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Jos. G. Holdswoeth, Chairman. Auditor's Certificate. —Examined and passed. —R. Macalistee, Provincial District Auditor.

HAWKE'S BAY. Sir,— Napier, 21st May, 1881. In compliance with the request contained in your Circular No. 66, of 28th December last, I have the honor to report that there were only two meetings of Commissioners during the past year, most of the business transacted being routine. Two reserves, one in the Village of Wallingford and the other a town section in Napier, were set apart as school sites during the year. With the exception of the reserves made since the award of 12th June, 1878, under " The Education Reserves Act, 1877," there remain but very few lands which it would be judicious to lease at present. The general statement of accounts forwarded to you on 22nd January last compares favourably with that for the year ended 31st December, 1879, especially as regards the arrears of rents. One amendment of the by-laws was made during the past year, whereby meetings of the Commissioners are fixed to take place every alternate month, instead of monthly as previously. With this exception they remain unaltered, as do the regulations and conditions for leasing the reserves under the administration of the Commissioners. I have, &c, The Secretary for Education. J. T. Tylee, Chairman.

General Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ended 31st December, 1880.

Liabilities or Engagements. Istimated liabilities for fencing secondary reserves ... £ s. d. £ 200 s. 0 d. 0 £ s. d. 200 0 0 200 0 0 200 0 0

Receipts. Primary Education Reserves. Secondary Education Reserves. Total. To Balance on 1st January, 1880* Arrears due 1st January, 1880, collected in 1880— (1.) Rents, issues, profits, or receipts of reserves (2.) Other receipts Moneys payable and collected within 1880— (1.) lients, &c, of reserves (2.) Other receipts Moneys payable in 1881, collected in 1880 — (1.) Eents ... £ s. d. 80 13 2 £ s. d. 37 12 6 £ s. d. 118 5 8 179 2 0 0 6 4 49 8 3 0 0 8 228 10 3 0 7 0 650 1 6 6 15 3 266 5 6 8 5 1 916 7 0 15 0 4 5 0 0 5 0 0 921 18 3 361 12 0 1,283 10 3 SsopendUw, •e. By Office— £ s. d. Salaries and allowances to officers ... ... 48 2 7 Allowances to Commissioners ... ... I 0 6 6 Printing, stationery, &c. ... ... 7 14 4 Expenses of Leasing —Advertising, &c. ... 5138 Expenditure on Reserves — Surveying ... Fencing and other expenditure ... ... 1 19 3 Legal expenses ... ... ... 3 8 10 Hawke's Bay Education Board ... ... 850 0 0 Fixed deposits Eefundofrent ... ... ... 2 0 0 Balance in bank* ... ... ... 2 13 1 Q9.1 IS 9 £ s. d. 48 2 7 0 6 6 7 14 4 5 13 8 1 19 3 3 8 10 850 0 0 £ s. d. 18 10 9 0 2 6 2 19 5 2 3 10 9 10 0 3 1 10 16 6 £ s. d. 66 13 4 0 9 0 10 13 9 7 17 6 9 10 0 5 11 4 15 4 850 0 0 200 0 0 2 0 0 126 10 3 200 0 0 2 0 0 2 13 1 123 17 2 921 1» 3 921 18 3 361 12 0 1,283 10 3 * To this should be added £200, (.he amount of fixed deposits i: preceding year.