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General Statement of Eeceipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1907. Receipts. £ s. d. ! Expenditure. £ ». d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 2,078 16 11 J Staff salaries and clerical assistance .. 965 16 8 Grants from Government for— | Office contingencies .. .. .. 728 0 8 Teachers' and pupil-teachers' salaries, Teachers' and pupil-teachers' salaries, and and allowances to pupil-teachers .. 16,330 61 j allowances to pupil-teachers .. .. 18,136 15 9 Reserves revenue for primary education 1,424 3 6 ] Relieving-teachers' salaries .. .. 55 4 0 Capitation at 6d. for relieving-teachers .. 107 12 0 ' Conveyance and board of school childre n.. 42 2 0 Capitation at 11s. 3d., and grant of £250 2,670 17 6 Special capitation to School Committees .. 163 15 3 Special capitation at 9d. for School Incidental expenses of schools .. .. 1,179 18 11 Committees .. .. .. 163 15 3 Allowance to scholarship-holders, and exTraining of teachers other than at train- penses of examination— ing colleges .. .. .. 120 0 0 Board scholarships .. .. .. 327 9 0 Conveyance and board of school-children 68 5 G National Scholarships .. .. 63 9 5 Receipts from other sources— Salaries of teachers and additions to Truancy fines .. .. .. 7 5 6' salaries of head teachers on staffs of disRents of school-sites .. .. .. 96 17 6 trict high schools .. .. .. 560 4 0 Grants from Government for— Other expenses Scholarships— Secretary, £5; apparatus, 6s. 7d. .. 5 6 7 Education Board .. .. .. 325 4 0 I Donations .. .. .. .. 206 13 0 National .. .. .. .. 60 0 0 Subsidies on donations .. .. 206 13 0 District high schools— Manual and technicalSalaries of teachers .. .. 511 16 4 School classes .. .. .. 569 12 5 Subsidies on voluntary contributions, Special classes .. .. .. 738 9 9 &c. .. .. .. .. 206 13 0 Office salaries .. .. '.'. 173 6 8 Receipts from other sources— Maintenance of school buildingsDistrict high school fees .. .. 10 8 0 Alterations, small additions, repairs, reVoluntary contributions .. .. 150 00 • painting, &c. .. .. .. 1,983 10 3 Scholarships refunded .. .. 8 2 0 Rebuilding .. .. .. .. 793 12 6 Grants from Government for manual and Rent .. .. .. .. 76 16 6 technical instruction— House allowances .. .. .. 450 13 8 Capitation— New school buildings, additional classOn all classes .. .. .. 515 15 G rooms, furniture, sites, &c. .. .. 1,412 6 1 On account of free places .. .. 22 8 0 Buildings, class rooms, furniture, &c, for Material for class-work .. .. 20 910 manual and technical purposesSubsidies on voluntary contributions School classes .. .. .. 2,325 1 1 and bequests .. .. .. 56 5 0 Special classes .. .. .. '229 16 9 Receipts from other sources— Other expenses — Fees .. .. .. .. 297 2 1 Overpaid: Smart Bros. .. .. 10 6 0 Voluntary contributions .. .. 134 511 Cheque drawn in error .. .. 214 0 Material sold .. .. .. 38 16 4 Deposit fees .. .. .. .. 14 1 0 Refunds .. .. .. .. 10 12 9 Discount .. .. .. .. 3 0 3 Grants from Government for— , Maintenance of school buildings, rebuilding schools, &c. .. .. 2,131 5 0 House allowances .. .. .. 446 16 3 New school buildings, additions, furniture, sites, &c. .. .. .. 1,369 3 1 Technical-school buildings, furniture, fittings, apparatus, &c. .. .. 1,839 6 8 Other receipts— Refunds: Smart Bros., £10 65.; Henry and Irvine, £3 16s. .. .. 14 2 0 Sale of furniture, £110s. ; apparatus, 13s. 2 3 0 Refund by Auckland Education Board, £25 135.; stamps on leases, 7s. 6d. .. 26 0 6 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 125 17 8 £31,407 13 11 . £31,407 13 11 James Wade, Chairman. 17th February, 1908. P. S. Whitcombe, Secretary.

WANGANUI. Sir, — Education Office, Wanganui, 31st March, 1908. In accordance with the provisions of " The Education Act, 1904," the Education Board of the District of Wanganui has the honour to present the following report of the proceedings for the year 1907. Board. —At the beginning of the year the members of the Board were: Messrs. F. Pirani (Chairman), A. Fraser, and G. H. Bennett, Southern Ward; D. H. Guthrie, F. M. Spurdle, and F. Purnell, Middle Ward; and G. Carson, E. Dickson, and James Smith, Northern Ward. The retiring members for the year were Messrs. A. Fraser, D. H. Guthrie, and G. Carson; and at the election in August the following were returned : Messrs. Fraser, D. H. Guthrie, and W. C. Cargill. Mr. F. Pirani, Feilding, was reappointed Chairman. The Board held twelve ordinary and two special meetings. The average number of members in attendance was eight. The following were appointed to represent the Board on various public bodies: Training College Board of Advice, Wellington, Gilbert Carson, Esq.; School Commissioners, F. Y. Lethbridge, Esq., M.P.; Palmerston North High School Board of Governors, G. H. Bennett, Esq. At the close of the year 184 main schools and four side schools were open. The following were opened during the year : Tokaora, Mangawhio, Waionui (the two last named taking the place of household schools) ; Makatote and Raurimu were transferred from the control of the Auckland Board at the beginning of the second quarter. During the same period the following were closed : Maungaporau, Rata Flat, Raketapauma, and Pukeroa (temporarily). At the beginning of the year the Patea School was raised to the rank of a district high school. As might be surmised, the principal area of the extension of new schools follows the route of the Main Trunk Railway. There were under the Board's supervision eight Roman Catholic schools, concerning which information is given by the Inspectors in their reports.

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