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Bay, Westland, and South Canterbury have balances on one account outweighing deficiencies m another account, in North Canterbury the deficiency in one account exceeds the balance m the other

TABLE O. —Money Assets (and Deficits), December, 1894.

TABLE P. —Money Liabilities (and Balances), December, 1894.

The number of schools carried on in rented rooms is still very large, and so is the number of schools without houses for masters (see Table Q) The number of overcrowded schools shows a slight reduction. At the end of the year eight Boards had balances available for building purposes, amounting in all to ,£7,025 15s. 3d , the other Boards had liabilities on their building accounts unprovided for to the extent of £6,270 ss.

TABLE Q. —Deficiency of School Buildings.

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Due from Deficit on Account of Education Districts. Cash. Totals Government. Other Sources. Buildings. Other Purposes. Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson Grey Westland North Canterbury South Canterbury Otago Southland £ s. d. 5,083 14 6 1 929 12 0 5,094 8 11 4 979 1 5 1 413 1 11 2 610 6 9 940 4 0 656 3 11 6,455 0 11 2,875 14 0 7 170 10 0 6,013 11 11 £ s. a. £ s. a. 87 19 11 £ s. d. 843 0 10 43 3 10 3,731 6 2 1,196 1 0 £ s. a. 475 10 5 2,307 7 5 165 0 1 229 2 10 3,093 4 3 £ a. d. 6,490 5 8 1,972 15 10 5,094 8 11 6,038 13 7 6,175 2 5 1,413 1 11 2,610 6 9 1,142 8 8 887 6 9 9,860 4 6 3,813 17 7 7 554 11 1 6,013 11 11 24 14 7 2 0 0 311 19 4 12 10 0 782 1 7 156 2 0 65 0 0 319 1 1 Totals 45,221 10 3 657 15 0 321 11 11 6,595 13 5 6,270 5 0 59,066 15 7

Liabilities for Balances for Education Districts. Totals. Buildings. Other Purposes. Buildings. Other Purposes. £ s. d. 4,961 19 i 1,424 0 0 2 645 12 1 3,731 6 2 2,610 7 0 24 10 0 1,508 15 7 203 1 1 557 8 6 3 322 12 6 1,045 16 6 2,618 13 6 993 0 8 £ 8. a. 1,528 6 4 475 16 1 615 19 7 2 307 7 5 1 321 10 0 32 12 2 80 0 0 40 15 0 46 10 0 6,128 7 3 1,295 12 7 94 0 0 1 999 14 11 £ s. d. & s. a. & s. d. 6,490 5 8 1 972 15 10 5,094 8 11 6,038 13 7 6,175 2 5 1 413 1 11 2,610 6 9 1,142 8 8 887 6 9 9,860 4 6 3,813 17 7 7,554 11 1 6,013 11 11 Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson Qrey Westland North Canterbury South Canterbury Otago Southland. 493 5 5 318 10 0 359 1 8 898 12 7 283 8 3 409 4 9 72 19 9 1,339 11 10 2,243 5 5 1,037 9 9 662 9 6 2 957 2 0 1 306 10 7 1,472 8 6 1,884 15 7 1,714 5 9 Totals 25,647 2 11 15,966 11 4 7,025 15 3 10,427 6 1 59,066 15 7

Education Districts. Schools in Operation (omitting those with less than Ten Pupils each). Schools not belonging to Boards. Schools without Residences. Schools with less than 10 sq. ft. for each Child (but not less than 8 sq. ft.). Schools with less than 8 sq. ft. lor each Child. Available in 1894. (Tables O and P.) Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawko's Bay Marlborough Nelson Grey Wesfcland North Canterbury South Canterbury Otago Southland 300 52 104 94 57 30 97 21 22 178 62 202 127 46 2 13 10 4 7 10 1 1 8 4 4 7 137 20 47 59 20 6 60 9 3 28 19 9 29 7 2 6 6 3 2 3 2 2 1 1 2 5 3 3 1 2 2 £ s. d. [-843 0 10] [-43 3 10] 493 5 5 [-3,731 6 2] [-1 196 1 0] 318 10 0 359 1 8 898 12 7 283 8 3 409 4 9 [-782 1 7] 2,957 2 0 1,306 10 7 1 2 Totals for 1894 Totals for 1893 1 340 1,299 117 131 446 456 42 48 Id 18