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Te Aute College.—Year ending 30th June, 1905. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Ordinary rents .. .. .. 2,200 0 0 Balance Dr. from previous year .. .. 346 10 1 Special Government grants .. .. 230 0 0 Property— Other receipts— Maintenance .. .. .. 727 13 5 Te Makarini Fund .. .. .. 110 0 0 Insurance .. .. .. ~ 18 12 0 Boys' fees .. .. .. .. 40 15 0 Repairs and alterations .. .. 248 15 9 Books sold .. .. .. .. 15 0 0 Ordinary— Refunds .. .. .. .. 4 12 10 Salaries .. .. .. 548 0 0 Balance Dr. end of year .. .. .. 606 16 1 Wages .. .. .. 235 5 8 Books and stationery .. .. 24 6 1 Athletics .. .. .. .. 15 310 Medical .. .. .. .. 27 3 1 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 50 0 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. 48 0 9 Paymenta to Hukarere School .. .. 900 0 0 Payments to Hukarere School, ground improvement .. .. .. .. 17 0 9 Bank fees, 10s. ; exchange, 2s. 6d. .. 0 12 6 £3,207 3 11 £3,207 3 11 Audited and found correct. —N. Kettle, Auditor. For the Trustees.—Saml. Williams. (Estimated income of trust for ensuing year, £2,200.;

Hukarere Native Girls' School. —Year ending 30th June, 1905. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. Cr. from last year .. .. .. 112 7 Property— £ s. d. Special— Maintenance .. .. .. 763 7 6 Government grants j. .. .. 378 14 0 Insurance .. .. .. .. 6 0 0 Endowment grants .. .. .. 900 0 0 Rates and taxes .. .. .. 26 9 8 Other receipts— Repairs and improvements .. .. 156 10 1 Fees .. .. .. .. 40 0 0 Ordinary— Sundry .. .. .. .. 3 5 1 Salaries .. ... .. 317 1 6 Balance Dr. end of year .. .. .. 3 4 7 Interest .. .. .. .. 2 18 9 Stationery .. .. .. .. 217 11 Medical .. .. .. .. 16 2 3 Furniture .. .. .. .. 9 17 6 Sundries .. .. .. .. 7 9 1 £1,326 17 3 £1,326 17 3 Audited and found correct. —R. W. Hansard, Auditor. For the Trustees.—Saml. Williams.

EXHIBIT No. 27. Dear Madam, — Napier, 9th August, 1898. In view of a meeting of my co-trustees of the Te Aute-cum-Hukarere trust, will you kindly inform me whether the pupils of the school under your charge are receiving any technical instruction in the following subjects: (1) Plain cooking and general household management; (2) cutting out and making up garments for personal wear ; (3) music, and voice-culture for either elocution or singing ; (4) any other subject in art or science ; and, if so, what is and has been the result of such education ; and whether the girls after leaving the school have taken service in families, or employment in the many branches of work open to their sisters of the European race, or, if married, do they generally live in the Native or European style ? It would materially assist the trustees if you would give an expression of opinion as to the value of technical instruction to the children of the Native race. From your practical knowledge of their capabilities to receive and benefit by such instruction, such opinion would be of great value. Will you kindly state what appliances you have for imparting instruction under the several headings as given above. No doubt any suggestions made by you as to improvements will receive the earnest consideration of the trustees. An early reply will oblige, Yours, &c, J. B. Fielder, One of the Trustees Miss Williams, Lady Principal, Hukarere Girls' School, Napier.

Dear Sir, — Hukarere, Napier, 27th September, 1898. In answer to your questions with reference to technical instruction in Hukarere School, I have to inform you (1) That the pupils are taught to do the ordinary work of a house, and the elder ones are taught plain cooking. This year they have had a course of six lessons in cookery from Miss Millington, who was much pleased with the results. (2) They are taught needlework and mending, and when sufficiently advanced they learn to cut out and make up garments for personal wear. Sewingmachines are in constant use. (3) They all receive instruction in singing, and a few learn instrumental music. They also learn to knit socks, vests, shawls, and other useful articles. The Government have lately granted a hospital scholarship to one of the elder girls, to enable her tojreceive instruction in practical nursing with a view to her being of use amongst the sick in the neighbourhood of her own home.