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Geneeal Statement of Eeceipts and Expendituee for the Year ending 31st December, 1888. Receipts. £ a. d. Expenditure. £ a. d. To Balance at beginning of year — By Office staff — On Building Account .. .. 1,331 19 7 Salaries.. .. .. .. 400 0 0 On General Account .. .. 445 13 9 Departmental contingencies .. 245 2 2 Government grant for buildings .. 2,936 5 0 Inspector's salary .. .. .. 300 0 0 Donations, &c, for buildings.. .. 56 9 0 Inspector's travelling expenses .. 100 0 0 Capitation grant .. .. .. 20,174 18 11 Pupil-teachers examination .. 14 15 0 Scholarship grant .. .. .. 289 3 8 Teachers'salaries .. .. .. 18,776 18 0 Inspection subsidy .. .. .. 300 0 0 Bonuses .. .. .. .. 72 16 1 Primary education, rents .. .. 2,574 8 7 Rents of residences.. .. .. 231 5 0 School reserves, rents .. .. 11 6 3 Committees'allowances .. .. 1,300 0 8 ScholarshipsPaid to scholars .. .. .. 462 12 4 Examination expenses .. .. 22 5 0 School buildings— New buildings .. .. .. 2,315 12 6 Improvements on buildings .. 449 18 6 Furniture and appliances .. .. 50 15 9 Plans, supervision, &c. .. .. 170 13 2 Sites .. .. .. .. 24 19 0 Refund .. .. .. .. 4 15 0 Balance at end of year— Building Account .. .. 1,007«19; 8 General Account.. .. .. 1,86916 11 £27,820 4 9 £27,820 4 9 T. M. Macdonald, Chairman. John Neill, Secretary. John G. Smith, Treasurer. Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

REPORTS OF SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS. AUCKLAND. Sie, — School Commissioner's Office, Auckland, 31st March, 1889. I have the honour to forward the statement of accounts for the year 1888. The increase of the amount of arrears is due to the severe depression in farming and business matters generally which has prevailed for some time past. A considerable portion of the amount outstanding must be written off as unrecoverable. The reserves let comprise six allotments of town and suburban lands, and 2,603 acres of country land, yielding an aggregate rental of £34 8s. a year. The Commissioners have been gazetted a leasing authority subject to the provisions of " The Public Bodies' Powers Act, 1887." The return of primary and secondary education reserves in this provincial district, prepared by order of the House of Representatives, shows a large number of very useless endowments, from which it is impossible to obtain any revenue. The return, from its groat length, is calculated to mislead members of the Legislature into the impression that the cause of primary education is well endowed in this district, whereas the reverse is the case. The Commissioners propose to address the Government upon this matter shortly. I have, &c, The Hon. the Minister of Education. Wμ. P. Moat, Chairman.

General Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1888.

■ecevp l s. Primary Education Reserves. Secondary Education Reserves. Total. 'o Credit balance, 31st December, 1887 Arrears of revenue for previous years—rents of £ a. d. £ s. c. £ a. d. 1,689 2 1 reserves Bevenues of current year — Bents of reserves ... Interest... Lease deposits 574 6 8 217 5 0 791 11 8 767 19 3 318 17 8 6 11 9 8 4 0 1,086 16 11 6 11 9 33 0 0 24 16 0 Total receipts ... 3,607 2 5