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Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for *he Year ending 31st December, 1918, in respect of School and Special Classes in the Southland District, School Classes. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure, £ s. d. Handwork—-Capitation .. .. 372 18 0 Handwork— Materia] and apparatus .. 238 I ft Needlework — Needlework — Capitation .. .. .. .. 3llf 7 7 Salaries to sewing-teachers .. .. 166 (i l> Refunds .. .. .. .. +136 Material and administration . . .. 6 9 0 Grant for machine .. .. .. 210 0 Agriculture— Swimming—Capitation.. .. .. 7 5 0 Salaries .. .. .. .. 177 10 0 Agriculture — Travelling-expenses .. . . . . 60 5 9 Grant for building .. .. . . 102 0 0 Apparatus, material, tools, administraGrant for equipment .. .. .. 25 10 3 tion, &c. .. .. .. .. 218 1 8 Capitation .. .. .. .. 325 14 ti Subsidies paid to Committees .. .. 31 14 8 Subsidy, voluntary contributions .. 8 8 2 Physical measurements—Material .. 24 13 11 Contributions, school-gardens .. .. 34 11 6 Elementary science—Material .. .. 611 6 Sale of pump, knife, journals, &c. .. 4 6 8 Cookery—lnvercargill— Physical measurements—Capitation .. 88 73 j Salaries .. .. .. .. 147 5 2 Elementary science—Capitation .. 13 50 j Material, coal, cleaning, &c. .. .. 207 83 - Cookery—lnvercargill— Administration . . . . .. 17 0 0 Capitation . . .. . . .. 283 J 11 Cookery—Gore— Subsidies .. .. .. .. 10 2 0 Salaries .. .. .. .. 124 11 8 Refund fees, material, <fee. .. . . 69 1 10 Materials, &c. . . .. . . 65 4 I Grant for equipment .. .. .. 92 4 9 Administration .. .. .. 10 4 0 Cookery —Gore— Cookery—Riverton— Capitation . . .. .. .. 151 17 6 Salaries .. . . . . .. 50 0 0 Refund fees .. .. .. 24 12 0 Material, &c. .. .. .. 19 8 1 Subsidy .. .. .. .. I 18 0 Woodwork —[nvercargill— Cookery—Riverton — Salaries .. . . .. .. 271 19 2 Capitation .. .. .. .. 71 5 0 Material, cleaning, &c. .. .. 127 011 Refunds .. .. .. .. 1761 Woodwork —Gore— Woodwork —Invercargill— Salaries .. .. ..' .. 225 0 0 Capitation .. .. .. 243 1 3 Material, &c. .. .. .. 71 18 6 Refund fees .. .. .. 19 19 0 Woodwork—Riverton— Woodwork—Gore— Salaries . . .. .. . . 73 0 0 Capitation ..' .. .. .. 165 7 6 Cleaning, &c. .. .. .. 4 7 6 Refund fees .. . . .. 619 0 Woodwork—Riverton — Capitation .. .. .. .. 70 10 0 Refund fees .. .. .. 9 18 0 Special Classes;. Technical College— j Technical College— Capitation .. .. .. .. 1,746 1 0 Salaries .. .. .. .. 1,757 13 8 Subsidies .. .. .. •• 108 15 0 Stationery, printing, advertising .. 203 11 7 Donations .. .. .. .. 110 0 0 ) Cleaning and fuel .. .. .. 121 12 0 Refund and fees .. .. .. 258 10 o Material .. .. .. 160 7 I Grants for pavilion, fittings, &c. .. 467 4 4 New buildings and repairs .. .. 1,573 2 4 Country continuation —Capitation .. 29 14 3 Administration, &c. .. .. .. 35 0 0 Wool-classing— ! Country continuation—Salaries .. .. 25 8 4 Proceeds sale of wool .. .. 45 0 l> Wool-classing—Wool, &c. .. .. 58 .'! 3 Capitation .. .. .. .. 42 19 3 Fees .. .. •• • ■ 61 0 0 ! Teachers' Train , ino Classes. Capitation .. .. .. -.. 316 13 3 Salaries .. .. .. 343 18 I Grant for material .. .. .. I 14 3 Cleaning .. .. .. .. 12 10 0 .Dr. balance, 31st December, 1913 .. 3,380 13 4 Administration .. .. .. 35 12 10 Dr. balance, 31st December, 1912 .. 2,440 5 0 £9,111 610 £9,111 6 10 A. Bell, Secretary. Extract prom the Report of the Board of Governors of the Gore High School. Notwithstanding the serious drawbacks under which the evening classes were held, the 1913 session was distinctly successful. In all fifty-six individual students enrolled, twenty-four of whom were free pupils, while the other thirty-two paid fees. Twenty-four students took four classes, two took two classes, and the remaining twenty-six took one class only. In almost all cases the instructors were drawn from the staff of the local High School. r lhe Southland Education Board's woodwork instructor for the Gore centre conducted a class in, carpentry, the instructor for woodcarving travelled from Invercargill each week, and a local dressmaker took charge of the dressmaking class. Classes for the following subjects were held during the session, each for two hours weekly: English, arithmetic, shorthand, book-keeping, dressmaking, carpentry, woodcarving, and electricity. Just about the time when the classes should have started, Gore was visited by a disastrous flood. For weeks after no light was available, and therefore the session was late in commencing. So great was the disorganization in the homes and business places caused by the flood, and so wretched were the roads, that the enrolment of students suffered seriously. The number of ladies enrolled was especially small. Still, the number of students taking several