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HAWKE'S BAY. Sir, — Office of the School Commissioners, Napier, 4th May, 1906. I have the honour to forward herewith statement of the Commissioners' accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1905, duly audited, and to report as follows : — Two auction sales of leases were held during the year, when forty town sections, three suburban sections, and three rural sections were offered. Sixteen town sections, two suburban sections, and all the rural sections were sold, and realised an aggregate annual rental of £9 7s. 6d., £7, and £664 7s. 6d. respectively. Nine of the town sections and two of the suburban sections had been previously let at small rentals. One of the rural sections (let at £15 per annum) was previously subject to heavy expenditure for keeping down rabbits. Of ths other two rural sections, one was let at £9 7s. 6d., and the other at £640. The latter had been previously leased at £202. The sum of £200 was obtained for timber on one of the rural sections. The payments made to the Education Board during the year were larger than usual, owing to a balance in hand from previous year derived from, sales of timber. I have, &c, Eric C. Gold Smith, Chairman. The Hon. the Minister of Education, Wellington.

General Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending the 31st December, 1905.

Primary. Secondary. Total. Receipts. To Credit balances on the 1st January, 1905 Arrears of revenue for previous years —viz., rents, issues, profits, or receipts from reserves Interest on overdue rents Bevenues, viz.,— Bents, &c, of reserves for current year Other receipts for current year, viz.,— Bents collected by Beceiver of Land Bevenue Interest on deposits Sales of timber Boyalty on road-metal Instalments on account of fencing... £ s. d. 1,967 8 8 £ s. d. 209 13 9 £ s. d. 2,177 2 5 398 0 10 32 18 3 90 4 3 0 1 11 488 5 1 33 0 2 i2,642 12 10 755 8 3 3,398 1 1 402 7 11 12 15 10 200 0 0 3 17 6 19 12 4 402 7 11 12 15 10 200 0 0 3 17 6 19 12 4 Total receipts ... 5,679 14 2 |1,055 8 2 6,735 2 4 Expenditiv, iy Salaries and allowances to officers Printing, stationery, &c. Auctioneer's charges Advertising Bates Insurance ... ... Law charges Bepairs to buildings ... Destroying rabbits ... Clearing blackberries Payments to Hawke's Bay Education Board Payments to Governors of Napier High Schools... Credit balances at the 31st December, 1905— Deposit at Post-Office Savings-Bank Current Account at bank £ s. d. 100 3 9 6 8 10 2 2 0 18 11 0 19 13 11 1 17 0 9 6 2 2 18' 0 35 7 0 3 0 0 4,750 0 0 £ s. d. 29 16 3 1 18 10 £ s. d. 130 0 0 8 7 8 2 2 0 18 11 0 58 5 9 10 14 9 10 12 6 11 14 0 35 7 0 3 0 0 4,750 0 0 925 0 0 38 11 10 8 17 9 1 6 4 8 16 0 925 0 0 506 6 0 224 0 6 4l"l 2 506 6 0 265 1 8 Total expenditure 5,679 14 2 1,055 8 2 6,735 2 4 Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 771 s. 7 d. 8 Balance of cash on the 31st December, 1905 Arrears due at 31st December, 1905— Arrears of year 1904 ... Arrears of year 1905 ... 20 327 > 7 0 ' 1 6 98" 1 8 20 425 7 3 0 2 Total assets 347 8 6 98 1 8 1,216 17 10