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that requires careful consideration by the Department. It is well known there are dozens of places where a teacher cannot obtain even the semblance of a dwelling for love or money. If we are to keep our teachers, proper dwellings must be found for them. House-allowance grants do not meet the requirements. Appaeatus and Appliances.—The syllabus of instruction as provided for in the new regulations makes it compulsory to supply new apparatus and appliances to meet the requirements. Scholarships.—There are 38 scholarship holders under the Board in this district —32 junior, 4 national, and 2 senior—not to mention 2 Victoria Scholarships gained by children in this district. District High Schools.—Four district high schools are established in the district; the average attendance for the December quarter was 184.- The Board is of the opinion that provision should be made to accommodate pupils in the Hastings district. The average attendance for the December quarter was 184. Technical Education.—The work shows an advance on the work of 1904. Classes in woodwork, dressmaking, and cookery are being carried on throughout the district by special instructors, who devote their whole time to the work, with every promise of 'good results. The Department is to be thanked for the liberal grants for fitting up cookery rooms at Napier and Hastings. The Board has purchased a site on which to erect a technical school at Napier. The plans for the proposed building will be submitted for the Department's approval, and it is hoped that the coming year will, see the classes in Napier enjoying the advantage of suitable accommodation. Teachers' Saturday Classes.—These classes are carried on in Dannevirke, Gisborne, and Napier in subjects of drawing, dressmaking, woodwork, and cookery, and are well attended. A teachers' winter class was taken during the holidays to allow of teachers in outlying districts who, on account of distance, were unable to attend the weekly Saturday classes. Some sixty-five students attended over a two weeks' course of instruction. The work taken was similar to the programme set down for the Saturday classes, and the teachers returned home well pleased with the training they had received. School Committees.—lt is a matter of congratulation that the Board continues to be on such friendly terms with the School Committees of the district. Some expressions of discontent have been made that the Board does not fulfil all demands ; but the Board's resources do not permit them to meet all requests. The Board has always endeavoured to meet the wishes of School Committees, and several of them have subsidised the Board's grants. Several beautiful gardens around some of the schools show what interest the School Committees and teachers take in the establishment of school gardens, for nature study as well as ornamentation. ! , if.-i ;! ■ ; ■.' Finance. —The amount paid for teachers' salaries is £25,833 [ss. 6d.; to School Committees, £2,594 19s. 5d.; and an extra grant by the Government of £278 4s. 3d.: total, £2,873 3s. Bd. The amount expended (exclusive of technical) on the purchase of sites, erection of school buildings, and repairs was £4,749 ss. 10d. I have, &c, The Eight Hon. the Minister of Education, Wellington. Thos. Tanner, Chairman.

General Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 19.05. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure, £ a. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 4,052 15 2 Staff salaries and olerical assistance .. 1,071 18 4 Grants from Government for— Office contingencies .. .. .. 551 14 11 Teachers'and pupil-teachers'salaries, and Teachers'and pupil-teachers' salaries, and allowances to pupil-teachers.. .. 21,142 12 2 allowances to pupil-teachers.. .. 25,833 5 6 Beserves revenue for primary education 4,975 0 0 Eelieving-teachers'salaries .. .. 174 4 3 Capitation at 11s. 3d., and grant of £250 4,525 8 6 Incidental expenses of schools, School Capitation for relieving-teachers .. 190 0 9 Committees .. .. .. .. 2,594 19 5 Grants for School Committees at 9d. .. 278 4 3 Special grant to School Committees .. 278 4 3 Receipts from other sources— Transfer to Technical Fund .. .. 105 0 3 Sale of certificates .. .. .. 310 0 Travelling-expenses member and Inspector Miscellaneous .. .. .. 8 3 4 attending conference at Wellington .. 15 12 6 Grants from Government for— Scholarships and expenses of examination 631 16 6 Scholarships .. .. .. .. 495 10 3 Salaries of staffs of district high schools .. 1,256 10 0 District high schools .. .. 1,010 0 0 Other expenses— Receipts from other sources— Printing, &c, £22 12s. 3d.; furniture, Refund, Gisborne High School Governors 275 7 9 £10 11s. .. .. .. .. 33 3 3 Grants from Government for manual and Manual and technical instruction— technical instruction— School classes .. .. .. 676 1 3 Capitation (general and scholarship) .. 699 6 5 Special classes .. .. .. 735 18 10 Instruction of teachers .. .. 157 0 0 Other expenses— Refunds, railway fares, winter classes .. 18 19 4 Material for special classes .. .. 88 15 3 Receipts from other sources— Maintenance of school buildingsFees .. .. .. .. 231 4 8 Rebuilding and alteration .. .. 1,994 12 4 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 14 0 0 Rents .. .. .. .. 314 15 4 Transfer from School Fund .. .. 105 0 3 House allowances .. .. .. 656 12 7 Grants from Government for— New sohools, additions, furniture, sites, &c. 2,341 16 11 Maintenance of buildings, rebuilding, &c. 1,653 0 0 Buildings, class-rooms, furniture, &c, for Grant to cover damage by earthquake .. 250 0 0 manual and technical purposes— House allowances .. .. .. 644 16 6 School classes .. .. .. 234 4 2 New schools, additions, furniture, &o. .. 1,050 0 0 Special olasses .. .. .. 109 12 9 Technical-school buildings, fittings, &c .. 289 14 2 Purchase of site for technical school, Donation towards purchase site for tech- Napier .. .. .. .. 760 15 10 nical sohool, Napier .. .. 387 10 3 Other expenses— Miscellaneous rents, £16 55.; refund, Waipiroßay.. .. .. .. 44 2 6 £3 11s. 6d. .. .. .. 19 16 6 Mohaka .. .. .. .. 48 18 9 Other receipts— Balanoe at end of year .. .. .. 2,017 5 10 Government grant, Waipiro Bay .. 44 2 6 Donation purchase site, Mohaka .. 48 18 9 £42,570 1 6 £42,570 1 6 Thos. Tanner, Chairman. 30th April, 1906. G. T. Fannin, Secretary.