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attendance, 70. The total expenditure was £408 2s. 3d.—namely, salaries and allowances, £283 17s. 4d.; school furniture and requisites, and repairs, £63 145.; passage-money of teachers and families, £28 -4s. 3d.; inspection, £32 9s. 7d. In order to afford opportunities for clever children in these islands to continue their education beyond a primary school course, the Government has offered to give any boy or girl qualifying under specified conditions a scholarship tenable at one of the recognised secondary schools in New Zealand; such scholarships would, if necessary, be in addition to the scholarships that are offered to Chatham Island Maoris in the same way as to Maoris in New Zealand. There is at present one holder of a Maori scholarship from the Chatham Islands, who is receiving his education at Te Aute. The schools were visited in January last by the Inspector-General. His report refers generally in commendatory terms to the work that is being done, and he states further that manual work is being introduced into these schools, and a great deal of interest is at present being taken in educational matters by both Europeans and Maoris. Education Eeseeves. Table S is a summary of the accounts of the School Commissioners, which are given in full in the Appendix.

TABLE S.—Summary of School Commissioners' Accounts.

Income for the Year 1901. Provincial Districts. Balances on — 1st January, 1901. Primary Reserves. Receipt Secondary Reserves. Receipts during Year. ring Year. Investments, &c. Deposits. Total Income. Auckland .. Taranaki Wellington.. Hawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson Westland .. Canterbury.. Otago £ s. d. 1,666 6 1] .. i 716 6 7 190 9 0 .. 3,515 13 7 236 10 1 .. i 56 9 10 .. 299 3 9 950 17 10 .. 11,100 14 0 £ s. d. 3,811 12 8 2,500 4 4 4,070 18 1 2,957 9 7 228 13 0 928 4 5 8 10 0 17,175 12 2 12,782 4 11 £ s. d. £ s. d. 735 0 10 46 3 9 491 17 9 30 12 2 754 10 0 60 9 5 779 10 7 75 3 7 36 10 0 2 8 0 305 13 10 309 19 • 9 ■ 4 17 9 591 2 11 3,349 19 6 £ a. a. £ s. d. 46 4 0 6,305 8 2 3,739 0 10 5,076 6 6 7,327 17 4 504 1 1 1,290 8 1 617 13 6 18,131 7 9 27,824 1 4 Totals for 1901.. 18,732 11 7 Totals for 1900.. 21,120 6 1 44,463 9 2 4,004 5 8 3,560 14 2 43,453 13 9 4,186 15 11 , 6,431 15 5 46 4 0 70,816 4 7 68 16 0 75,261 7 2 Expeni liture for the Year 1901. Provincial Districts. Office Expenses and Salaries. Other Expenses of Mauagemen Paid for Primary Education. Paid for Secondary Education. Investments and Refunds. Balances on 31st December, 1901. Total. Liickland 'aranaki Wellington lawke's Bay larlborough Telson Vestland lanterbury Itago £ s. d. 157 1 3 160 13 7 402 3 4 106 15 10 27 15 0 50 12 2 31 3 0 546 8 9 872 7 1 £ s. d. 352 14 2 189 15 11 314 14 5 79 4 9 £ s. d. 2,600 0 0 2,250 0 0 3,200 0 01 2,900 0 o! 260 0 O' 850 0 0: £ s. i.\ 506 7 6 250 0 0 350 0 0 2,115 8 8 60 0 0 327 0 0 300 0 0: £ s. d.l 117 15 O' 83 2 0 i 512 10 0 £ s. a. 2,571 10 3 805 9 4] 803 15 11 2,126 8 l' 156 6 1 14 3 5! 280 4 6| 1,504 16 4i 7,052 10 8! £ s. d. 6,305 8 2 3,739 0 10 5,076 6 6 7,327 17 4 504 1 1 1,290 8 1 617 13 6 18,131 7 9 ,27,824 1 * 48 12 6 6 6 0' 80 2 8 814 11 1 1 16,000' 0 0 12,911 0 11 590 10 1 5,583' 1 6 Totals for 1901 .. Totals for 1900 .. 2,355 0 0 2,371 9 3 1,886 1 6 2,038 15 6 40,971 0 11 41,258 0 3 i4,499 6 3 3,930 6 11 ;5,789 11 4 6,930 3 8 15,315 4 7 18,732'11 7 170,816 4 7 '75,261 7 2