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General Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ended 31st December, 1900— continued.

Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ a. d. To Rents in arrear .. .. .. 377 0 2 By Land Fund .. .. .. .. 237 3 7 Bank and oash balance .. ' .. 716 6 7 Balance of assets .. .. .. 836 3 2 Total .. .. .. ..£1,093 6 9 Total .. .. .. ..£1,093 6 9 E. Cock, Chairman. F. P. CoßKiiiL, F.N.Z.A.A., Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct. — J. K. Waebubton, Controller and Auditor-General.

WELLINGTON. Sib,— Wellington, 6th February, 1901. I have the honour to forward herewith the twenty-second annual report and statement of receipts and expenditure of the School Commissioners for the Wellington Provincial District for the year ended the 31st December, 1900. The personnel of the Commissioners remains the same, consisting of Messrs. J. E. Blair (Chairman), A. W. Hogg, M.H.E., F. Pirani, M.H.E., F. Y. Lethbridge, M.H.E., and J. W. A. Marchant, Commissioner of Lands. Sales of leases were held at various centres during the year, and 4,717 acres 3 roods 36 perches were leased to twenty-four tenants at an annual rental of £188 12s. 7d., being an average of 196 acres 2 roods 13 perches per tenant at 9-J-d. per acre. It is satisfactory to note that the amount of rents in arrear is very small, being less than 1 per cent, of the annual rental. I have, &c, The Hon. the Minister of Education, Wellington. J. B. Blaib, Chairman.

Primary. Secondary. Total. Expenditm •e. ■y Office salaries, 1st December, 1899, to 31st December, 1900* Printing, advertising, stationery, and office petties Typewriter Travelling-allowances to Commissioners Commission on sale of lease .... Commission on rents collected Supervision of reserves (Eangers), 1st November, 1899, to 31st December, 1900 Labour and repairs ... Insurance and rates... Law costs for years 1899 and 1900 Compiling register of reserves Eevaluation and arbitration expenses in respect of renewable leases Treasurer's guarantee premium Plans, reports, and bank charges Rents overpaid and refunded ... Distribution from revenue — Taranaki Education Board... Wanganui Education Board New Plymouth High School Board ... Wanganui High School Board Land Fund—-Purchase of school-sites ... Balance £ s. d. 81 5 0 £ s. d. 27 1 8 £ s. d. 108 6 8 27 18 8 18 15 0 18 19 6 0 10 0 3 2 0 89 15 0 9 6 5 6 5 0 5 12 6 37 5 1 25 0 0 24 12 0 0 10 0 3 8 6 119 13 4 0 6 6 29 18 4 7 8 3 2 14 0 69 1 4 18 15 0 31 7 6 0 16 3 20 8 6 6 5 0 4 14 0 8 4 6 2 14 0 89 9 10 25 0 0 36 1 6 7 10 0 2 6 2 8 13 2 10 0 0 16 10 10 0 0 3 3 0 8 13 1,634 18 4 865 1 8 326' 19 9 173 0 3 1,634 18 4 865 1 8 326 19 9 173 0 3 124 15 6 716 6 7 Total expenditure 2,887 8 8 614 1 0 4,342 11 9 *This includes office provide id by Secretary.