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As a result of the examination of January, 1895, the number qualified by examination has been raised to 2,144, or 90J per cent.; the amended statement showing 68 cases of "partial pass," 34 of "failure," and 120 of "unexamined." In 1890 the proportion of the duly qualified by examination was less than 83J per cent. The report of the last January examination (1896) is in a separate paper, E.-la. Education Boards. The reports and accounts of the several Boards are hereto appended (Appendix, pp. 61-94). A conspectus of the accounts appears in the Appendix (pp. 4, 5). The following is a summary of them:— TABLE N. —Abstract of Receipts and Expenditure of Boards. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Balance, Ist January, 1895.. .. 42,396 18 8 By Boards'administration .. .. 11,481 19 3 Government grants— Inspection and examination .. 13,127 510 Maintenance .. .. .. 379,610 16 10 Teachers'salaries and allowances, and Buildings .. .. .. 44,603 1 4 training .. .. .. 342,369 8 1 Reserves revenues .. .. .. 39,828 11 1 Incidental expenses of schools .. 32,687 10 7 Local receipts— Scholarships .. .. .. 7,449 6 6 Fees, donations, &c. .. .. 2,369 2 3 Interest.. .. .. .. 82 7 3 Rents, sales, &c. .. .. 856 11 11 Buildings, sites, plans, &c. .. .. 45,251 0 2 Interest.. .. .. .. 848 8 0 Refunds and sundries .. .. 4,651 0 6 Refunds, deposits, &c. .. .. 326 14 4 Balances.. .. .. .. 53,240 6 3 . . . £510,340 4 5 £510,340 4 5 The total of the cash balances is a matter of less importance than the balance of money assets and liabilities.

TABLE O. —Money Assets (and Deficits), December, 1895.

TABLE P. —Money Liabilities (and Balances), December, 1895.

Distinguishing the ordinary Maintenance Account from the Building Account it is found that five Boards have each a credit balance in each account; two

Due from Deficit on Account of Education Districts. Cash. Totals. G-overnment. Other Sources. Buildings. Other Purposes. Auckland laranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay .. Marlborough Nelson Grey Westland North Canterbury South Canterbury Otago Southland £ s. d. 7,009 10 0 2,738 18 6 4,758 10 2 £ s. d. 368 9 9 £ s. d. 17 0 0 £ s. d. 1,033 14 5 190 9 1 £ a. d. £ s. d. 8,428 14 2 2,929 7 7 4,868 10 2 1,404 2 11 6,196 14 10 1,934 4 2 3,069 16 5 1,021 12 8 786 7 6 10,910 6 10 2,569 15 7 10,882 0 10 5,081 2 4 110 0 0 1,179' 1 3 5,630 4 11 1,740 9 2 3,069 16 5 1,021 12 8 663 11 10 8,851 11 2 2,481 12 3 10,824 17 4 5,061 0 10 225 1 8 566 9 11 193 15 0 4 'o 0 118 15 8 2,058 15 8 88"3 4 57 3 6 20 1 6 Totals.. 53,851 15 3 498 11 3 78 3 6 2,297 13 5 3,356 12 7 60,082 16 0

Education Districts. Liabilities for Bala Buildings. Balances for ances for Other Purposes. Totals. Buildings. Other Purposes. £ s. d. 5,848 10 8 1,950 5 0 1,678 7 5 225 1 8 2,420 10 0 270 4 6 2,131 0 0 245 5 0 604 3 9 2,265 6 10 £ s. a. 1,508 0 3 755 3 6 349 6 0 1,179 1 3 850 0 0 16 19 6 95 0 0 80 0 0 43 3 0 5,565 12 11 1,245 9 4 2,600 8 9 585 4 7 £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,072 3 3 223 19 1 2,328 7 10 £ s. d. 8,428 14 2 2,929 7 7 4,868 10 2 1,404 2 11 6,196 14 10 1,934 4 2 3,069 16 5 1,021 12 8 786 7 6 10,910 6 10 2,569 15 7 10,882 0 10 5,081 2 4 Auckland .aranaki .. Wanganui.... Wellington Hawke's Bay .. , if arlborough sTelson 512' 8 11 2,926 4 10 1,647 0 2 642 3 11 92 12 10 Jrey .. ... Westland .. ...... .forth Canterbury ..'__■ ■South Canterbury .. ":' )tago .. ..... Southland... .. :. 201 12 6 603 14 10 139 0 9 3,079 7 1 3,136 6 7 1,160 7 4 716' 6 6 1,379 19 4 1,324 6 3 4,428 19 0 1,955 11 1 Totals 21,935 8 9 14,873 9 1 6,632 9 11 16,641 8 3 I 60,082 16 0