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General Statement of Eeceipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1883. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ 8. d. To Balance on December 31st, 1882— By Balance of account on 31st December, Buildin" Account 400 0 0 ISB2—Buildings Account 2,930 18 8 General Account 1,085 15 0 Office staff, salaries 1,074 15 4 Beceipts for buildings— Clerical assistance _ b I b Government grants 15,641 19 0 Departmental contingencies 571 5 b Subscriptions and donations 520 0 0 Inspectors'salaries 1,538 6 8 Deposit forfeited 12 0 0 Inspectors' travelling expenses 430 18 b Government grants for playgrounds 2,310 0 0 Examination of pupil-teachers 15 8 8 Government statutory capitation (£3155.) 47,231 310 Teachers' salaries and allowances (inSpecial capitation (55.) .. 3,180 12 6 eluding rent, bonus, &c.) 44,078 7 5 Scholarship grant (Is. 6d.) 813 19 11 Incidental expenses oi schools 3,089 19 4 Inspection subsidy 500 0 0 Incidental expenses, district high Grant for training of teachers 1,977 2 7 schools (stationery) 5 12 5 Payments by School Commissioners for Incidental expenses, school libraries 14 0 b primary education .. 1,076 12 7 Training of teachers 2,073 12 1 Payments by School Commissioners for Scholarships— secondary education . 100 0 0 Paid to scholars 906 16 5 Foes for district high schools 180 12 0 Examination expenses *18 16. 2 School buildings— Now buildings 9,539 18 2 Improvements of buildings 3,813 11 0 Furniture and appliances 1,735 16 9 Sites 833 13 3 Sites, spocial playgrounds 1,210 0 0 Plans, supervision, and fees. 855 7 4 Bank interest 105 0 4 Credit balance of account on 31st December, 1883— Balance of account on 31st December, playgrounds Account 1,500 0 0 1883—Buildings Account .. 3,535 6 2 General Account 3,00 l 11 7 £79,195 T~7 £79,495 3 7 Eichard Hobbs, Chairman. Vincent E. Rice, Secretary I hereby certify that I have examined the books and vouchers of the Education Board of tho District of Auckland for the year ended 31st December, 1883, and that I find the same to be correct, and the expenditure according to law.—L. A. Durrieu, Auditor 26th February, 1884.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities on 31st December, 1883. A. Exclusive of Building Fund. Assets. £ b. d. Liabilities. £ 6. Cash in bank on this account, 31st Decern- Due to teachers 3,797 1 1 bor 1883 . 3,051 11 7 Duo for rents 26 0 0 Duo from vote for scholarships 281 7 9 Due for school libraries 26 0 0 Duo from vote for training teachers 22 17 5 Due for printing ™ • J Tj a i anco 620 4 9 Duo for advertising 45 0 0 Duo for scholarship examination 17 13 0 Due for stationery, &o. . 19 4 4 Duo for grants to Committees 9 15 0 £3,976 1 G £3,976 1 6 B. Building Fund only £ s. d. £ s. d. Cash in bank on this account, 31st Decern- Balance of account, Ist December, 1883 3,535 6 2 bor, 1883, unexpended grant for play- Balance of amounts duo or to fall due grounds i. 500 ° ° under contracts 7,989 4 2 Due from Government grant for 1883-84 9,682 0 0 Due on account of grants authorized for Ba i anc „ 2,589 14 4 improvements 597 4 0 " Due on account of grant for playground, Ponsonby 1,000 0 0 Due on account of grant for playground, Wellesley Street 500 0 0 Unpaid accounts 150 0 0 £13,771 14 4 £13,771 14 4 Eichard Hobbs, Chairman. Vincent E. Eice, Secretary

TARANAKI. gm _ New Plymouth, 27th March, 1884. In accordance with section 102 of "The Education Act, 1877 " the Taranaki Education Board forwards a report of its proceedings for the year ending the 31st December, 1883. Board Meetings.—The Board has held twenty-four ordinary meetings and one special meeting during the year . . Schools.—There are thirty-six schools at work. The increase on the roll is very slight, being only thirty-nine, and on the average attendance none. Applications have been made for building schools at Eahotu and the Tarika Road, but the Board cannot build them out of the present grant.