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In their reports several Boards make reference to the operation of the School Attendance Act of 1894. The Boards of Wanganui, Wellington, and Southland consider that while the onus lies on the School Committees effective action is not to be expected; the Hawke's Bay Board, on the other hand, thinks that a noticeable improvement in the attendance is partly due to the determined attitude of Committees with respect to the enforcing of attendance. Taranaki and Marlborough ask for an addition to the statutory capitation rate in sparselypopulated districts. Hawke's Bay and North Canterbury speak of the difficulty of inducing male youths to become pupil-teachers. Wanganui reports that, to make up to some extent for the want of a normal school, classes have been established at two centres to assist teachers to prepare for examination for certificates of classes above Class E. The North Canterbury Board directs attention to an opinion expressed by its Inspectors to the effect that the study of grammar has been unduly neglected since the syllabus was altered so as to put that subject into an inferior position as compared with composition. The Otago and Southland reports contain interesting references to manual and technical instruction. The Southland Board is of opinion that the number of certificated applicants for appointments as teachers is now in excess of the present requirements of the schools, and that either the standard of examination should be raised or the candidature for certificates should be limited to the most approved and promising among the pupil-teachers and normal-school students. The Marlborough Board calls attention to the absence of any provision for secondary education in its district. Eeports of the Boards' Inspectors. The Public School Inspectors' reports are printed in a separate paper (E.-1b). Education Eeserves. The reports and accounts of the several bodies of School Commissioners are in the Appendix (pp. 94-105). The following is a summary of the accounts : —
TABLE S.—Summary of School Commissioners' Accounts.
Income for the Year 1895. Provincial Districts. Balances on 1st January, 1895. Receipts during Year. Arrears of Rent due on 31st December, 1895. Liabilities or Engagements on 31st December, 1895. Primary Reserves. Secondary Reserves. Total Income. Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson Westland Canterbury .. ... Otago £ s. d. 1,376 10 10 636 6 5 172 17 11 2,126 1 10 128 16 8 182 12 6 114 15 11 304 3 0 7,587 13 4 £ s. d. 2,248 2 7 1,941 19 7 1,732 13 2 2,639 7 4 192 14 6 1,072 12 9 55 12 8 15,617 2 2 18,985 19 6 £ s. d. 859 15 8 513 7 11 111 1 6 759 3 0 33 3 6 356 16 9 15 7 10 £ s. d. 4,484 9 1 3,091 13 11 2,016 12 7 5,524 12 2 354 14 8 1,610 2 0 185 16 5 15,921 5 2 27,194 19 4 £ s. d. 1,331 5 3 929 2 9 828 9 11 768 11 5 120 5 0 134 8 6 27 19 8 2,198 0 7 6,540 15 10 £ a. d. 640 16 8 435 15 11 56 0 0 26 8 8 621 6 6 208 3 5 292 19 0 Totals for 1895.. Totals for 1894.. 12,629 18 5 8,213 12 2 44,486 4 3 45,541 2 11 3,270 2 8 3,051 2 9 59,384 5 4 56,805 17 10 12,878 18 11 9,376 19 11 1,660 3 8 7,334 0 1
Expenditure for the Y.ar 1895. Provincial Districts. Offlce Other Expenses Expenses and of Salaries. Management Paid for Paid for Primary Secondary Education. Education. Investments **%» Refunds. Total. .uckland 'aranaki Vellington lawke's Bay larlborough Telson Vestland Janterbury )tago £ s. d. 110 8 2 52 1 6 266 8 9 100 0 0 25 0 0 66 6 7 11 0 0 579 1 2 822 3 4 £ s. d. 152 19 8 237 14 6 192 4 3 33 1 10 1 9 10 35 10 11 65 15 0 31 9 9 443 1 1 £ s. d. 1,670 0 0 1,400 0 0 800 0 0 2,450 0 0 200 0 0 1,000 0 0 £ s. d. 519 2 3 400 0 0 105 6 5 600 4 0 £ s. d. 1,217 3 9 18 0 0 31 0 0 37 10 0 £ s. d. 814 15 3 983 17 11 621 13 2 2,303 16 4 128 4 10 133 4 6 109 1 5 310 14 3 6,279 9 0 £ s. d. 4,484 9 1 3,091 13 11 2,016 12 7 5,524 12 2 354 14 8 1,610 2. 0 185 16 - 5 15,921 5 2 27,194 19 4 375 0 0 15,006' 0 0 !l7,962 11 10 784 11 7 903' 2 6 Totals for 1895 .. Totals for 1894 .. 2,032 9 6 2,034 14 8 1,193 6 10 1,636 12 6 40,482 11 10 33,950 15 0 2,784 4 3 1 2,503 4 9 '2,206 16 3 [4,050 12 6 11,684 16 8 12,629 18 5 60,384 5 4 56,805 17 10