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this year, and which may fairly be regarded (as it is for the purposes of the following tables —-O and P) as coining under the head of assets; but there were also liabilities amounting to about .£32,400, so that the balance of assets over liabilities was only^about £26,000. The state of the case with respect to the several Boards is shown in Tables O and P : —

TABLE O. —Money Assets (and Deficits), December, 1889.

TABLE P.—Money Liabilities (and Balances), December, 1889.

The only Board with an amount of liabilities in excess of assets is the Board of the District of Grey, and in that case the deficit is less than £60. No other Board has a deficit on account of expenses of maintenance, but there are three that show a deficit in the special account for buildings. The sum of £25,000 for school buildings, granted by the House of Eepresentatives last session, has been distributed to the Boards, in proportion partly to population and partly to special needs, as follows : — £ s. d. Auckland ... ... ... ... ... 4,568 11 0 Taranaki ... ... ... ... ... 733 9 3 Wanganui . ... ... . ... ... ... 1,718 18 9 Wellington ... ... ... ... ... 2,406 10 9 Hawke's Bay ... ... ... ... ... 2,120 16 0 Marlborough ... ... ... ... ... 359 10 3 Nelson ... ... ... ... ... 974 14 9 Grey ... ... ... ... ... 592 1 0 Westland ... ... ... ... ... 531 6 0 North Canterbury ... ... ... ... 3,76569 South Canterbury i ... ... 1,164 3 0 Otago ... ... ... ... ... 4,096 10 0 Southland ... ... ... „ ... ... 1,968 2 6 Total ... ..." ... £25,000 0 0

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Due {roin Deficit on Account of Education Districts. Cash. Totals. Government. : Other Sources. Buildings. Other Purposes. Auckland laranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay .. Marlborougli kelson 3rey Westland Canterbury South Canterbury Dtago southland £ s. a. 9,566 2 8 350 5 9 3,052 9 6 1,301 4 9 3,670 7 1 a s. a. 3,641 8 3 733 9 3 1,718 18 9 2,406 10 9 1,120 16 0 1,764 8 2 1,066 11 2 603 6 0 531 6 0 17 10 4 4,450 0 0 2,353 2 6 £ s. d. £ s. a. 315 0 0 | 2,255 0 10 8 0 0 13 8 9 150 0 0 18 10 9 22 8 2 '. 3 0 0 j 101 6 8 i j 2,681 5 6 £ s. a. £ s. a. 13,522 10 11 1,083 15 0 7,026 9 1 3,707 15 6 1,142 4 9 1,764 8 2 4,736 18 8 810 11 7 805 12 6 6,901 14 6 1,841 5 6 11,500 15 7 4,014 13 2 38 14 10 251 18 4 6,898 14 6 1,722 8 6 4,369 10 1 1,661 10 8 Totals .. 32,844 11 10 20,407 7 2 I 599 14 10 4,968 5 10 38 14 10 58,858 14 6

Liabilities for Balances lor Education Districts. Buildings. Other Purposes. I Buildings. Other Purposes.! TotalB. Auckland Taranaki .. Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson Grey Westland North Canterbury .. South Canterbury .. Otago Southland.. £ s. a. 4,309 7 4 529 12 0 1,451 17 3 1,225 3 6 307 9 8 596 8 3 664 19 8 610 11 9 50 11 4 1,379 11 6 714 .3 0 3,464 0 0 260 16 0 a s. a. 5,129 4 4 151 13 6 1,740 15 3 199 12 4 1.852 0 10 199 19 10 35 10 0 2,041 18 1 64 15 0 260 0 0 567 1 7 £ s. a. 2,903 16 3 294 19 9 1,163 2 4 213 2 0 541 11 10 £ a. a. £ s. d. 1,180 3 0 13,522 10 11 107 9 9 : 1,083 15 0 3,833 16 7* 7,026 9 1 1,319 9 8 3,707 15 6 834 15 1 1,142 4 9 755 5 7 1,764 8 2 1,677 19 11 4,736 18 3 810 11 7 203 0 0 805 12 6 2,165 15 6t 6,901 14 6 312 7 6 1,841 5 6 7,776 15 7 11,500 15 7 2,366 18 10 4,014 13 2 516 11 2 1,314 9 5 750 0 0 819 16 9 Totals 15,564 11 3 12,242 16 9 8,517 9 6 22,533 17 0 58,858 14 6 * Not including the Bees Bequest, £3,562 Os. lOd. -I Including a special fund of £1,000.