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The Commissioners would again urge the advisability of making some further provision for secondary education. They have repeatedly called the attention of the Hon. the Minister of Lands to this important appropriation of national reserves, and we again appeal to him to take such action as will place this province in this respect on a footing approximately as near as can be to that of the other provinces. I have, &c, J. R. Blair, The Hon. the Minister of Lands. Chairman, School Commissioners, Wellington.

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

Expenditure.

Assets.

Liabilities.

97

Primary. \^ Secondary. Total. Do Balances, 1st January, 1895 ... Receipts on account of previous years ... Receipts on account of year 1895 Receipts on account of year 1896 Receipts on account of Napier Commissioners Receipts on account of incompleted leases Rebate on telephone Lease forms Exchange with remittances £ s. 67 11 101 4 1,582 16 2 11 31 0 13 2 0 10 0 6 1 2 d. 6 2 3 7 0 0 6 0 8 £ s. d. 105 6 5 111 1 6 £ s. d. 172 17 11 101 4 2 1,693 17 9 2 11 7 31 0 0 13 2 0 0 10 6 0 6 0 12 8 Total receipts ... 1,800 4 8 216 7 11 2,016 12 7

By Payments to Boards—■ Wellington Education Board Wanganui Education Board... Wellington College Wellington Girls' High School Wanganui Girls' High School Salaries, printing, stationery, &c. Commission on leases and expenses Expenses of sales Advertising ... Travelling-expenses ... Bushfelling and fencing Babbits, rates, taxes.. Arbitration ... Registrar Refund, Napier Commissioners Balances £ s. d. 501 1 4 298 18 8 248 19 10 8 8 0 5 10 0 27 19 0 15 0 0 84 19 10 43 5 5 2 2 0 5 0 0 31 0 0 528 0 7 £ s. d. 32 19 9 32 19 9 39 6 11 17 8 11 ) £ s. a. 800 0 0 105 6 5 266 8 9 8 8 0 5 10 0 27 19 0 15 0 0 84 19 10 43 5 5 2 2 0 5 0 0 31 0 0 621 13 2 93 i2 7 Total expenditure 1,800 4 8 216 7 11 2,016 12 7

Balances on 31st December, 1895... Arrears £ 528 828 s. d. 0 7 9 11 £ s. 93 12 d. 7 £ s. a. 621 13 2 828 9 11

iand Purchase Account ... £ 56 I a. d. 0 0 £ s. a. £ 56 a. d. 0 0 J. E. Blaie, Chairman. Nat J. Tone, Secretary. 30th March, 1896.