cash, £84 17s. 6d.: stamped cheque-books, £23 2s. 6d.; Auditor, £20; gas, rates, and insurance on sundry schools, £87 2s. 3d.; maps and tracings, £38 65.; course of scientific lectures, £60 (of thiß, £30 Bs. Id. iv "Refunds," contra); Bank overdraft repaid, £1,462 os. 9d. : total, £9,253 10s. 2d. Note. —The Board has submitted another general statement of accounts, showing the same amounts of income and expenditure, but uuder a different arrangement of the Beveral items. To that statement the following certificate is attached :" I hereby certify that I have examined the accounts and vouchers of the Auckland Board of Education for the year ended the 31st December, 1877, and find the same to be correct. — B. Maclean, Auditor."

Balance-sheet of Eeceipts and Expenditube in respect of Education Besebyes for the Year ended 31st December, 1877. Receipts. Expenditure. I. Ordinary Receipts— £ s. d. I. Ordinary Expenditure— £ s. d. Suburban and Rural Lands —Torentscol- Surveying and valuations ... ... 12 9 0 lected for year current ... ... 630 5 3 Fencing ... ... ... ... 5 0 0 Rent 9 in Arrear—To amounts collected Commission on sales by auction ... 40 2 9 on account of suburban and rural lands 110 17 6 Deposit returned of a rent with tender... 15 0 0 Total Ordinary Expenditure ... 72 11 9 Balance carried to Education Eund Account 668 11 0 Total Ordinary Receipts ... £741 2 9 Total ... ... ... £741 2 9 11. Receipts from Special Reserves for Auck- £ s. d. 11. Expenditure of proceeds of Special Re- £ s. d. land College and Grammar School— serves for Auckland College and Grammar Town lands ... ... ... 1,183 13 9 SchoolSuburban and rural lands ... ... 291 9 6 Towards current expenditure for the year Beats in Arrear — in connection with the school ... 1,609 2 3 Town lands ... ... ... 113 4 0 Suburban and rural lands ... 20 15 0 Total Special Receipts ... £1,609 2 3 Total Special Expenditure ... £1,609 2 3 Hugh H. Ltjsk, Chairman of the Board.

NEW PLYMOUTH. Sib— Education Board, New Plymouth, 30th March, 1878. I have the honor to transmit the returns and papers indicated in the margin.* The school returns received from the School Committee have been found very incomplete, and have given much trouble in compiling the returns from them. I shall send the school returns as soon as I get them tolerably accurate. But I must explain that the Board has hitherto administered all the affairs in each district; no money has been advanced to Committees for their disbursement. The Committees have only given a general oversight of the schools and teachers, and forwarded requisitions to the Board. Previous to sending the school returns I will make on them such explanatory notes as I think will make them intelligible. I have, &c, Vm. Noethceoft, The Secretary, Education Department, Wellington. Secretary Education Board. * Tables No. 1, 2, 3, 4: Income from Reserves; Inspector's Report; Letter from Chairman on Books and Libraries.