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TABLE G1a.—Summary of School Commissioners' Accounts.

TABLE G1b.—Summary of School Commissioners' Accounts.

The payments made to Education Boards for primary education out of the proceeds from education reserves in 1908 amounted to £52,616 9s. 6d., as compared with £47,385 4s. Bd. for the previous" year. The revenues of the Boards are not, however, increased thereby, as equal amounts are deducted from the grants otherwise payable by the Government. The payments for primary education were distributed among the several Education Boards as follows: £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland ... ... 4,680 0 0 Nelson ... ... 635 4 0 Taranaki 2,702 10 0 Grey 88 0 0 Wanganui ... ... 3,064 3 4 North Canterbury ... 15,395 0 6 Wellington ... .. 3,233 6 8 South Canterbury ... 3,631 7 6 Hawke's Bay... ■ ... 4,312 0 *0 Otago ... ... 6,517 19 2 Marlborough ... ... 200 0 0 Southland ... ... 4,305 8 4 The payments for secondary education from reserves under the control of the School Commissioners amounted to £4,154 4s. 3d.,.as compared with £4,353 13s. 7d. for 1907. This money is distributed by the Commissioners among the governing bodies of secondary schools in the provincial district in proportion to the number of pupils in average attendance at these secondary schools, exclusive of those in any preparatory department.

Expendii :ure for the Yi sar 1908. Provincial Districts. Office Expenses and Salaries. Other p •, . Expenses **££* Management Education. Paid for Secondary Education. Investments and Refunds. Balances on 31st December, 1908. Total. Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson Westland Canterbury Otago £ s. d. 194 3 7 165 4 0 415 6 9 144 14 2 25 10 6 50 5 2 43 9 1 554 12 6 629 17 6 £ s. d. 404 0 1; 349 19 6j 350 17 4 118 II 0 6 5 0 116 16 1 84 15 2 101 10 6 1,061 10 6 2,594 5 2 3,108 0 11 £ s. d. 4,992 0 0 4,000 0 0, 5,000 0 0 4,000 0 0 200 0 0 749 12 0 £ s. a.' 1,037 11 0 300 0 0 300 0 0 885 0 0 35 o o; ! 290 0 0 500 0 0, £ s. d.! 98 8 0 18 16 0 941 12 11 50 0 0 £ s. d. 579 11 11 1,923 6 8 2,915 16 6 893 12 4 82 9 9 883 17 8 1,183 14 7 3,738 0 7 2,812 15 0 £ s. d. 7,305 14 7 6,757 6 2 I 9,923 13 6 6,091 17 6 349 5 3 2,090 10 11 1,811 18 10 23,469 1 7 23,203 6 0 .. 19,000' 0 0 14,674 17 6 52,616 9 6' 47,385 4 8, 806'13 3 74*18 0 3,217 12 3 Totals for 1908.. Totals for 1907.. 2,223 3 3 2,208 13 1 I 4,154 4 3 ,4,353 13 7 4,401 7 2 8,695 6 9 15,013 5 0 12,599 7 3 81,002 14 4 78,410 6 3

Assets and Liabilities, 31st December, 1908. Provincial Districts. Balances of ,^i*™ a I Total Assets 6 Other Balance of Balance of Accounts. I TotalAssets - *!%*££ Liabilities. Assets. Liabilities. £ s. d. 1,559 11 0 1,929 2 7 2,920 16 0 1 893 12 4 82 9 9 910 5 8 1,183 14 7 3,738 0 7 47,788 10 6 £ s. d. 643 8 11 501 1 10 357 9 lj 333 5 10 226 13 0 424 9 3 ! 126 17 6] '2,329 1 8. 2,572 4 1 £ s. d. 2,202 19 11 2,430 4 5 3,278 5 7 1,226 18 2 309 2 9 1,334 14 11 1,310 12 1 6,067 2 3 50,360 14 7 £ s. d. £ s. d. 14 8 0 43 3 2 5 0 0 £ s. d. 2,188 11 11 2,387 1 3 2,787 1 6 496 13 8 309 2 9i 1,308 6 11 650 12 1 4,523 13 5 40,040 15 1 60,691 18 7 58,454 17 9 £ s. d. Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay .. Marlborough Nelson Westland Canterbury Otago 486' 4 1 730 4 6 26 8 0 660 0 0 45 0 0 4,319 19 6 •■ 1,498 8 10 Totals for 1908 Totals for 1907 61,000 3 6 52,467 11 9 7,514 11 2 8,181 9 4 68,520 14 8 60,649 1 1 2,7H 17 5 1,495 19 2 5,113 18 8 698 4 2