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Statement of Education Boards' Balances of Accounts for Maintenance and Rebuilding of Schools and Teachers' Residences, 1903-9. (Compiled from Annual Returns rendered by Education Boards.)

Education Department, Wellington, 30th August, 1910. (i. Hogben.

Value of School Buildings destroyed by Fire, and Amounts paid by Education Boards and the Education Department respectively for Replacement.

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Balances at End of Year. Education District. 1903. 1004. 1906. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson Grey Westland North Canterbury South Canterbury Otago Southland £ £ £ £ £ 2,352 ! 3,606 6,618 9,137 10.018 525 952 1,515 2,376 1,637 4,797 6,943 5.974 7,039 7,739 4,309 : 6,972 3,886 5,029 5,733 1.804 4,204 4,090 6,598 7,084 504 1,651 1,655 2,231 1,992 1,422; 3,130, 1,790 4,864 2,798 225 780 17 700 579 .. Dr. 37 j 625 Dr. 85 903 266 3,674 10,269 8,520 11,866 11,185 677 1,972 I 1,444 2,083 2,698 .. />.3,581 1,572 I 5,497 10,295 10,566 2,373 5,264 5,036 8,310 j 7,397 £ 19,048 2,792 10,143 9,379 9,537 2,166 2,512 1,012 820 15,282 3,785 15,121 9,743 £ 9,869 813 7.092 5,200 6,666 1,561 Dr, 476 225 Dr. 410 10,523 1,382 3,517 4,658 Totals.. . .. 19,044 47,940 45,957 71,431 69,692 45,957 71,431 69,692 101,'340 1O1,'34O 50,620

Buildings Education District. "Sftj*-Floor-space in Buildings destroyed. destroyed. Buildings replaced. "jii ISi* H» Amount paid A & Remarks. 1903. luth Canterbury £ Wood 286 Wood i £ 275 £ £ 275 520 4SII 1904. Auckland .. 528 (sch.) Res., 4 rooms Taranaki .. 440 Wanaanui .. 1,720 Marlborough .. Res., Grooms Nelson .. 864 .South Canterbury 810 Southland .. 520 ! ' ; Wood 290 522 (soh.) , Wood 325 Res., 4 rooms „ 242 552 946 1,426 „ : 475 Res., t> rooms ' „ 475 874 445 r>20 28(i 340 211 313 354 590 330 373 295* 233 i i in 111 475 One contract. £225 354 paid in 1905 - 475 8 I 189 45 8 I 582 90 240 Paid 1905. 373 189 106 * £135 insurance. 45 IKS 381 2,318 354 582 240 373 Hill 18S Total 4,882 Res., ]0 roomi 3,484 4.234 lies.. 1() rooms 2,699 381 2.:: IS 166 1,380 t430 paid 1900. 68 8(i3 £563 „ 3<)l>* 4.71f>t *£145 salvage. t Paid 1906. 214 I 8.000 £5,818 paid 1900, £182 paid 1907. l>11 Paid L906. 229 1905. Taranaki Wanganui Hawke's Bay .. 2,347 1,407 4,254 Wood 1,290 774 2,339 2,327 1,8+7 6,698 Wood 1,636 931 Brick 5,021 *> Wellington 5,535 3,044 10,1(14 8,214 Nelson Southland 720 432 y* 396 237 528 494 Wood 241 229 Total 14,696 8,080 21,058 16,171 743 15,428 1900. Auckland . . 1,800 Wellington .. 1,426 North Canterbury 2,193 Otago .. Res., 5 rooms Wood ♦ > 990 2,544 784 1,494 1,206 2,222 400 Res., 4 rooms i Wood 1,325 881 1,251 304 L5 1,310 36 846 .•{8-1 867 16 288 i:so(> oaid 1907. E346 „ Total .. i 5,419 Res., 5 rooms 3,380 ; 6,280 Res., 4 rooms 3,761 1 . 451 3,310 If, I 3,310 1907. Wellington Southland 919 380 750 Paid 1908. Wood 505 209 1.344 380 Wood 750 295 750 298 Total 1,299 714 ! 1,724 1.045 1.045