E.—l

100

Expenditure.

Arrears.

Liabilities or Engagements.

Examined and found correct. Alfred Geeenfieid, H. E. Cttbtis, Provincial District Auditor. Chairman of School Commissioners.

CANTERBURY. The total area of the primary estate under lease on the 31st December, 1881, is 43,257 i acres, and the annual rental £10,024 2s. Bd. Five reserves, containing together \fi*J2\ acres, are unlet; four of these have been advertised to be let, but no tenders were received. The land is chiefly stony plain, useful for no other than pastoral purposes. By "The Eangiora High School Act, 1881," and "The Akaroa High School Act, 1881," two-thirds in value of the reserves heretofore held by the School Commissioners for secondary education pass to those institutions. "When this transfer shall have been made in accordance with the apportionment already forwarded by the Commissioners to tho Minister of Education, there will remain in the hands of the Commissioners 1,306|- acres, all of which is let, excepting 43|, and the annual rental thereof is £179 2s. The following amounts, part of the half-year's rent payable on the Ist November, 1880. have been written off as irrecoverable. J. Gellatley, £7 15s. 7d. : The original lessee was Peter Gel'latley, who died several years ago, and the son, a single man, continued in occupation and paid the rent for a time. An action was brought to recover this £7 15s. 7d., and judgment obtained, but it was found that there were no effects. W. Saunders, £62 10s. : This reserve was transferred several years ago by the original lessee, "William Saunders, to his brothers. The rent, ss. an acre, was nearly twice as much as the land was worth. The land was not cropped in the season 1880-B}, and there were no means of recovering the rent, payable Ist November, 1880, by distress on tho premises. It seemed doubtful whether, if judgment were obtained against the debtors, effect could be given to it, and the Commissioners agreed to accept by way of compromise half the amount of the half-year's rent then payable, the possibility of recovering which was doubtful, rather than incur the cost of legal proceedings. The land has been relet at 3s. an acre. D. Sullivan, £79 2s. 6d. : The lessee became bankrupt, and the creditors' trustee declined to take up the lease. It appeared that there were practically no assets of the estate, and it was thought not worth while to incur the cost of proving for the debt against the estate. ■ The land has been relet. Half-year's rent, payable Ist May, 1881, Boyd Thomson, £9 7s. Cd : Thelessee became bankrupt, and the trustee declined to take up the lease. The land has not been relet. It is of little value, and as yet no offer for it has been obtained. John Maeshman, Christchurch, sth January, 1882, . . Chairman.

!y OfficeSalaries and allowances to officers Printing, stationery, &c. Expenses of leasing : Advertising and other expenses Legal expenses .Nelson Education Board... Westland Education Board North Canterbury Education Board Secondary education, fixed deposit Balance £ a. 20 16 2 10 9 13 7 19 422 16 00 6 4 4 d. 8 3 2 2 7 4 8 £ s. d. 10 8 4 15 1 4 0 7 110 £ s. d 31 5 C 3 15 4 13 13 £ 9 0 2 I 487 7 ri 4 19 7 165"o 0 29 15 7 165 0 c 34 15 2 Total expenditure 533 6 5 211 10 7 744 17

.rrears due on 31st December, 1881— (1.) Arrears at 31st December, 1880, still unpaid (2.) Arrears of payments due within year 1881 £ 118 s. d. 5 0 8 3 £ s. 4 0 12 12 d. 0 6 £ 20 131 s. d. 5 C 0 £ Total arrears ... 134 13 3 16 12 6 151 5

LCcruing to Education Boards iccruing to secondary education £ s. d. 4 19 7 £ s. 29 15 d. 7 £ s. d, 4 19 7 29 15 7 Total liabilities ... 4 19 7 29 15 7 31 15 I