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her position as cookery instructress on the Coast, being succeeded by Miss Wildman. Mr. Lewis, plumbing instructor at Nelson, resigned on account of leaving the district, Mr. G. Price being .appointed in his place. Master D. P. Mumm was appointed pupil-teacher in the engineering department, Westport. The Education Department has given favourable consideration to the various requests for grants for buildings, and apparatus, with the result that teaching-facilities have been considerably improved during the year. Welcome financial assistance has also been received from the Nelson City Council, Westport Borough Council, Buller, Inangahua, and Takaka County Councils, and the Westport Harbour Board. I desire, in conclusion, to take the opportunity of thanking the staff of the Board for much assistance rendered during the year, and wish also to mark my appreciation of the energy and enthusiasm displayed by the instructors in the technical branch of the Board's work. A. A. Hintz, Director.

Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1911, in respect of Special Classes conducted at Nelson, Westport, Stoke, Motueka, Brightwater, and Cable Bay by the Nelson Education Board.

GREY. Extract from the Report of the Education Board. Elementary handwork and other classes were held in connection with Ahaura, Cobden, Blackball, and Greymouth Schools, and in the Greymouth District High School woodwork and elementary physiology were also taken. Elementary agricultural classes were held in connection with Poerua Estate, Dobson, and Blackball Schools, and cookery classes in connection with Cobden, Runanga, and Greymouth District High Schools. Among special classes held during the year were teachers' classes in brushwork, drawing, model-drawing, and painting. An engineering class in mechanical drawing, a class in shorthand, a continuation class at Blackball, and a special cookery class (in connection with the Greymouth Convent) were also held. Including the £100 grant for teachers' training, the total receipts for the year from all sources amounted to £273 7s. 6d., and the expenditure (including £45 16s. 9d. for administration) to £211 19s. 9d. Extract prom the Report of the Inspector of Schools. The following classes have been in operation at the Technical School during the year: Carpentering, Mr. J. Baybutt; model and brush drawing, Mr. H. Bastings ; shorthand, Miss Bell; cooking, Miss Blair (Grey District High School), Miss Duncan (Runanga), Miss Barnhill (Cobden), and Sisters of Mercy (Greymouth). Thanks to the Department's liberal assistance, the Board has been enabled to spend £100 in plastering the Technical School and providing heating-apparatus ; and the building is now comfortable, warm, and almost free from damp. As I have already intimated, the work for the year has been generally satisfactory. Teachers have almost invariably done their very best to carry out instructions given.

Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1911, in respect of Special Classes conducted at Greymouth.

Receipts. £ s. d. Japitation—Day Technical Schools at Nelson and Westport ». .. .. 72 0 0 Japitation on special classes .. .. 738 2 9 Japitation on aocount of free places .. 328 6 9 luildings .. .. .. 393 1 10 furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. • 243 0 4 laterial .. .. .. 119 18 3 lubsidies on voluntary contributions .. 191 9 0 i'eea .. .. .. .. 102 8 0 Voluntary contributions .. .. .. 88 3 6 larlborough Education Board, on aocount of salary of instructor in agriculture .. 100 0 0 Gaining of teaohers .. .. .. 226 19 6 lent of sites .. .. .. .. 54 3 4 from Buildings Aocount.. .. 573 4 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 968 19 1 Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 1,020 3 10 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 1,418 3 7 Office expenses (inoluding salaries, stationery, &c.) .. .. .. .. 349 11 10 Advertising and printing .. .. .. 38 14 9 Lighting, heating, and cleaning .. .. 137 5 5 Insurance and repairs .. .. .. 10 15 6 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 1 10 0 Material for class use .. .. .. 94 17 0 Instructors' travelling-expenses .. .. 55 10 6 Cartage and freights .. .. .. 15 13 11 Incidentals .. .. .. .. 50 14 11 Contraots (new buildings, additions, &c), architect .. '.. .. 422 9 1 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. 547 4 6 Typewriters .. .. .. .. 37 1 6 £4,199 16 4 £4,199 16 4 N. R. Williams, Secretary.

Receipts. Capitation on special classes Material Special grant for training of teaohers Fees Grazing-right of Technical Sohool ground Sales of work Balance at end of year £ s. d. .. 41 8 6 .. 3 0 0 ..100 0 0 .. 38 4 0 2 10 0 .. 10 1 3 .. 193 12 2 Expenditure. £ s. d Balance at beginning of year .. .. 212 2 5 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 93 18 0 Office expenses (including salaries, stationery, &c.) .. .. .. .. .. 37 2 0 Advertising and printing .. .. .. 6 4 3 Lighting and heating .. .. .. 2 4 5 Material for class use .. .. ..1222 Caretaker .. .. .. ..734 Teaohers' travelling-expenses .. .. 5 12 0 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. 12 7 4 £388 15 11 £388 15 11 P. F. Daniel, Secretary.