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Summary of Income and Expenditure for the Year 1903. " ■— MANUAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ a. d. Capitation on cookery and woodwork classes 544 2 0 Buildings, furniture, *o. .. .. 3,521 2 1 Grants for buildings, furniture, &c. . . 2,313 4 9 Materials .. .. .. .. 74 4 9 Grant (1901) for training of teachers .. 250 0 0 Incidentals .. .. .. .. 53 2 3 Grant for teachers'special classes .. 22 5 1 Expenses of engaging instructors.. .. 301 10 0 Capitation, teachers' special classes . . 26 2 3 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 655 16 5 ~ for school classes (ordinary) . . 151 12 4 Payments to School Committees (for school Donations and contributions .. . . 28 13 11 classes) .. .. .. . . 149 9 10 Miscellaneous receipts .. .. .. 16 12 0 Balance .. .. .. . . 1,402 13 0 £4,755 5 4 £4,755 5 4 Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Balance of capitation (1903) .. .. 474 10 9 Balance brought down .. .. 1,402 13 0 Grant for training of teachers (1902-3) .. 328 0 0 Subsidy on donations .. .. .. 10 7 0 Balance .. . . . . .. 589 15 3 £1,402 13 0 £1,402 13 0 AUCKLAND TECHNICAL SCHOOL. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Fees paid by students (less rebates) .. 639 11 0 Balance from 1902 .. .. .. 396 010 Capitation grant .. .. .. 32 15 0 Buildings, furniture, fittings, &c... .. 1,649 13 6 Grant for buildings, furniture, &c. . . 1,425 19 0 Materials .. .. .. .. 121 12 10 Grant for rent of Rutland Street (two years) 208 0 0 Rent .. .. .. .. 121 4 3 Grant for materials .. .. .. 11 1 6 Salaries of instructors, <fee. .. .. 1,052 2 0 Donations and contributions .. .. 14 0 0 Incidentals .. . . .. .. 191 8 4 Miscellaneous receipts .. .. . . 63 8 3 Balance .. . . .. . . 1,137 7 0 £3,532 1 9 £3,532 1 9 Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Capitation for 1903 .. .. . . 347 12 1 Balance brought down .. .. .. 1,137 7 0 Subsidy on donations .. .. .. 14 18 0 Rent for 1904 .. .. .. .. 104 0 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 878 15 11 £1,241 6 0 £1,241 7 0 Vincent E. Eice, Secretary and Treasurer. Extract from the Eeport of the Director, " Elam " School of Art. I am pleased to say that the attendance during 1903 was larger than that of any year since the school was opened in 1890. The increase was principally at the evening classes, and shows unmistakably that the artisan student is beginning to attach a proper importance to drawing in relation to his trade or profession. The classes for freehand drawing, model-drawing, and geometry have been very well attended, and very good progress has been made. At the end of 1903 there were 381 students on the roll of the school, and the attendances registered amounted to 38,694. For the examinations of the Board of Education, South Kensington, 84 students entered, and 64 passes were obtained, details of which were as follows : Freehand drawing —41 candidates, .50 passed ; model-drawing —19 candidates, 15 passed ; blackboard drawing—4 candidates, all passed ; light and shade —7 candidates, 5 passed ; geometry —7 candidates, 4 passed ; perspective—6 candidates, all passed. Only two works for teachers' certificates were sent home this year, and both these were accepted. During the year five students completed the necessary works for the Art Class Teacher's Certificate, and duly received their certificates from London. E. W. Payton, Director.

TARANAKI. Extract from the Eeport of the Education Board. Technical Education. —The efforts of the Board to establish a thoroughly efficient system of tech' nical education have not been relaxed, and some progress has been made, although there are still manj who fail to realise the necessity of this very important branch of education. At Stratford an admirable building has been erected, and as soon as some necessary workshops and outbuildings, &c, have been completed, the building will be brought into use. The cost of the main building will be £1,084 11s., and is being found by the Government. Of this sum £894 10s. 2d. was spent at the end of the year. The foundation-stone was laid on the 30th July by the Hon. C. H. Mills, Minister of Customs, and on the 28th December the same Minister opened a very successful industrial exhibition in aid of its funds in the nearly completed building. At New Plymouth the question of site remains unsettled. The matter has been advanced somewhat, however, an Act having been passed through Parliament vesting

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