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town, Carterton, Lower Hutt, Newtown, and Mount Cook (girls') are much overcrowded, and additional accommodation must be provided without delay. A proposal made by the trustees of Masterton town lands to give between two and three acres of land and a sum of £400 in exchange for the present school site and buildings is favourably entertained by the Board; and, provided Government will facilitate the passing of a Bill to allow of the exchange, the Board purpose erecting, out of their next building grant, a largo school to accommodate 400 children. The Board wish to call the attention of Government to the necessity of a sufficient grant being made to enable them to put up the buildings specified in the schedule already sent in to the department. Unless a sufficient building grant be made the Board will not only be unable to provide accommodation for the children who may be compelled to attend, but they will not be able to accommodate those who may wish to attend. The existing accommodation is barely adequate for present requirements. During the past year a Normal School, for the educational training of those who may wish to embrace teaching as a profession, has been fully equipped and started in this city. The school is intended to embrace candidates not only from the Wellington Educational District, but from those contiguous to it, more especially those of Wanganui, Hawke's Bay, and Marlborough. I have, &c, C. J. Pharazyn, Chairman. The Hon. the Minister of -Education.

General Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1880. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ a. d. To Grants from Government — By Overdraft, Ist January, 1880 ... 378 3 7 Statutory capitation (£3 155.) ... 17,098 3 0 Office and BoardGrants to Committees (10s.) ... 1,364 5 0 Office staff, salaries ~, ... 270 0 O Scholarships (Is. 6d.) ... ... 181 12 6 Departmental contingencies ... 155 8 6 - Inspection subsidy ... ... 300 0 0 School Inspection— Training of teachers ... ... 390 19 4 Salaries ... ... ... 500 0 0 Specially for buildings ... ... 13,200 0 0 Travelling expenses ... ... 176 15 6 Payments by School Commissioners from Examination of pupil-teachers ... 6 0 0 education reserves ... ... 264 7 0 Teachers'salaries and allowances ... 14,875 15 5 From Public Libraries Vote ... 381 6 3 School Committees, for educational purBents ... ... ... ... 94 3 6 poses ... ... ... 1,903 10 0 Deposits ... ... ... ... 217 7 0 Bents of schools and sites ... ... 382 11 0 Sale of old school ... ... ... 27 1 9 Standard prizes ... ... ~. 19 18 5 Befunds (buildings) ... ... 22 0 0 Scholarships— Examination of teachers ~, ... 600 Paid to holders ... ... 160 0 O Befunds ... ... ... ... 48 15 0 Expenses of examinations ... 22 13 0 Training of teachers ... ... 357 2 8 Insurance of school-buildings ... 66 6 6 School-Buildings— New buildings ... ... ... 8,234 5 7 Enlargement, improvement, and repairs 812 9 6 School furniture and appliances (not included in preceding) ... 598 2 11 Plans, supervision, &c. ... ... 415 3 9 Library Committees, out of Public Libraries Vote ... ... 381 6 3 Befunds —Deposits ... ~, 267 7 0 Balance ... ... ... ... 3,613 0 9 £33,596^ 0 4 . £33,596 0 4 C. J. Phaeazyn, Chairman. Robeet Lee, Secretary. Examined and passed.—R. Macalister, Provincial District Auditor. Statement of Assets and Liabilities, December 31st, 1880. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Maintenance balance ... ~, ... 971 510 Due Committees ~, ... ... 466 5 0 Building account balance ... ... 2,641 14 11 Expenses of members ... ... ... 30 12 0 Due from Government ... ... ... 1,000 0 0 Teachers'salaries ... ... ... 12 15 6 „ Bents ~. ... ... 27 10 0 Law costs ... ... ~, ... 8 7 0 Buildings—Duo on contracts ... ... 1,152 1 5 Balance ... ... ... ... 2,970 910 £4,640 10 9 £4,640 10 9

HAWKE'S BAY. Sic, — Napier, 31st December, 1880. The Board of the Education District of Hawke's Bay has the honor to present a report upon its proceedings for the year ending December 31st, 1880. No alteration was made in the constitution of the Board during the year, as the members who retired by ballot in March last —viz;., Samuel Locke, Esq., John D. Ormond, Esq., and Captain Russell —were re-elected from among the eight persons who were nominated by the School Committees in accordance with section 13 of the Education Act. In February last a resolution was passed by the Board agreeing to hold monthly iq~-:e. i.