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General Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1884. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Government grant for buildings .. 4,007 00 By Balance of account on 31st December, Other receipts for buildings— ' 1883 .. .. .. .. 58 18 6 Special grant, training school .. 1,000 0.0 Office staff, salaries .. .. .. 369 16 8 Sale of furniture .. .. .. 2 0 0 Clerical assistance .. .. .. 11 0 0 Kefund .. .. .. .. 7 0 0 Departmental contingencies .. .. 319 6 0 Government statutory capitation (£3155.) 20,610 16 9 Inspector's salary .. .. .. 500 0 0 Special capitation (55.) .. .. 1,393 6 0 Inspector's travelling expenses .. 203 18 0 Scholarship grant (Is. 6d.) .. .. 508 18 2 Examination of pupil-teachers .. 514 5 Inspection subsidy .. .. .. 300 0 0 Teachers' salaries and allowances (inGrant for training of teachers .. 1,323 10 11 eluding rent, bonus, &c.) .. 19,366 10 6 Payments by School Commissioners— Incidental expenses of schools .. 1,918 10 0 For primary education .. .. 287 18 3 Incidental expenses of schools, rents .. 329 10 0 Fees for district high schools.. .. 82 5 0 Training of teachers .. .. 1,205 16 9 Examination of teachers .. .. 10 0 Scholarships— Deposits .. .. .. .. 172 5 0 Paid to scholars .. .. .. 340 0 0 Examination expenses .. .. 57 15 1 School-buildings— New buildings .. .. .. 674 7 6 Improvements of buildings.. .. 1,527 0 5 Furniture and appliances .. .. 134 12 1 Sites .. .. .. .. 250 0 0 Plans, supervision, and fees .. 181 14 0 Deposits .. .. .. .. 202 5 0 District high school.. .. .. 82 5 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 13 8 Balance of account on 31st December, 1884 .. .. .. .. 1,955 15 6 £29,695 19 1 £29,695 19 1 J. R. Blaie, Chairman. A. Dobset, Secretary. Examined and passed.—R. Macalistee, Provincial District Auditor.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities on 31st December, 1884. A. Exclusive of Building Fund. Assets. £ e. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Due from Government for training college Balance of account, 31st December, 1884 .. 478 4 3 grant, December quarter .. .. 301 4 6 Due to Committees .. .. .. 361 4 3 Balance.. .. .. .. .. 538 4 0 £839 8 6 £839 8 6 B. Building Fund only. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cash in bank on this account, 31st December, Balance of amounts due or to fall due under 1884 .. .. .. .. 2,433 19 9 contracts .. .. .. .. 2,600 10 0 Due from Government forg grant for yearj Deposits on contracts .. .. .. 11 3 0 ending 31st March, 1885 .. .. 4,007 0 0 Due on account of repairs .. .. 358 5 0 Works authorized but not contracted for .. 2,509 0 0 Contingencies .. .. .. .. 962 1 9 £6,440 19 9 £6,440 19 9

HAWKE'S BAY. Sie,— Napier, 17th February, 1885.' As required under clause 102 of the Education Act, the Board of the Hawke's Bay District has the honour to forward a report of its proceedings for the year ended the 31st December, 1884. The constitution of the Board has undergone no change during the year, as the three members who retired by effluxion of time, under section 13 of the Act, were re-elected in March last. The Board hold twelve ordinary meetings for the transaction of business. The attendances made by each member were as follows: Mr.-J. D. Ormond, M.H.R. (Chairman), 7;* Captain Eussell, M.H.R., 6;* Rev. D. Sidey, 9 ; Mr. Duncan Guy, 8 ; Mr. Rechab Harding, 10 ; Mr. Samuel Locke, M.H.R., 2* ; Mr. Frederick Sutton, 7 ; Mr. William White, 5 ; Mr. J. N. Williams, 7. School Disthicts. —One new district, called the Tologa Bay School District, has been constituted, and two new schools—viz., Kumeroa, in the Seventy-mile Bush, and Te Arai, in the Poverty Bay District —have been opened during the year. The number of school districts is now thirtyfive, and the number of schools in active operation at the close of the December quarter was thirtyseven. The teaching staff employed by the Board consists of thirty-seven male and female head teachers, twenty-four male and female assistant teachers, and forty-four pupil-teachers : total, 105. School Attendance, Napier.—The past year has been marked by a large increase in the number of children attending Board schools, and the increase would have been still larger had it been possible to provide more accommodation for the children seeking admittance to the schools in

* Leave of absence granted for Parliamentary duties.