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GREY. Extract from the Report of the Education Board. Technical Instruction. —Classes in the following subjects were held at the Technical School during the year : Applied mechanics, mechanical drawing, wood-carving, cookery, carpentry and joinery (two classes), chemistry. Classes in agriculture, physiology, first aid, carton and paper work have also been held at various schools, and at these classes over a thousand of our children have received instruction in handwork. Extract from the Report of the Director of Technical Instruction. Engineering classes (applied mechanics, mechanical drawing, and mathematics) have been successfully conducted during the year by Mr. J. G. Hambleton. The only drawback to this class is that at present the attendance is drawn exclusively from the employees of a single firm, there being apparently some impression in the minds of other employees that the membership of the class is in some way limited or restricted. This idea is, of course, entirely erroneous. The classes are open to all, and it is most desirable that the whole body of young men interested in those subjects should take advantage of what is a particularly valuable and practical course. The cooking classes have been taken charge of by Miss Blair and Miss Moore, two of our State-school teachers, who have given sati faction in every way. These ladies deserve a special word of thanks and praise for their readiness to take up this work, and for the extremely capable way in which they have carried it out. A wood-carving class was very successfully conducted by Mrs. E. Warnes. This lady is a teacher of much ability, and her class evinced much enthusiasm for their work. Two carpentry and joinery classes, under Mr. J. Galbraith, have been efficiently conducted, and have met with a fair amount of success. The teachers' Saturday chemistry classes, under Mr. A. Talbot, M.A., have been very well attended, and have done good work. In addition to the actual knowledge acquired, teachers received an insight into the manipulation of apparatus and the carrying-out of experiments which will be of direct service to them in their school-work. The work of the Technical School has been materially assisted by the liberal treatment accorded by the Department and by its generous grant of models, books, &c. It is satisfactory to note that the attendance at the various classes has been fairly well maintained, and that all the classes have been financially successful, there being practically no deficit on any one of them. E. A. Scott, Director. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1909, in respect of Special Classes conducted by the Grey Education Board. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Capitation on special classes .. .. 56 411 Balance at beginning of year .. .. 150 310 Material .. .. .. .. .. 20 13 4 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 74 6 2 Fees .. .. .. .. .. 25 15 0 Office expenses (including salaries, stationery, Grazing-right .. .. .. 210 0 &c.) .. .. .. .. .. 32 3 4 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 239 12 7 Advertising and printing .. .. .. 3 116 Lighting and heating .. .. .. 311 0 Material for class use .. .. 15 14 6 Teachers' travelling-expenses .. .. 11 8 0 Caretakers .. .. .. .. 13 0 0 Contraots (new buildings, additions, &c.) — fencing .. .. .. .. 37 3 6 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. .. 314 0 £344 15 10 £344 15 10 P. F. Daniel, Secretary. WESTLAND. Extract from the Report of the Education Board. Manual and Technical Instruction. —The following classes have been in operation during the year : A teachers' class for cardboard and solid geometry was continued forjtwenty weeks under the tuition of Mr. H. G. Wake, B.A. ; 21 teachers attended. Two school classes and one special evening class in cookery were held under the direction of Mrs. Ellis for twenty weeks ; the total number of students was 60. Two school classes for woodwork were held in Hokitika, with a total attendance of 26. A school class for practical chemistry and physics was held in connection with the Hokitika District High School. Elementary agriculture was taken at i schools, and handwork at 14 schools. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1909, in respect of Special Classes conducted at Hokitika and Kumara by the Westland Education Board. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. j; s . <j. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 22 3 5 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 31 0 0 Capitation on special olasses .. .. 42 15 6 Office expenses (inoluding salaries, stationFees .. .. .. •• •• 812 6 cry, &c) .. .. .. ~ 5 9 6 Sales .. .. .. .. .. 376 Advertising and printing .. .. 1 10 6 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 15 5 9 Lighting, heating, and cleaning .. .. 814 6 Material for class use .. .. .. 918 2 Faros of teachers .. .. .. 38 14 6 Teachers' cookery class .. .. .. 1 17 6 £92 4 8 £92 4 8 Chas. Kirk, Secretary.