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Expenditure.

James A. Bonar, Chairman. Edward T Eobinson, Secretary Examined and found correct except as to the payment of £10, for the travelling expenses of the Chairman and Secretary to Wellington, which is disallowed, as having no authority of law, a sum of £50 having been already disallowed in the accounts of the Education Board for a similar charge by the same gentlemen, apparently for the same journey.—James Edward FitzGerald, Controller and Auditor-General.

CANTEEBUEY Sir,"- Christchurch, 6th January, 1892. In accordance with Order in Council of date 17th September, 1878, I have the honour to forward report of the School Commissioners for the .Canterbury Provincial District for the year ending 31st December, 1891, together with a copy of their accounts, duly audited. The total area of the primary-education estate under lease on the 31st December, 1891, was 45,160J acres, producing an annual rental of £15,208 14s. Bd. Included in the foregoing are Eeserves Nos. 1126, 1128, and 1178, containing 1,308 acres, in the Waimate District, which at the request of the Government were let, for grazing purposes only, for one year from Ist May, 1891; and it is probable that these reserves will shortly be exchanged with the Government for hill country of equivalent value, under the powers conferred by " The Educational Endowments and Eeserves Exchange Act, 1891." There are only 39-J- acres of the estate unlet, and this consists chiefly of stony plain, and is comparatively valueless. The fixed deposit of £181 11s. 5d., which matured on the 21st December, 1891, has been renewed for one year from that date, together with a sum of £8 received from the Selwyn County Council on the 20th November, 1891, for 1 acre and 4 perches of land, taken under the Public Works Act, out of Eeserve No. 1329. During the year three reserves, one of 49J, another of 133f, and the other of 249 acres, were relet by tender for fourteen years, at satisfactory rentals, and these were the only ones dealt with excepting Eeserves Nos. 1126, 1128, and 1178, let temporarily by tender I have, &c, The Hon. the Minister for Education, Wellington. H. E. Webb, Chairman.

General Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1891. Receipts.

'rimary. iecom lary £ s. a. £ s. 20 3 d. ! 6 & s. a. 20 3 5 iy Debit balance, 1st January, 1891 Secretary to Commissioners, commission travelling expenses Legal expenses Printing Stationery Credit balance, 31st December, 1891 and 19 2 7 0 6 10 4 0 45 6 6 0 0 0 2 4 7 2 17 4 0 2 15 0 2 I 0 0 23 9 6 9 17 2 10 10 0 6 15 0 45 6 2 Total expenditure 81 18 8 I 34 2 7 116 1 3 Assets Iredit balance, 31st December, 1891 .rrears of rent Salance of liabilities £ s. 45 6 6 0 27 15 79 1 a. 2 0 6 8 £ 12 s. 0 a. o £ s. 45 6 18 0 27 15 a. 2 0 6 Total assets 79 1 8 12 0 0 91 1 8 Liabilities £ s. a. £ 34 s. 2 a. 7 £ s. 34 2 56 19 a. 7 1 )ebit balance, 31st December 1891 'rimary Account due to Secondary Account 56 19 l Total liabilities 56 19 1 34 2 7 91

Primary Education Estate. Total. 'o Balance brought down from 31st December, 1890 Arrears due 1st May 1890, from last account Arrears due 1st November 1890, from last account Less written off as irrecoverable £ s. d. £ s. 243 0 3 0 a. 9 0 1,162 14 25 18 0 3 1,136 15 9 Carried forward 1,382 16 6