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General Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending the 31st December, 1905— continued.

Statement of Balances. £ s. d. , £ s. d. Primary Education Account .. .. 314 19 6 j Bank of New Zealand, Current Account .. 100 4 6 Land Fund .. .. .. 574 19 6 Bank of New Zealand, fixed deposit .. 630 3 6 Trust Account .. .. .. .. 13 711 ' Cash in offioe .. .. .. .. 89 1 3 903 6 11 Deduot advances to Secondary Fund 83 17 8 Net balance .. .. .. £819 9 3 Net balanoe .. .. .. £819 9 3 Statement of Assets and Liabilities. £ s. d. £ a. d. Bank balance, 31st December, 1905 ... 100 4 6 Cash in office ... ... ... ... 89 1 3 Fixed deposit ... ... ... ... 630 3 6 Eents in arrear ... ... ... ... 717 19 4 Eents prepaid ... ... ... ... 134 Trust account ... ... ... ... 13 7 11 Balance of assets ... ... ... ... 1,522 17 4 Total ... ... ... ... £1,537 8 7 £1,537 8 7 James Wade, Chairman. New Plymouth, 7th March, 1906. F. P. Cobkill, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct.— J. W. Poynton, Deputy Controller and Auditor.

WELLINGTON. Sir, — Office of School Commissioners, Wellington, 23rd February, 1906. I have the honour to forward the report and statement of receipts and expenditure of the School Commissioners for the Wellington Provincial District for the year ended 31st December last. The following are the members of the Board of Commissioners : Mr. J. R. Blair (Chairman), Mr. W. H. Field, M.H.R., Mr. A. W. Hogg, M.H.R., Mr. F. Pirani, and Mr. J. Strauchon (Commissioner of Crown Lands). During the year thirteen reserves, comprising 2,070 acres and 11 perches, were added to the area vested in the Commissioners. The total area now included in the educational-reserve estate in this provincial district is 102,277 acres and 1 perch, of which 4,642 acres 3 roods 11 perches (consisting mainly of rough and inferior country) are at present unlet.

Primary. I I Secondary. Total. Expenditu; •$. iy Office salaries, 1st January to 31st December .. Stationery, stamps, telegrams, &c. Office accommodation, 1st June to 31st December Commissioners' travelling-expenses Arbitrations and valuations ... Surveys and plans Inspection of reserves Bank charges ... ... ... ... Fire premiums, £2 7s. 7d. ; guarantee premium, £10 Costs of re-entry Labour on reserves ... Commission on rents Court fees, registrations, &c. ... Costs arbitration, Eltham Borough Board's law-costs for year Distribution from revenue— Taranaki Education Board... Wanganui Education Board New Plymouth High School Board ... Purchase of school-site £ s. d. I 93 15 0 11 18 10 10 18 9 13 4 1 21 16 8 3 0 0 89 9 0 0 8 6 9 15 1 £ s. d. 31 5 0 3 13 0 3 12 11 4 8 1 29 7 8 0 2 6 2 12 6 £ s. d. 125 0 0 15 11 10 14 11 8 17 12 2 21 16 8 3 0 0 118 16 8 0 11 0 12 7 7 2 5 0 1 13 0 2 12 6 10 6 3 19 1 6 19 5 9 3 "*8 9 6 "8 9 2 5 0 1 13 0 2 12 6 13 15 0 19 1 6 25 14 6 1,898 18 0 901 2 0 2,800 0 0 100 0 0 55 4 0 100 0 0 Balance, 31st December, 1905 3,109 9 11 184 19 2 3,349 13 819 9 1 8 Total expenditure 4,169 2 4