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Tin. w f BuiLDiNGs.-Several schools have been enlarged, and others require enlargement. The Waitara East School is being enlarged. A new school is being built at Lepperton, in the room of the, old block house previously used. A new school at the extreme west of New Plymouth is m progress to accommodate the children now taught in a hired building; one is also required at the extreme east, to accommodate the children now taught in a small chapel which is ZZ SI 4 . A central school is being built and nearly completed to accommodate the East and West Boys' Schools. It is expected that this arrangement will improve and increase the teaching power, and also reduce the cost. The East School has been used as part of S iP g „ 116l 16 B ° ar f <. ont ? m P lates at present to use the East Infants' School, which is an when needed - School sites have been p urchased for CoMMiTTEES.-The No 3 Committee for the Town of New Plymouth have taken great interest m their work during the past year The country Committees are gradually taking more interest in £r r The .* hol , e ° f * he C™ l^ 66B ha 7eo thiS ar a K> Hed for their capitation allowance.. Ihe No. 3 Committee have very liberally voted £70 towards the completion of the Central School The new regulations for auditing School Committees' accounts will be found an improvement wwf TfW^ 6 w? Staff C rfi Stß °ji WSnty mal ? and fort y-° n e female head and assistant teachers of these, only twenty-nine hold certificates or a license to teach. Arrangements have been made for the training of pupil-teachers, and the regulations have been approved by the Minister of _aucation. I have, &c, The Hon. the Minister of Education. Elisha Veale, Chairman.

General Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1883. To Balances on 31st DecfmSW- *** By Office staff, salaries*?**- j 0 o" % Building Account .. 38 3 1 Clerical assistance .. ' 72 6 General Account . 822 12 1 Departmental contingencies . 135 l o Land Account . 100 0 0 Inspector's salary 8 300 0 0 , fififi lfi n teachers-salaried and allowance 4,468 1 0 government grant 1,666 15 0 Incidental expenses of schools 580 0 0 Proceeds of sale of West School 33 0 0 Training of teachers ' Grant from Education Fund 650 0 0 Grant for school buildings ' 650 0 0 Government statutory capitation (£3155.) 4,967 6 1 Advance to High School Fund " 150 0 0 Special capitation (55.) .. 360 7 6 School buildings- '" Inspection subsidy 200 0 0 New buildings . 1001 4 7 Payments by School Commissioners for Improvement of buildings " 140 11 10 BjffiSSfflT" .: :: 1? 16 0 8 0 S? to and • • S Grassteed 66 •• ' ' ni2 2 Sites purchased with Land Fund .IM 8 8 Store Iccount' ' - r« ? ? P lsm3 . supervision, and fees .. 100 00 . biore Account 55 1 1 Other expensesLand Account- Store Account . 54 17 8 ' Interest on deposit 4 3 3 Deposit on account of contract 7 19 6 Credit balance on 31st December, 1883— On Building Account 846 8 3 On General Account 234 11 3 Elisha Veale, Chairman. ■p • -, -, . , L „ „ Wm. Northcroft, Secretary litxammed and found correct.—C. Rennele, Auditor

Statement of Assets and Liabilities on 31st December, 1883. A. Exclusive of Building Fund. Cash in bank on this account, 31st December, ' ' Due to teachers inf a \ tS f B3 tth. a v i m j 234 11 3 Due to Committees . ' 85 16 3 Due from High School Fund 325 0 0 Due for advertising, &c. 1 18 n Due from store . .. .. 51 2 2 Duo for rent of schools 20 4 0 £ g IQ I3 5 £217'0~3" B. Building Fund only. Cash in bank on this account, 31st December, ' ' Amounts due and to fall duo under contracts 950 17 xti ° 6 •■ • ■ 846 8 3 Due for legal expenses .. ~ 312 8 £846 8 3 £954 10~2

WANGANUI. ~ T ~. .. Wanganui, 26th February, 1884. In pursuance of the provisions of " The Education Act, 1877," I have the honour to submit tne annual report of the Board's proceedings for the year ending 31st December, 1883 lhe Board meets on the last Tuesday in every month, and, besides its ordinary meetings on ' those days, it has held two special meetings. ' s "

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