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General Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1901— continued.

D. Baeeon, Chairman. C. Macandrew, Treasurer. Examined and found correct. — J. K. Warbueton, Controller and Auditor-General.

CIECUI.AKS. Education Department, Wellington, 2nd March, 1901. The Secretary to the Education Board, You will see that by Order in Council published in yesterday's Gazette there is now to be only one computation of a.verage attendance. A sufficient number of copies of the Order will be sent to you to enable you to send one to each school. The Quarterly Return of Attendance is being revised, and will be issued with the least possible delay. The Eegister of Daily Attendance will also be revised. G. Hogben, Secretary for Education.

Education Department, 26th April, 1901. The Secretary, Education Board, In considering the administration of the Manual and Technical Instruction Act the Government have become impressed with the necessity for making proper provision for the training of teachers in the work which under the Act will now become part of the public-school course, and have in view certain measures of a general character under which facilities for obtaining adequate instruction will be brought within the reach of members of the public-school staff. Pending the elaboration of such measures the Minister has decided to offer your Board a grant of £ to enable it to make temporary arrangements for the furtherance of the objects in view, the only conditions attached being that the grant must be used for the instruction of public-school teachers in manual and technical work as prescribed for school classes, and that the teachers shall be admitted to the course of instruction free of charge. E. O. Gibbes, Assistant Secretary for Education.

(Circular). Education Department, Wellington, sth June, 1901. The Secretary to the Education Board, A medal to commemorate the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall is being prepared for presentation to school-children throughout the colony, and the issue will, it is hoped, be completed before their Royal Highnesses leave New Zealand. A supply adequate to the requirements of your district will be sent to you with the least possible delay, and the Minister will be obliged if you will undertake the distribution of them. The presentation is not to be confined to children attending public schools, but those attending any school may participate. Native schools will be provided for by the Department. E. O. Gibbes, Assistant Secretary. 16— E. 1.

lance Account. 1901. £ s. d. Jan. 1. Balances brought down— Capital Account .. .. 41,172 9 4 Primary : Rents under - apportioned .. .. .. 439 13 6 Secondary: Rents under-appor-tioned .. .. .. 65 2 6 Contractor's deposit .. .. 10 0 0 Dec. 31. Rebate part loan—Mark Miles .. 50 0 0 J. Henderson 34 12 0 Balances carried forward— Fixed deposits—Bank of New Zealand .. .. 1,400 0 0 Fixed deposits — National Bank of New Zealand .. 3,950 0 0 Valuation account .. 32 15 2 Investments .. .. 34,744 12 8 Cash in bank and in hand (less outstanding cheques) 1,702 10 8 £83,601 15 10 1901. £ a . d. Jan. 1. Balances brought dowu— Fixed deposits—Bank of New Zealand .. .. .. 5,250 0 0 Fixed deposits—National Bank of New Zealand .. .. 4,800 0 0 Valuation Aooount .. 524 8 8 Investments .. .. 29,836 4 8 Cash in bank and in hand (less outstanding cheques) .. ] ,050 14 0 Dec. 81. Balances carried forward— Capital Account .. .. 41,534 15 11 Primary: Rents under-ap-portioned .. .. 585 14 1 Secondary : Rents under-ap-portioned .. .. 19 18 6 £83,601 15 10 1902. Jan. 1. Balances brought down— Capital Account .. .. 41,534 15 11 Primary : Rents under - apportioned .. .. 585 14 1 Secondary : Rents under - apportioned .. .. 19 18 6 1902. Jan. 1. Balances brought down— Fixed deposits—Bank of New Zealand .. .. .. 1,400 0 0 Fixed deposits—National Bank of New Zealand .. .. 3,950 0 0 Valuation Account .. .. 32 15 2 Investments .. .. 34,744 12 8 Cash in bank and in hand (lees outstanding oheques) .. 1,702 10 8