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Geneeal Statement of Eeceipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1888. Receipts. £ a. d. Expenditure. £ a. d. To Balance at beginning of year — By Office staff—Salaries.. .. .. 149 13 4 On Building Account .. .. 102 15 7 Departmental contingencies .. .. 15 18 11 On General Account .. .. 192 19 4 Inspector's salary .. .. .. 125 0 0 Government grant for buildings .. 719 0 6 Inspector's travelling expenses .. 90 19 0 Government statutory capitation .. 4,452 7 1 Examination of pupil-teachers .. 3 3 0 Scholarship grant .. .. .. 80 0 0 Teachers' salaries and allowances (inInspection subsidy .. .. .. 183 0 8 eluding rent, bonus, &c.) .. .. 4,414 4 8 Refund from Bank of New Zealand .. 0 0 1 Incidental expenses of schools .. 503 17 3 Balance at end of year .. .. 315 13 1 j Scholarships- — Paid to scholars .. .. .. 80 0 0 Examination expenses .. .. 12 12 0 School buildings— New buildings .. .. .. 106 15 6 Improvements of buildings .. .. 392 8 8 Furniture and appliances .. .. 21 9 0 Plans, supervision, and fees .. 53 12 6 Printing and advertising .. .. 52 3 1 Stationery .. .. .. 24 5 5 £6,046 2 4 £6,046 2 4 A. B. Seymoue, Chairman. John T. Bobinson, Secretary. Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

NELSON. SIE, — I have the honour to submit to you a report of the proceedings of the Nelson Education Board during the year ending the 31st December, 1888. Meetings of the Boaed.—The Board has held thirteen meetings during the year, the average attendance at each meeting being 746. Membees of the Boaed.—At the annual election of three members of the Board, held on the 14th March, the retiring members were re-elected. The following are the members of the Board— viz., the Hon. J. W. Barnicoat (Chairman), the Hon. Joseph Shephard, Messrs. Harkness, Phillips, Dencker, Clayden, Tarrant, Hursthouse, and the Bishop of Nelson. Schools. —Eighty-nine schools were at work at the close of the year, twenty-three of them being aided schools. Of these, twenty have received a capitation allowance of £4, besides a Committee allowance of lis. 6d. for each scholar. The remaining three have received the capitation allowance of £4 only. Seven of the smaller schools within school districts have also been paid the capitation allowance of £4 and the Committee allowance of lis. 6d. The average attendance at these thirty schools is but 15-3. School Disteicts. —Two school districts have been constituted during the year —viz., Neudorf, by the subdivision of the former Upper Moutere School District, and Promised Land, by the subdivision of the old Karamea School District. Teaching Staff. —One hundred and fifty-eight teachers of all grades were on the staff at the close of 1888, as against 153 at the end of the previous year. The proportion of the sexes on the teaching staff was but slightly altered, the female teachers being one less than before, and the male teachers showing an increase of six. The number of probationers, equivalent to pupil-teachers, now on the teaching staff is thirty-nine. Attendance of Scholars.—The number of scholars on the roll has only increased from 5,413 at the end of 1887 to 5,482 at the close of last year; the average attendance from 4,186 to 4,198. I have, &c, The Hon the Minister of Education. J. W. Baenicoat, Chairman. General Statement of Eeceipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1888. Receipts. £ a. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance at beginning of year— By Office staff—Salaries .. .. 287 0 0 On Building Account .. .. 549 15 2 Departmental contingencies .. .. 241 9 7 On General Account .. .. 2,980 7 9 Inspector's salary and travelling allowGovernment grant for buildings .. 1,949 9 6 ance .. .. .. .. 550 0 0 Other receipts for buildings—Bank in- Teachers'salaries and allowances, &c... 12,969 18 3 terest .. .. .. •• 56 0 0 Incidental expenses of schools .. 1,750 0 0 Government statutory capitation .. 15,060 12 0 Training of teachers .. .. 82 10 0 Scholarship grant .. .. .. 270 18 9 Scholarships— Inspection subsidy .. .. .. 300 0 0 Paid to scholars .. .. .. 256 2 6 Payments by School Commissioners .. 589 19 4 Examination expenses .. .. 17 3 3 From sale of school material .'. 504 8 8 School buildings— Refund unpaid scholarship cheque .. 10 0 Now buildings .. .. .. 653 110 Improvements, &c. .. .. 58 9 8 Furniture, &c. .. .. .. 140 16 7 Sites .. .. .. .. 4 4 0 Purchase and distribution of school material .. .. .. 381 0 11 Balance at end of year — On Building Account .. .. 1,698 12 7 On General Account .. .. 3,172 2 6 £22,262 11 8 £22,262 11 8 J. W. Baenicoat, Chairman. Stead Ellis, Secretary. Examined and found correct.—JAMEB Edward FitzGerald, Controller and Auditor-General.

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