E.—2.

The amounts actually received by the several Eduoation Boards was as follows: — £ a. d. I £ s. d. Auckland 4,947 0 0 Grey... ... ... 132 0 0 Taranaki ... ... 2,365 0 0 Westland Wanganui ... ... 3,679 0 0 North Canterbury ... 15,408 0 0 Wellington ... ... 4,656 0 0 South Canterbury ... 3,631 0 0 Hawke's Bay ... ... 4,253 0 0 Otago ... ... 14,531 0 0 Marlborough ... ... 230 0 0 Southland ... ... 2,498 0 0 Nelson 952 0 0 The payments for secondary education from reserves under the control of the School Commissioners amounted to £4,627 15s. 9d., as compared with £4,154 4s. 3d. for 1008. This money is distributed by the Commissioners among the governing bodies of secondary schools in the provincial district in proportion to the number of pupils in average attendance ai these secondary schools, exclusive of those in any preparatory, department.

TABLE G2.—Income and Cost of Administration of School Commissioners.

Table G2 shows the total income from education reserves for the ten years, 1900-9, and the cost of administration by the School Commissioners for the same period. In comparing these figures with those for 1899-1908, published in last year's report, it will be seen that the total income amounted in the last ten years to £587,003, as against £585,644 for 1899-1908, an increase of £1,359. The percentage of cost of administration shows a slight decrease, 6-39, as compared with 6-49. It may be noted, however, that in Westland more than a quarter of the total income for the last ten years has been absorbed by the expenses of administration.

School Commistioners' Reports, 1909. AUCKLAND. Sir, — School Commissioners' Office, Auckland, 30th May, 1910. I have the honour to forward a statement of the School Commissioners' Accounts for 1909. The new leases granted during that year will yield an annual rental of £220 6s. 6d., and comprise thirty-six sections of town and country lands ; and a number of old leases have been replaced by leases " in priority " granted to tenants whose original twenty-one-year leases are about to terminate. An increased amount has been paid over for education purposes, and an investment of a portion of the Endowments Fund has been made by the purchase of a freehold in the city. I have, &c, Oliver Nicholson, Chairman. The Hon. the Minister of Education, Wellington.

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Provincial Dietrict. Total Income for the Ten Yeare 1900-1909 inclusive. Cost of Cost of Administration Administration for the Ten Years Per Cent, of 1S00-190U. Income. Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke'e Bay Marlborough Nelson Westland Canterbury Otago • £ 51,405 37,518 65,606 40,215 3,025 12,877 3,873 184,255 182,229 t 2,395 4,495 4,972 2,868 288 946 1,013 6,178 14,382 £ 4-66 11-98 7-58 6-26 9-52 7-35 26-16 3-35 7-89 Totals for 1900-1909 .. Totals for 1899-1908 .. 587,003 585,644 37,537 38,023 6-39 6-49