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ture, fittings, &c, for same, £1,061 16s. lid.: total, £13,936 12s. Id. The main items of expenditure on buildings were: General maintenance (repairs, alterations, and small additions), £5,380 2s. 6d.; rebuilding, £1,623 2s. 2d. ; new buildings, £5,432 17s. 3d.; house allowances, £425 lls. 6d.; manual and technical purposes, £405 os. 6d. At the end of the year the credit balances were: On Building Account, £2,412 Is. Bd. ; on General Account, £7,334 4s. 6d. : total, £9,746 6s. 2d. Against the credit balance of £7,334 4s. 6d. on General Account there were various liabilities on account of primary-reserve rents, Technical Classes Association, Training College bursaries, and general purposes, amounting in total to £3,862 16s. lid., leaving the available credit balance £3,471 7s. 7d. By order of the Board. P. G. Pryde, Secretary. The Hon. the Minister of Education.

Geneeal Statement of Eeoeipts and Expendituee for the Year ending 31st December, 1907 Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ a. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 10,331 15 5 Staff salaries and clerical assistance .. 3,230 0 0 Grants from Government for— Omoe contingencies .. .. .. 1,071 19 2 Teachers' and pupil-teachers' aalaries, and Teachers' and pupil-teaohers' salaries, and allowances to pupil-teachers.. .. 57,396 4 1 allowances to pupil-teachers .. .. 66,103 4 4 Reserves revenue for primary eduoation.. 9,196 10 7 Relieving-teachers'salaries .. .. 333 13 9 Capitation at 6d. for relievingteachers .. 421 9 6 Training colleges— Capitation at lie. 3d., and grant of £250 9,733 1 3 Salaries of teaohers .. .. .. 1,395 0 0 Special capitation at 9d. for School Com- Incidental expenses of training college .. 40 0 0 mittees .. .. .. .. 658 19 0 Allowances to students .. .. 3,685 4 0 Training colleges— Conveyance and board of school-children 404 14 6 Salaries of staff, &o .. 1,591 6 9 Special capitation to Sohool Committees .. 658 19 0 Allowances to students .. .. 3,742 14 0 Incidental expenses of schools .. .. 5,096 1 9 Training of teachers other than at Gymnastic instruction .. .. .. 138 2 6 training colleges .. .. .. 300 0 0 Truant Officer's salary and expenses .. 192 911 Conveyance and board of schoolchildren 396 9 6 Exchange on teachers' salaries .. .. 36 14 3 Other grants—Teachers'train-fares .. 4 2 6 Teaohers'train-fares .. .. .. 4 2 6 Receipts from other sources— Allowance to scholarship-holders, and exTruancy fines .. .. .. 29 18 0 penses of examination — Rent of offices .. .. .. 70 0 0 Board scholarships .. .. .. 1,253 9 4 Interest on fixed deposit .. .. 20 0 0 National Scholarships .. .. 250 0 0 Pomahaka school .. .. .. 40 0 0 Salaries of teachers and additions to Grants from Government for— salaries of head teachers on staffs of disScholarships— trict high schools .. .. .. 2,570 4 11 Education Board .. .. .. 1,222 5 0 Manual and technical— National .. .. .. .. 257 10 0 School classes .. .. .. 1,478 16 8 District high schools — Salaries of Special classes .. .. .. 982 10 5 teachers .. .. .. .. 2,579 19 10 Payments to managers of associated Receipts from other sources—Pees .. 2 0 0 classes .. .. .. .. 2,665 17 2 Grants from Government for manual and Maintenance of school buildings— technical instruction— Alterations, small additions, repairs, reCapitation— painting, &o. .. .. .. 5,380 2 6 Onallclasses .. .. .. 2,710 14 0 Rebuilding .. .. .. .. 1,623 2 2 On account of free places .. .. 440 710 Rent .. .. .. .. 39 11 0 Material for class-work .. .. 100 19 11 House allowances .. .. .. 485 11 6 Subsidies on voluntary contributions and New school buildings, additional classbequests .. .. .. .. 304 9 6 rooms, furniture, sites, &o. .. .. 5,432 17 3 Receipts from other sources— Buildings, class-rooms, furniture, &c, for Pees .. .. .. .. 161 8 6 manual and technical purposes — Voluntary contributions .. .. 18 0 0 Sohool classes .. .. .. 267 0 0 Grants from Government for— Payments to managers of associated Maintenance of school buildings, rebuild- classes .. .. .. .. 138 0 6 ing schools, &o. .. .. .. 7,318 14 0 Other expenses— House allowances .. .. .. 404 15 0 Purchase of sites (Land Sales Account).. 354 7 6 New sohool buildings, additions, furni- Bank account fees .. .. .. 110 0 ture, sites, &o. .. .. .. 4,395 0 0 Stamps .. .. .. .. 11l 14 1 Technical - sohool buildings, furniture, Sale of Porbury School residence .. 91 0 0 fittings, apparatus, &c. .. .. 1,06116 11 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 9,746 6 2 Other receiptsProceeds of sale of sites, rents of schoolsites .. .. .. .. 69 3 1 Examination fees .. .. .. 2 0 0 Sale of Porbury School residence .. 91 0 0 Local contributions .. .. .. 189 12 8 £115,262 6 10 £115,262 6 10 Thomas Mackenzie, Chairman. 29th February, 1908. P. G. Peyde, Secretary.

SOUTHLAND. Sib, Education Office, Invercargill, 27th March, 1908. In accordance with the provisions of " The Education Act, 1904," the Education Board of the District of Southland has the honour to present the following report of its proceedings for the year ended 31st December, 1907: — The Boabd.—The personnel of the Board has undergone no change during the year. The three retiring members, selected by lot, were Messrs, Thomas MacGibbon, Joseph C. Smith, and John. C.

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