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Much valuable assistance has been received from School Committees in the local management and supervision of school matters. The friendly relations previously existing between Committees and the Board have been maintained and strengthened during the past year. I have, &c, The Hon. the Minister of Education, Wellington. L. J. Bagnall, Chairman.

General Statement of Eeceipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1901. Receipts, Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance— £ s. d. Offioe staff—Salaries .. .. .. 1,510 17 10 On Building Account .. .. 793 0 6 Departmental contingencies .. .. 1,047 1 9 On General Account .. .. 2,708 17 9 Inspectors'salaries and travelling-expenses 3,165 10 0 Government grant for buildings .. 10,939 0 0 Truant Officer's salary and expenses .. 208 411 Other receipts for buildings— Drill Instructor's salary and expenses .. 238 15 2 Sales of old buildings .. .. 88 7 0 Examination of pupil-teachers .. .. 57 14 8 Sales from store .. .. .. 103 3 4 Scholarships— Rents of houses and sites .. .. 28 8 0 Paid to scholars .. .. .. 1,650 16 8 Contributions from Committees .. 12 10 0 Examination expenses .. .. 65 310 Statutory capitation— Training of teachers .. .. .. 106 6 10 Paid by Government .. .. 88,758 7 8 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 84,782 1 2 Paid by School Commissioners .. 2,447 2 0 Incidental expenses of schools .. .. 7,199 16 3 Addition to statutory capitation — For School buildings— teachers'salaries .. .. .. 5,410 13 4 New buildings .. .. .. 4,922 1 0 Scholarship grant .. .. .. 1,335 6 6 Improvements of buildings .. .. 6,536 8 6 Inspection subsidy— Furniture and appliances .. .. 1,218 10 0 Ordinary .. .. .. .. 500 0 0 Sites .. .. .. .. 207 13 8 Native schools .. .. .. 37 10 0 Plans, supervision, and fees .. .. 584 6 5 Manual and teohnical instruction— Manual and teohnical instruction— Capitation for— Salaries .. .. .. .. 224 10 0 Special claeses (ordinary) .. .. 7 10 Payments to Committees for special Associated clasees (ordinary) .. 76 2 6 classes .. .. .. .. 7 10 Grants for— Material .. .. .. .. 19 17 7 Instruction of teachers .. .. 250 0 0 Apparatus .. .. .. .. 22 16 4 Encouragement of swimming .. 64 910 Rent .. .. .. .. 45 0 0 Fees .. .. .. .. 116 12 6 Incidentals.. .. .. .. 32 11 0 Amount handed over by previous man- Expenses under " The Local Authorities agement .. .. .. .. 98 10 10 Indemnity Act, 1901" — Reception of Other receipts— the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and Sales of old material and tools .. 21 15 1 York .. .. .. .. 99 2 7 Grafton School Committee .. .. 11 9 3 Court expenses to Truant Officer 3 14 4 Discounts refunded .. .. .. 6 10 Balance — £ s. d. General Aocount, Cr. 1,364 11 10 Building Account, Dr. 1,504 10 9 139 18 11 £113,952 7 2 £113,952 7 2 L. J. Bagnall, Chairman. Vincent E. Eice, Secretary. Examined and found correct. — J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

REPORTS ON DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOLS. Coromandel. (Number of scholars on roll:—Passed Standard VI.: M., 13; F., 11: total, 24.)

Note. —High-school work was begun on 15th October, 1901.

Subject taught. Class. Number of Pupils in Class during Last Quarter of Year. Work done during the Year. jatin iuelid ... ilgebra ... Snglish ... 24 24 24 24 First twelve exercises of Abbott's Via Latina. Up to proposition 12 of Book I. Addition, subtraction, and substitutions. Shakespeare's As You Like It, by S. Brandram, M.A., to end of Act I. ; Nesfield's English Grammar, to page 40; analysis of sentences, and parsing of selected passages; dictation and spelling as for Junior Civil Service. As for Matriculation and Civil Service Examinations. Chemistry—composition of air and water. arithmetic icience ... 24 24