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Genebal Statement of Eeceipts and Bxpendituee for the Year ending 31st December, 1895. Receipts. B a. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance at beginning of year— By Office staff—Salaries .. .. 408 11 0 On Building Account .. .. 2,299 11 3 Truant officer—Salary and expenses .. 188 15 4 On General Account .. .. 3,714 0 8 Departmental contingencies .. .. 339 16 6 Government grant for buildings .. 2,850 0 0 Inspectors'salaries .. .. .. 700 0 0 Eeinstatement South School.. .. 455 0 0 Inspectors' travelling-expenses .. 183 12 1 Subscriptions and donations for buildings 15 7 6 Examination of pupil-teachers .. 20 6 8 Government statutory capitation .. 25,479 8 10 Teachers' salaries and allowances (inScholarship grant .. .. .. 512 1 6 eluding rent, bonus, &c.) .. .. 25,493 4 11 Inspection subsidy .. .. .. 300 0 0 Incidental expenses of schools .. 1,757 7 2 Payments by School Commissioners .. 3,744 6 2 Scholarships— Interest on fixed deposits .. .. 175 0 0 Paid to scholars .. .. .. 490 0 0 Kents of school-sites .. 46 6 3 Examination expenses .. .. 22 1 6 School buildings— JSew buildings .. .. .. 1,826 9 1 Improvements of buildings .. 917 10 7 Furniture and appliances .. .. 78 0 9 Plans, supervision, and fees .. 235 3 5 Advertising tenders .. .. 22 8 3 Other expenses— Interest on overdraft .. .. 7 12 6 Erection of offices .. .. 1,585 7 8 Furnishing offices.. .. .. 106 4 4 Technical school .. .. .. 34 4 6 Members' travelling-expenses .. 113 5 1 Balance at end of year— On Building Account .. .. 2,540 6 8 On General Account .. .. 2,520 14 2 £39,591 2 2 £39,591 2 2

J. Walker Bain, Chairman. John Neill, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct.—James Edward FitzGerald, Controller and Auditor-General. EEPOETS AND ACCOUNTS OF SCHOOL COMMISSIONEES. AUCKLAND. Sir, — School Commissioners' Office, Auckland, Bth April, 1896. I have the honour to forward the statement of the accounts of the School Commissioners for the year 1895, and to report as follows upon the work of the year : — The reserves let comprise—ls sections of town and suburban land, 29 acres 3 roods 26 perches, yielding per year £17 10s.; 26 sections of country land, 3,111 acres 3 roods 38 perches, yielding per year £202 19s. 2d. Several exchanges of reserves for Crown lands have been made in cases where the former have been required for public purposes. The purchase of a valuable property at Ellerslie has been effected with money accrued for investment in that direction. The land has been subdivided into suitable allotments, most of which have been let since the close of the year at satisfactory prices. The balance of £216 ss. 3d. at the end of the year was made up as follows : Primary-reserves revenues, £78 18s. Bd.; secondary-reserves revenues, £94 19s. lid.; deposits, £42 6s. Bd. I have, &c, R. Udy, The Hon. The Minister of Education, Wellington. Acting Chairman.

General Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1895. Receipts.

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Primary. Secondary. Total. Io Balances at 31st December, 1894— Current Account, Bank of New Zealand On fixed deposit, Bank of New Zealand Eevenues from reserves — Arrears of previous years ... ... Due and paid in 1895 ... ... Miscellaneous— Compensation for land taken for railway Timber sold Interest on fixed deposit .-■■■Deposits for leases ... ... ■- Deposits for rent ... ... ... £ s. 475 3 1,382 8 d. 9 9 £ s. d. 176 2 3 366 19 5 £ s. d. 235 10 10 1,U1 0 0 651 6 0 1,749 8 2 15 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 16 12 1 62 2 0 598 10 0 16 12 49 8 409 10 1 0 0 12'14 0 189 0 0 Total receipts ... 4,484 9 1