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Education Board. Amount. £ Auckland ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,932 Taranaki ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 520 Wanganui ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,716 Wellington ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4,250 Hawke's Bay ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 513 Nelson 298 Grey ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 420 Westland ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 300 North Canterbury ... ... ... ... ... ... 927 South Canterbury ... ... ... ... ... ... 421 Otago ... ... ... ... ... 1,555 Southland ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,630 Total £15,482 The proposals made in detail by the Boards are as follows :— Auckland.— Opuriao North, £167 ; Te Puke No. 2, £163; Kimihia, £197; Tangaihi, £133; Opuriao South, £196 ; Kiripaka, £150; Manawaru, £200; Otara (Opotiki), £150; Ohaeawai, £155 ; Oruaiti, £139 ; Paemako, £160; Tairua Block, £130; Tatarariki, £110; Ohiwa, £160; Mangakura, £157 ; Te Puna Point, £100; Bridgewater, £125 : total, £2,592. Taranaki. —Denbigh Eoad, £340 ; Uruti, £480; Tongaporutu, £160; Huiroa, £160; Mangaere, £160 ; Toko, £180 ; fencing and repairs, £60 : total, £1,540. Wanganui.— Kawhatau, £203; Raetihi, £223; Euahine, £223; Anderson Eoad, £207; Utiku, £431; Taihape, £431; Hautapu, £431; Fraser Eoad, £431; Anderson Eoad, £137 ; Makotuku, £431; Ohakune, £431; Mangaweka, £227; Dmutoi, £401; Bluff Eoad, £333; Eiverlea, £431; Punehu, £400; Table Flat, £400: total, £5,771. Wellington. —Eighteen schools at £250, £4,500 —at Kakariki, Mount Wolff, Wereroa, Makairo, Makairo Village Settlement, Mangapakeha, Alfredton, Te Ore Ore, Mangatiti, Parkville, Mangamaire, Muritai, Wharau, Bideford, South Featherston, Nikau, Akatarawa, Hinemoa. Hawke's Bay.— Whetukura-Elsthorpe, £863 ; Nuhaka, £300 : total, £1,163. Marlborough.—Blind Eiver, £283; Omaha, £230; Waitaraia, £64; Tira Ora, £58: total, £635. Nelson.— Millerton, £298. Grey.— Poerua, £100; Kotuku, £120 ; Kaiata, £250 : total, £470. Westland.— Jackson's, £325 ; Kanieri, £100 : total, £425. North Canterbury.— Hinds, £170; Mackenzie, £65? ; Highbank, £425 ; Ellesmere, £250; Culverden, £50; Okute Valley, £50; Eabbit Island, £320; Domett, £340; Spotswood, £340 Port Eobinson, £340 : total, £2,942.South Canterbury.— •Tβ Ngawai, £216 ; Cricklewood, £205 : total, £421. Otago.— Ardgowan, £730; Clydevale, £125; Sutton, £300; Akatore Coast, £200; Momona, £400 ; Tokarahi, £400 : total, £2,155. Southland.— Waianiwa, £135; Merrivale, £170; Benio, £140; Glanham, £150; Te Oneroa, £200; Hamilton Burn, £160; Jack's Hill, £150; Progress Valley, £165; Arthur's Point, £165; Eound Hill, £150; Crown Terrace, £175 ; Kapuka, £150; Te Tua, £175; Waikaka Siding, £150; Ackers, £150 : total, £2,385. Total of applications, £25,297. Geokge Hogben, Secretary for Education. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given; printing (1,325 copies, £1 6s. 6d.

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