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usual in some standards, particularly in the Third and Sixth. In only one school was the order and discipline unsatisfactory but the teacher who was then in charge has since retired. In this subject fifteen schools are classed very good, fourty-four good, twenty-five very fair , and ten fair In manners, only four schools are marked as fairly satisfactory, the rest being considered satisfactory Technical School. —The work done at this institution is again eminently satisfactory Two new branches —wood-carving and plumbing—have been added to the subjects, and give promise of gratifying results. Miss Richardson has the honour of being the first colonial student to obtain the art master's certificate. Miss Broome obtained a national bronze medal, and Miss Hill obtained a national book prize. In the examination in plumbing, Thomas Ballinger obtained a silver medal, and Frederick Smith obtained a bronze medal. The results of the Science and Art Department's examinations would have entitled the school to a grant of £260 in the higher work, and £176 upon the results of the primary-schools drawing examination had the school been in Great Britain. Finance.—The income has not met the expenditure on either Maintenance or Building Account, and a more rapid growth in the average attendance at the Board's schools will be looked for to enable the Board to maintain the increased scale of payments to pupil-teachers and assistants. The expenditure for teachers' salaries amounted to £2,937 more than was paid under this heading during the previous year, while the increase in statutory capitation received amounted to only £1,881. J E. Blaie, Chairman.

Genebal Statement of Eeceipts and Expenditube for the Year ending 31st December, 1894. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Government grant for buildings 5,150 0 0 By Balance at beginning of yearGovernment statutory capitation 87,153 5 1 Buildings 89 4 7 Scholarship grant 806 5 0 Maintenance 552 10 9 Inspection subsidy 300 0 0 Office staff—Salaries 700 0 0 Payments by School Commissioners 814 3 6 Departmental contingencies 450 3 6 Technical School — Inspectors' salaries 925 0 0 Fees 636 17 6 Inspectors' travelling expenses 285 12 0 Government grant 100 0 0 Teachers' salaries and allowances 32,511 16 6 Balance — Incidental expenses of schools 2,878 13 6 Maintenance, £1,409 6s. Scholarships— 2d. Buildings, £1,436 Paid to scholars 603 10 0 15s. 7d. .£2 846 1 9 Examination expenses 24 2 3 Less cash in hand— School buildings— Buildings Account 14 11 8 New buildings 2,968 5 10 2,83110 1 Improvements of buildings 2,65114 9 Furniture and appliances 280 10 5 Sites 264 10 3 Plans, supervision, and fees 230 13 7 School libraries 28 6 8 Eent of schools 453 10 0 Interest on overdraft 149 4 9 Building contract 104 19 3 Insurance . 24 0 0 Technical School — Salaries 1,188 19 0 Travelling expenses 19 17 1 Maintenance (including £3 45., insurance on models) 319 12 0 Furniture and appliances 87 4 6 £47,792 1 2 £47 792 1 2 A. Doeset, Secretary

Repobt of the Dieectoe of the Technical School. Sic,— Wellington, Ist March, 1895. I have the honour to submit my report upon primary drawing and the work of the Technical School for 1894, as follows :— Primary Drawing. The work in the primary schools has made considerable progress during the year Much greater interest seems to be taken in the work throughout the district by every one concerned. The reports of my visits to the schools have been handed over to the Chief Inspector, instead of being forwarded to the School Committees as in previous years. A new drawing syllabus has been issued, containing full information as to the standard requirements, models, text-books, appliances, drawing scholarships, technical classes, examinations, and certificates. I am glad to report that the girls throughout the primary schools of this district continue to take geometrical drawing. This is undoubtedly the most important section of primary drawing. It is therefore satisfactory to note the appreciation of the subject. A move has been made in the direction of establishing manual-instruction classes under Mr Barrett, the instructor in carpentry and wood-carving. I earnestly hope this movement will spread widely and rapidly I would like to see this subject adopted as a portion of school work for boys, and cookery for girls, in the Fifth and Sixth Standards, these subjects to be placed as optional with one or other of the ordinary school subjects in these standards. This, in my opinion, is a very desirable course. Manual instruction, apart from its own great value as an educative influence in