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General Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1908 — continued.

H. L. Michel, Chairman. A. J. Moeton, Secretary. Examined and found correct.— J. K. Warbueton, Controller and Auditor-General.

CANTERBURY. Sir, — — Government Buildings, Christchurch, 4th January, 1909. In accordance with Order in Council of date 17th September, 1878, I have the honour to forward the report of the School Commissioners for the Canterbury Provincial District for the year ending 31st December, 1908, together with a copy of its accounts, duly audited. The total area of the primary-education estate under lease on the 31st December, 1908, was 67,161 acres, producing an annual rent of £19,580 18s. 6d. Of this area, 23,315 acres is contained in what is known as Pastoral Run No. 5. The fixed deposit of £278 10s. 7d. with the Bank of New Zealand, which matured on the 23rd December last, has been redeposited for another year. During the year forty leases fell in. Of these, twenty-eight were renewed by arbitration ; two holdings were subdivided into two farms each, and, with eight others, let by public tender ; the other two leases which fell in contained ten quarter-acre sections in the Opawa Township, Albury (being part of Reserve No. 1213), and it was considered inadvisable to relet these, and they were sold in terms of subsection 3 of section 243 of " The Land Act, 1892," by the Commissioner of Crown Lands at Timaru on the 28th October, 1908, and the proceeds, £1,219 18s. 3d., are now awaiting investment. .'","," I have, &c, The Hon. the Minister of Education, Wellington. John Rennie, Chairman.

Primary. Secondary. Total. Expenditun Arrant to Greymouth High School Board .. „ Hokitika High School Board Commissioners' travelling-expenses 3ecretary's salary „ travelling-expenses Expenses of leasing and valuation Survey Advertising and printing Dther expenses Dredit balance on the 31st December, 1908 £ s. a. 14 14 0 40 0 0 £ s. 250 0 250 0 4 4 a. 0 0 0 £ s. 250 0 250 0 18 18 40 0 2 12 38 13 7 7 17 5 3 9 1,183 14 d. 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 7 3 12 6 1 13 4 248 1 5 2 12 38 13 7 7 13 12 1 15 935 13 2 0 0 6 9 2 Total expenditure 308 1 3 1,503 17 7 1,811 18 10 Statement of Assets ,nd Liabiliti: is. Assets. Iredit balance on the 31st December, 1908— Current account, Bank of New Zealand, £522 14 Fixed deposit, Bank of New Zealand 500 0 Deposit, Hokitika Savings-bank ... 160 0 Cash in hand ... ... ... 10 7 0 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. 935 13 2 1,183 14 7 248 1 5 tents due — Arrears Current loyalties due, current ... 18 10 51 5 50 0 0 0 0 1 17 6 5 5 0 20 7 6 56 10 0 50 0 0 Total assets 367 16 5 942 15 8 1,310 12 1 Liabilitie, Williams Trust Account £ £660 s. d. 0 0 £ s. £660 0 d. 0