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2. Genebal Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1901. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ a. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 1,102 811 Secretary's salary- .. .. .. 12 12 0 Current income from reserves .. .. 179 8 8 Postage and petty cash .. .. .. 10 0 Interest on moneys invested and on unpaid Paid to South Canterbury Education Board purchase-money .. .. .. 33 15 0 for District High Sohool .. .. 100 0 0 Interest on fixed deposits .. .. 24 17 8 Examiners' fees .. .. .. 4 4 0 Refund of exhibitioners' fees .. .. 20 0 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. 619 6 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 9 5 6 Laboratory benches .. .. .. 4 0 0 Furniture and apparatus .. .. 14 19 7 Invested on mortgage .. .. .. 350 0 0 Other expenditure— Members' travelling-expenses .. .. 2 0 0 Exhibitioners' and High School fees .. 25 15 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. 0 19 3 Balance in hand and in bank at end of year 828 15 5 £1,360 10 3 £1,360 10 3 Geo. Baeclay, Chairman. G. H. Geaham, Secretary. Examined and found correct. — J. K. Waebubton, Controller and Auditor-General.

WAITAKI HIGH SCHOOLS. Staff. Boys' School.— Dr. J.R.Don, M.A., D.Sc, F.C.S., F.G.S.; Mr. W. G. Grave, 8.A.; Mr. Thomas A. Hunter, M.A. ; Mr. Robert J. Thompson, B.A. ; Sergeant-major Kebblewhite. Girls' School. —Miss C. Ferguson, M.A. ; Miss E. Crosby, B.A. ; Miss J. Paterson, M.A. ; Miss McCaw; Sergeant-major McPherson. 1. Eepoet of the Goveenoes. Boys' School. —The Board of Governors have had many alterations made which they considered necessary in order to cope with the large number of pupils, especially boarders. Girls' School. —On account of the Board having received notice from the Waitaki County Council, whose buildings are at present used as a girls' sshool, that they (the Council) wish to reoccupy their premises, it has become necessary to make arrangements for obtaining a new building and site. The Board trust the Education Department will give them every assistance in obtaining this end, by getting a vote passed during this session of Parliament for both building and site. D. Boeeie, Chairman.

2. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1901. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Endowments— Balance .. .. .. .. 152 13 9 a. Income from reserves .. .. 1,092 15 11 Management— b. Paid by Sohool Commissioners .. 65 7 2 Secretary .. .. .. .. 75 0 0 Fees— Ranger .. .. .. .. 7 10 0 Boys' School .. .. .. 660 5 0 Survey valuation .. .. .. 713 3 Girls' Sohool .. .. .. 255 10 0 Solicitor's fees .. .. .. 25 11 9 Refund, Building Acoount .. .. 0 16 0 Teachers'salaries — Dr. balance at end of year .. .. 588 1 1 Boys' School .. £865 0 0 Girls' School .. 425 19 9 1,290 19 9 Prizes .. .. .. .. 2 12 6 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 50 18 8 Cleaning, fuel, and light .. .. 99 19 2 Site and building: new works .. .. 883 4 1 „ rates, insurance, and taxes .. .. 28 5 6 Interest on current account .. .. 14 17 3 Petty cash .. .. .. .. 12 0 0 Incidentals .. .. .. .. 1 10 0 School appliances .. .. .. 2 18 1 Refund, rents .. .. .. .. 1 13 8 Rates .. .. .. .. 15 9 Refund, fees .. .. .. .. 1 10 0 Fencing .. .. .. .. 212 0 £2,662 15 2 £2,662 15 2 G. E. Hislop, Secretary, Examined and found correct — J. K. Waebueton, Controller and Auditor-General.