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Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for Year ending 31st December, 19OS. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Voluntary contributions .. .. 260 15 10 Working-expenses .. .. .. 71 17 7 Government subsidy on contributions .. 237 10 0 Printing and advertising .. .. 102 6 7 Fees .. .. ... .. 334 16 6 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. 319 16 2 Grants for furniture, fittings, and apparatus 220 1 8 Material .. .. .. .. 112 10 Grants for rent .. .. .. 36 11 0 Salaries .. .. .. 651 13 6 Capitation .. .. .. .. 56 6 4 Rent .. .. .. .. 61 11 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 37 3 8 £1,146 1 4 £1,146 1 4 T. Gerrard, Secretary. Extract from the Report of the Managers op the School of Domestic Instruction. The school has carried on its work successfully during another year. The number of those attending the cooking classes has been large, including all classes of the community. The dressmaking and laundry classes have not been largely attended, but this is in part at least accounted for by the fact that instruction in these departments can easily be obtained elsewhere. During three months of the year the Principal was prevented by sickness from carrying on her work ; she has some time since resumed her duties, with all her vigour and thoroughness. During her absence Miss Rennie took charge of the school, and, ably supported by the other members of the staff, carried on the work to the entire satisfaction of the managers, which speaks well for the organization of the school. In all other respects the work has gone on quietly and regularly. The City and Guilds of London Institute Examination in Cookery was held in June. Only four candidates presented themselves for examination, of whom two passed. In December the usual examination for the association's certificates was conducted by Mrs. R. D. Harman. The managers regret that the work of the school is still hampered by insufficient and unsuitable accommodation. In view of the increased attention which is now bestowed on technical instruction as a necessary part of national education, we may hope that suitable provision out of public funds will soon be made for the needs of the school. Mrs. R. D. Harman reports that she held the annual examination in cookery at the School for Domestic Instruction with very satisfactory results, a large number of the students passing creditably. A new and pleasing feature this year was the number of candidates for high-class certificates ; seven attended this class and all passed well, two with honours. The general practical work in this class was really splendid, so quick, neat, and thorough in every detail, showing that the students had an excellent knowledge of the principles and methods of cookery, reflecting very great credit on the teachers. In plain cookery seven also passed, their practical and theoretical work being well up to the mark. In both plain and high-class cookery it would be well to grade the certificates, as there are so many who just touch the border-line, not quite up to first-class form and yet by no means failures ; in these cases a second-class certificate would nearly always encourage a student to persevere, with an almost certainty of a first-class next year. In most cases the great difficulty is the home practice: the papers are nearly always good. The following is the record of attendances for the year :— Technical Glasses: First quarter— Cookery, 6 classes, with an attendance of 110 ; dressmaking, 1 class, attendance 12 ; laundry, 1 class, attendance 11 : total, 133. Second quarter —Cookery, 7 classes, attendance 103 ; dressmaking, 1 class, attendance 9 ; laundry, 1 class, attendance 11 : total 123. Third quarter —Cooking, 6 classes, attendance, 108 ; dressmaking, 4 classes, attendance 48 : total 154. School Classes : First quarter—Cooking, 8 schools, attendance 358 ; second quarter —cooking, 5 schools, attendance 257 ; third quarter— cooking, 8 schools, attendance 358. Note. —In both technical and school classes the same number of lessons were given during the three quarters of this year that were given during the four quarters of last year. W. J. Anderson, Chairman of Board of Managers. Statement of Accounts for Year ending 31st December, 1903. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance .. .. .. 203 13 2 Petty Cash .. .. .. .. 22 0 0 Capitation (school classes) .. .. 217 13 10 Gas .. .. .. .. ... 41 0 9 Capitation (technical classes) .. .. 96 17 6 Rent.. .. .. .. .. 86 0 0 Government grants— Salaries .. .. .. .. 298 1 6 Apparatus .. .. .. .. 12 19 3 Bonuses .. .. .. .. 35 0 0 Material .. .. .. 114 7 9 Material .. .. .. 218 1 11 Rent .. .. .. .. 43 0 0 Furniture and apparatus .. .. 33 9 8 Fees .. .. .. .. 145 5 0 Printing and advertising .. .. 18 19 2 Sales .. .. .. .. .. 64 4 6 General expenses .. .. .. 51 3 3 Refund of loan .. .. .. 25 0 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 69 4 9 £898 1 0 £898 1 0 O'Bryen Hoare, Hon. Treasurer. Extract from the Report of the Chairman of the Board of Governors of Canterbury College. School of Art. The Art Master reported : — As compared with 1902, the numbers in attendance were : —1902 : First term—morning 27, afternoon 1, evening 203, Saturday 138 ; second term —morning 29, afternoon 4, evening 175, Saturday