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The total expenditure on these schools was £511 75., made up as follows : Salaries and allowances of teachers, £359 15s. 10d. ; school furniture, requisites, &c, £29 os. 4d. ; inspection, £17 13s. 6d. ; scholarships, £104 17s. 4d. The schools were inspected and examined in January of this year (1906), according to the regulations for the examination of public schools in New Zealand. The work done in the part-time schools was very satisfactory considering the conditions under which they are worked ; while the report on the general efficiency of the main school was good. The pupil-teachers were examined under the new regulations for pupil-teachers in New Zealand schools, with the result that there was one failure. A new pupilteacher has been appointed to the vacancy thus caused. Pitt Island school, which remained closed for some time owing to the difficulty of obtaining a teacher, has been reopened, a suitable teacher having been found for the place. Two scholarships awarded to children attending Chatham Island schools are now current; the next examination will be held next year. A Native-school scholarship is also being held by a Maori boy from Chatham Island who is attending Te Aute College. Education Keserves. Table 11 is a summary of the accounts of the School Commissioners, which are given in full in the Appendix.

TABLE I1. —Summary of School Commissioners' Accounts.

Income for the Tear 1905. Provincial Districts. Balances on 1st January, 1905. Receipts during Year. Primary Reserves. Secondary Reserves. j Investments and Deposits. Sundries. Total. Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson Westland Canterbury.. Otago £ s. d. 148 10 4 322 2 8 409 4 7 2,177 2 5 112 4 0 177 13 6 23 18 9 2,683 7 2 3,168 17 2 £ s. d. 4,016 5 8 3,033 7 4 5,506 10 3 3,679 17 4 310 10 6 806 12 7 189 3 6 18,248 8 11 13,958 18 3 £ s. d. 887 13 5 496 19 2 774 4 9 845 14 5 40 5 0 292 12 6 233 10 2 £ s. d. 68 5 0 6 2 2 86 3 11 12 15 10 £ s. d. 34 10 8 310 11 0 391 6 0 19 12 4 0 3 6 74 7 6 £ s. d. 5,155 5 1 4,169 2 4 7,167 9 6 6,735 2 4 463 3 0 1,351 6 1 396 12 5 20,937 10 2 23,512 9 7 762' 4 3 514 1 5,622 9 11 Totals for 1905.. Totals for 1904.. 9,223 0 7 7,950 2 10 49,699 14 4 47,735 10 7 4,333 3 8 4,046 4 3 5,801 10 11 3,749 9 5 830 11 0 89 18 8 69,888 0 6 63,571 5 9 Expenditure for the Yi >ar 1905. Provincial Districts. Office Expenses and Salaries. Expenses Paid for Paid for expenses primary Secondary Management Education. Education. Investments B^ a S° R f Eefunds. De^™ ber ' Total. mckland .. Vellington.. lawke's Bay larlborough Telson Vestland 'anterbury Itago £ s. d. 182 15 8 140 11 10 423 13 6 138 7 8 26 5 6 52 2 6 31 16 3 565 10 8 935 0 1 £ s. d. 341 15 11 253 17 3 151 8 10 150 7 0 1 4 6 64 5 2 136 5 6 10 19 0 990 0 8, £ s, d. 3,600 0 0 2,800 0 0 5,600 0 0 4,750 0 0 300 0 0 749 12 0 £ s. d. 803 3 0 100 0 0 800 0 0 925 0 0 50 0 0 323 7 6 150 0 0 £ s. d. 76 16 0 55 4 0 0*3 6 £ s. d. 150 14 6 819 9 3 192 7 2 771 7 8 85 9 6 161 18 11 78 10 8 2,556 15 6 2,578 0 1 £ s. d. 5,155 5 1 4,169 2 4 7,167 9 6 6,735 2 4 463 3 0 1,351 6 1 396 12 5 20,937 10 2 23,512 9 7 17,750 0 0 13,798 17 6 746" 5 8 54 '5 0 4,464 5 7 Totals for 1905.. Totals for 1904.. 2,496 3 8 2,443 5 1 2,100 3 10| 2,404 16 6 49,348 9 6 44,114 10 71 3,897 16 2 |5,176 1 3 4,650 14 li 209 11 9 7,394 13 3 9,223 0 7 69,888 0 6 63,571 5 9