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North-east Valley (Dunedin) No. 1 Company, with a score of 724. The results of the competitions for the valuable prizes presented by the Weekly Press Company (Christchurch) and the Colonial Ammunition Company (Auckland) are given in the tables of the report of the Officer Commanding. During the summer of 1908-9 five camps were held, seven battalions, with a total strength of all ranks of 1,343, being represented. Each camp was held for a week (six days), and a capitation allowance of 3s. 6d. per head was provided by the Department towards the expenses, together with the loan of necessary equipment. An illustrated manual of physical exercises has been supplied for general use in schools; and a revised edition of the Manual of Infantry Training for the Publicschool Cadets has also been issued for use in schools where there are cadet corps. For the encouragement of rifle practice by the cadet companies forming the No. 3 Wellington Battalion and the No. 2 Wanganui Battalion, Captain J. Kebbell, of Ohau, and Mr. J. Handley, of Wanganui, each very generously presented a silvermounted shield. The expenditure for the year 1908 was £5,613 12s. Id., made up as follows : — £ s. d. £ s. d. Salary of Commanding Officer .. .. .. 317 10 0 Travelling-expenses of Commanding Officer .. .. 263 II 5 Salaries of clerk, and armourer and storeman .. 389 0 0 Rent and expenses of store-room .. .. .. 29 2 6 999 3 11 Capitation .. .. .. .. .. 1,633 19 7 Arms, accoutrements, ammunition, &c. 2,737 9 10 Less recoveries .. .. 847 1 II 1,890 7 11 Rent, &c, of rifle ranges . . . . .. .. 182 17 10 Railway fares of corps .. . . . . .. 267 14 11 Training-camps . . . . .. .. .. 583 19 1 Contribution towards expenses of Cadet Friar, competing at Boys' Bisley, England . . . . 50 0 0 Contingencies .. .. . . .. .. 5 8 10 4,614 8 2 Total .. .. .. .. .. £5,613 12 1 Finances of Education Boards. Table F contains an abstract of the accounts of the receipts and expenditure of Education Boards for the year 1908. These are tabulated in detail in an appendix to E.-2, and another appendix contains the annual reports of the several Boards, with their statements of receipts and expenditure in full detail. TABLE F.—Abstract op the Receipts and Expenditure of Education Boards, 1908. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance, Ist January, 1908 .. 50,178 111 Boards' administration .. .. 39,730 9 7 Rents from reserves .. £48,764 19 6 Teachers' and pupil-teachers' salaries, Balance of grants for and pupil-teachers' lodging-allowances 489,041 18 10 salaries of teachers and Incidental expenses of schools (including pupil-teachers ..437,282 10 5 £4,495 16s. 3d. paid over to School CornAllowance, £250, and capi- mittees out of special capitation protation .. .. 76,319 10 8 vided by Government for the purpose).. 38,077 9 1 Other grants .. .. 28,496 4 6 Salaries of relieving-teaohers .. .. 3,778 3 7 Scholarships and secondary education .. 31,892 8 7 Total for maintenance 590,863 11 1 Training of teachers .. .. .. 19,948 13 3 Scholarships and salaries Manual and technical instruction .. 48,212 3 10 of staffs of secondary Buildings, house allowances, sites, &c. .. 157,969 3 8 departments of distriot Refunds and sundries .. .. 9,817 111 high schools .. .. 31,128 14 8 Balance, 31st December, 1908 .. .. 78,144 3 1 Manual and technical instruction .. .. 42,634 15 11 Buildings and teachers' house allowances .. 185,777 10 10 Total from Govern- . ment .. .. .. 850,404 12 6 Local receipts— Pees, donations, &o. .. 9,855 19 4 Interest, rents, &c. .. 3,686 3 .0 13,542 2 4 Refunds, fines, &c. .. .. 2,486 18 8 ' £916,611 15 5 : £916,611 15 5

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