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General Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1883. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ a. To Balance on 31st December, 1882— By Balance of account on 31st December, General Account 67 11 5 1882 .. 597 5 4 Government grants for buildings 3,453 5 0 Office staff, salaries .. 250 0 0 Other receipts for buildings— Departmental contingencies 115 16 4 Purchase of apparatus 7 0 0 Inspector's salary . 500 0 0 Government statutory capitation 9,010 8 2 Inspector's travelling expenses 150 0 0 Special capitation (55.) -. 643 12 0 Examination of pupil-teachers 32 5 0 Scholarship grant (Is. 6d.) 126 15 0 Teachers' salaries and allowances (inInspection subsidy . 300 0 0 eluding rent, bonus, &c.) 8,753 4 6 Grant for training of teachers 167 5 9 Incidental expenses of schools 990 10 4 Payments by School Commissioners for Insurance of school buildings 3 15 0 primary education 976 2 8 Training of teachers 167 5 9 Grant towards salary Tarawera teacher 40 0 0 Scholarships— Dr. Balance of account on 31st Decern- Paid to scholars . 85 0 0 ber, 1883 —Building Fund Account 7 18 6 Examination expenses 13 2 3 School buildings— New buildings .. 2,559 10 0 Improvements of buildings 876 0 11 Furniture and appliances . 587 11 2 Sites .. .. 197 0 0 Plans, supervision, fees, and advertisements .. . 236 1 1 Interest . 21 0 0 Credit balance of account on 31st December, 1883— General account . 274 10 10 £16,409 18 6 £16,409 18 6 J. D. Ormond, Chairman. H. Hill, Secretary Examined and passed.—R. Macalister, Provincial District Auditor

Statement of Assets and Liabilities on 31st December, 1883. A. Exclusive of Building Fund. Assets. £ 8. d. Liabilities. £ s. d, Cash in bank on this account, 31st Decern- Balance of Scholarships Account, 31st Dehor, 1883 .. .. .. 274 10 10 cember, 1883 . . .. 10 0 0 Due from General Government on account Due to education reserve . .. 175 0 0 scholarship . .. 15 0 0 £289 10 10 £185 0 0 B. Building Fund only. £ s. d. Balance of account, 31st December, 1883 1,617 18 6 Balance of amounts due or to fall due Nil. under contracts . .. 149 2 0 £1,767 0 6 H. Hill, Secretary.

WELLINGTON. Sir, — Wellington, 31st December, 1883. The Board of Education of the Wellington District has the honour to submit herewith its annual report, in accordance with section 102 of the Education Act, 1877 Board.—At the beginning of the year 1883 the following gentlemen were members of the Board • Mr. J E. Blair (Chairman), Mr Henry Bunny, Mr. W C. Buchanan, M.H.E., Mr. William Hutchison, M.H.R., Mr. Thomas Mason, M.H.R., Mr. George Beetham, M.H.R., the Rev James Paterson, Dr. Newman, and the Hon. G. R. Johnson. In accordance with the provision provided in section 15 of the Education Act, Messrs. J. E. Blair, George Beetham, and Dr. Newman retired. Five candidates were nominated by the School Committees : the voting resulted in the re-election of the retiring members. The Board meets on the last Wednesday of each month, with special meetings when necessary. Weekly meetings are held of one or other of the various Committees. At the regular meetings the average attendance for the year has been 76. Leave of absence was granted to Mr. George Beetham in August, and to the Hon. G. R. Johnson in October, those gentlemen being about to visit Europe. Staff.—No increase has taken place during the year in the office staff, which consists of a Secretary and Inspector, by whom the business of the Board is both economically and efficiently conducted. Schools.-—The number of schools open at the beginning of the year was fifty : to this number three were completed and added during the year. The new schools opened were Cross Creek, Vogeltown, and a rented building in Courtenay Place. New buildings have been erected at Parkvale, Kaitoke, Petone, Waikaheke, Vogeltown, Kilbirnie, Wangaehu, and a new residence at Pahautanui. Additional accommodation has been provided at Waihenga, Fernridge, Hutt, and Judgeford. Some eight or nine schools for new districts are urgently required. How the Board is