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Shortly alter the end of March the Chairman of the Board, Mr. G. S. Bridge, died after a long illness, and the Board desires to place on record here its high appreciation of the great services he has rendered to the cause of education, no trouble being too great and no time too long for him to devote to the work he bad so much at heart. His death created an extraordinary vacancy, but as there was no provision in the Act for an election, no steps were taken in the matter. I have, &c, W. J. Carson, Secretary. The Right Hon. the Minister of Education, Wellington.

General Statement of Beceipts and Expenditure for the Year euding 31st December, 1905. Receipts. £ a. A. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year— Staff salaries and clerical assistance .. 1,679 17 1 On General Account ." .. .. 1,333 11 1 Office contingencies .. .. .. 964 0 6 Oα Building Account.. .. .. 41 18 5 Teachers' and pupil-teachers' salaries, and Grants from Government for — allowances to pupil-teachers .. .. 39,930 2 11 Teachers'and pupil-teachers'salaries, and Relieving-teachers' salaries .. .. 252 12 10 allowances to pupil-teachers.. .. 37,332 8 6 Incidental expenses of schools .. .. 2,886 7 4 Reserves revenue for primary education 2,866 2 6 Truant inspection .. .. .. 259 6 8 Capitat'onac 11s. 3d.,andgrant of £250 6,248 4 6 Board Fund— Capitation for relieving-teachers .. 266 12 0 Teachers'salaries .. .. .. 143 2 9 Other grants— House allowance .. .. .. 9 4 7 For School Committees .. .. 392 3 6 Teachers' bonus .. .. .. 9 0 0 Receipts from other sources— Training of teachers .. .. .. 241 0 b Feee, teachers'classes .. .. 35 6 3 Scholarships and expenses of examination 770 10 3 Truant inspection, Court fines.. .. 91 19 0 Salaries of staffs of district high schools .. 1,197 17 0 Grants from Government for— Other expenses— Scholarships .. .. .. 780 011 Marton District High School: Amount District high schools .. .. 1,096 15 0 of voluntary contributions, £34 ; subReceipts from other sources— sidy thereon, £34 .. .. .. 68 0 0 Distrijb high school fees .. .. 31 15 0 Hawera District High School Science Subsidy on voluntary contributions .. 34 0 0 Scholarships .. .. .. 35 0 0 Voluntary contributions .. .. 34 0 0 Manual and technical instruction— Grants from Government for— School classes .. .. .. 1,092 10 4 Capitation (general and scholarship) .. 1,641 7 2 Special classes .. .. .. 1,751 0 6 Subsidies on voluntary contributions and Other expenses— bequests .. .. .. .. 940! Office salaries .. .. .. 5 0 0 Receipts from other sources— Scholarships .. .. .. 36 17 6 Pees .. .. .. .. 657 2 4 Fire insurance .. .. .. 10 9 6 Bequests .. .. .. • • 350 0 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. 11 12 11 Voluntary contributions .. .. 91 0 6 Examination expenses .. .. 5 0 0 Refund .. .. .. ■. 10 1 9 Fee refunded .. .. .. 0 7 6 Examination fees .. .. .. 17 6 General maintenance of school buildings— Material sold .. .. .. 22 16 6 Repairs, repainting, &c. (including fire Capitation from Palmerston North High insurance).. .. .. .. 1,948 1 5 School Board .. .. .. 64 10 0 I Rebuilding .. .. .. .. 373 19 5 Grants from Government for— Alterations and small additions .. 795 17 7 Maintenance of buildings, rebuilding, &c. 2,048 0 0 House allowances .. .. .. 1,480 17 6 . House allowances .. .. .. 1,490 19 0 Rents of buildings and site .. .. 80 13 0 New schools, additions, furniture, &c. .. 2.378 4 10 New schools, additions, furniture, sites, Technical-school buildings, fittings, &o. 481 17 11 &c. .. .. .. .. 4,159 10 0 Other receipts— Buildings, classrooms, furniture, &c, for Proceeds of sale of sites .. .. 128 3 1 manual and technical purposesRent of sites let .. .. .. 55 13 6 School classes .. .. .. 33 8 8 Material sold .. .. .. 2 0 0 Special classes .. .. .. 1,329 12 0 Rent of buildings let .. .. .. 19 3 4 Donation towards purchase of site .. 23 6 8 Balanoe at end of year .. .. 1,501 5. 0 £61,560 19 9 £61,560 19 9 Pbed. Pibani, Chairman. 19th July, 1906. W. J. Carson, Secretary.

WELLINGTON. Sir,— Education Board Office, Wellington, 31st March, 1906. In accordance with the provisions of " The Education Act, 1904," I beg to submit the following report of the proceedings of the Wellington Board of Education for the year 1905. Board. — Until the annual election the Board was composed of Messrs. R. Lee (Chairman), W. Allan, E. Feist, W. C. Buchanan, M.H.R., W. H. Field, M.H.R., A. W. Hogg, M.H.R., J. Kebbell, J. Robertson, and T. W. McDonald. Of these Messrs. Lee, Buchanan, and J. Robertson retired by effluxion of time. To the regret of the Board and Committees generally, the last-mentioned, after nine years' faithful service, found it necessary for business reasons not to seek re-election. Messrs. Lee and Buchanan were re-elected, and Mr. A. H. Vile, who, it is worthy of note, was trained in our own schools, was elected to the seat vacated by Mr. Robertson. At the first meeting of the new Board Mr. R. Lee, who was absent on a visit to Great Britain, was unanimously re-elected Chairman. During the absence of Mr. Lee in England Mr. James Robertson acted in the capacity of Chairman until his retirement in July, and from that time until Mr. Lee's return Mr. W. Allan acted in that capacity. Both of these gentlemen gave much attention to the onerous duties they were called on to perform, and the Board has placed on record its appreciation of their services. On expiration of his term of office as Board's representative School Commissioner, Mr. J. R. Blair, who had announced his intention of retiring, consented, at the Board's special request, to accept appointment for a further term. The Board's representatives on the Wellington Technical Education Board were Messrs. Lee, Allan, and McDonald, Mr. J. Robertson being subsequently appointed in place of the first mentioned, on his resigning to visit England.