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TABLE S.—Summary of School Commissioners' Accounts.

The payments made to Education Boards out of the proceeds from education reserves in 1899 were ,£40,354 13s. 10d. The revenues of the Boards are not, however, increased thereby, as equal amounts are deducted from the capitation grants due to the Boards. The payments for secondary education from reserves under the control of the School Commissioners amounted to £4,016 7s. 10d. Native Schools. The number of Maori village schools in operation at the end of 1899 was eighty-four, four more than were open in December, 1898. The number of children on the rolls of these schools on 31st December, 1899, was 3,065, or 93 more than at the end of the previous year. The average weekly roll-number during 1899 was 3,255, which shows an increase of 199; but there was a slight falling-off in the regularity of attendance, as the strict average attendance increased only by 93 - 75 —namely, from 2,341 to 2,434-75 ; in other words, the average attendance during 1899 was 748 per cent, of the average roll-number, as against 76 - 6 in 1898. Two new schools —Waimana, in the Tuhoe country, and Wai-o-tapu, in the Rotorua district—were opened during the year, and seem to promise success. Three schools were reopened; these are —Peria, in the Mangonui district; Whangape, in the Hokianga district; and Otamatea, in the Kaipara district. At the first two schools there has been a large attendance since the reopening; in the case of the third serious sickness has interfered with progress. The school at Karikari (Tauranga) was removed to a new site at Papamoa; the name of the Koriniti school (Wanganui district) was changed at the request of the Maoris to Pamoana. One school, Mawhitiwhiti, in the Taranaki district, was closed towards the end of the year, in consequence of the continued apathy of the people. More recently, since the beginning of the present year, it has been found necessary, by reason of greatly diminished attendance, to close two other schools —Whakarapa, near Hokianga, (temporarily), and Huria, near Tauranga.

Income for ie Year 1899. Provincial Districts. Balances on 1st January, 1899. Receipts di [ring Year. Arrears of Rent due on 31st December, 1899. Liabilities or Engagements on 31st December 1899. Total Income. Primary Reserves. Secondary Reserves. Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson Westland Canterbury.. Otago £ s. d. 608 2 3 917 10 11 179 16 4 3,088 18 11 262 18 9 210 0 7 377 15 9 961 11 5 10,531 14 11 £ s. d. 2,652 18 0 3,098 0 8 3,457 7 1 3,203 1 3 172 9 6 1,013 8 6 19 0 0 16,284 12 10 22,883 9 6 £ s. d. 616 12 8 639 14 10 745 17 2 836 10 3 448 16 0 473 2 9 485 3 0 £ s. a. 3,877 12 11 4,655 6 5 4,383 0 7 7,128 10 5 884 4 3 1,696 11 10 881 18 9 17,246 4 3 34,105 3 8 £ s. d. 994 12 10 519 17 1 59 10 1 616 16 7 113 11 0 275 9 6 40 12 0 3,227 12 6 5,793 4 2 £ s. d. 20 14 0 326 5 1 70 18 6 518 1 0 689 19 3 349 14 1 130 4 5 Totals for 1899.. Totals for 1898.. 17 17 138 9 10 120 14 0 52,784 7 4 47,342 15 8 4,935 15 11 3,771 12 0 74,858 13 1 68,235 1 8 11,641 5 9 11,095 9 10 1,415 17 1 1,602 17 3 Expenditure for the Year 1899. Provincial Districts. Office Other Expenses Expenses and of Salaries. Management Paid for Paid for Primary Secondary Education. Education. Investments and Refunds. Balances . on 31st December, 1899. Total. Luokland 'aranaki Vellington lawke's Bay .. larlborough ■Telson Vestland .. 'anterbury Itago £ s. a. 164 12 11 143 13 6 396 7 8 111 3 8 25 19 9 51 15 10 27 6 6 559 1 0 914 5 2 £ s. d. 1,227 12 7 282 6 2 295 12 5 140 5 3 9 16 6 29 13 3 67 3 0 53 6 4 507 13 11 £ s. d. 2,000 0 0 2,250 0 0 2,800 0 0 3,050 5 0 200 0 0 1,000 0 0 £ s. d. 375 9 3 750 0 0 700 0 0 602 0 4 42 13 4j 521 8 0l 400 0 0 £ s. d. 60 18 0 18 15 0 9 12 6 £ s. d. 49 0 2 1,210 11 9 181 8 0 3,224 16 2 605 14 8 93 14 9 387 9 3 933 16 11 13,108 12 8 £ s. d. 3,877 12 11 4,655 6 5 4,383 0 7 7,128 10 5 884 4 3 1,696 11 10 881 18 9 17,246 4 3 34,105 3 8 ■' .. 15,700 0 0 13,354 13 10 624 16 11 5,595 1 2 Totals for 1899 .. Totals for 1898 .. 2,394 6 0 2,157 12 1 2,613 9 5 3,333 0 3 40,354 18 10 38,424 3 10 4,016 7 10 3,024 1 3 5,684 6 8 4,157 14 5 19,795 4 4 17,138 9 10 74,858 13 1 68,235 1 8