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beyond the amount of'grants allowed, whicli have not in any instance exceeded'hall-cost. Now, the report of the Education Committee in 1903 does not appear to have contemplated the putehasejby tin . Board of costly sites, seeing the allowance it had in view was one for proper maintenance and recon struction of buildings. In these two matters, therefore, the Board submits that in its case equitable financial redress is justly due to it. At the same time, the Board recognizes that its representations regarding the needs of growing districts have received the fairest consideration. l^! Finance. —The year began with a debit balance of £217 4s. Bd., the receipts were £105,973 12s. Bd., '.he disbursements £109,607 17s. 9d., leaving a debit balance of £3,417 os. sd. General. —The Board has steadily endeavoured to promote by its appointments to schools the best interests of the children, and at the same time to advance deserving teachers. It has sparingly used the powers of transfer conferred by the Act, with benefit, as it believes, to the schools and satisfaction in the main to Committees, the sympathetic co-operation of whom it seeks in the discharge of this difficult part of its duties. The Board acknowledges with satisfaction the helpful and altogether admirable efforts of very many of its Committees to improve the equipment, to beautify and improve the school grounds, and to promote in their respective districts that most valuable of educational assets —an attitude of warm loyalty to the school and all it represents. If only the most indifferent of the Committees —those whose horizon is limited by their merely administrative duties—would become as the most enthusiastic and energetic, great would be the gain to education. The Board desires further to acknowledge the faithful services of its teaching staff. In many instances it has witnessed the wise enthusiasm of a teacher convert a spirit of indifference in a district into one of continuing helpfulness. The report would be incomplete without mention of the substantial support accorded to education in their respective districts by the Masterton and Greytown Trust Lands Trusts and the Wellington Chamber of Commerce. I have, &c, The Hon. the Minister of Education, Wellington. Robert Lee, Chairman. General Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, l!J09. Receipts. £ s. i. ! Expenditure. il s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. '217 i 8 Staff salaries and clerical assistance .. 3,105 (1 0 Grants from Government for — Office contingencies .. .. .. 1,718 8 6 Teachers' and pupil-teachers' salaries, Teachers' and pupil-teachers' salaries, and and allowances to pupil-teachers .. 55,501 5 8 allowances to pupil-teachers .. .. 00,584 2 8 Reserves revenue received from School Relieving-teachers' salaries .. .. 6128 1 y Commissioners for primary education 1,656 0 0 Training collegesCapitation at Gd. for relieving-teachers .. 391 l'J 9 I Salaries of teachers .. .. .. 1,041 10 3 Capitation at 11s. 3d., and grant of £250 9,253 45| Incidental expenses of training college .. 309 14 0 Special capitation at 9d. for School Com- Allowances to students .. .. 4,493 0 1(1 mittees .. .. .. .. 562 19 0 ' Conveyance and board of sohool-children.. 222 11 0 Training colleges— Special capitation to School Committees .. 501 18 f> Salaries of staff .. .. .. 1,800 0 0 Incidental expenses of schools .. .. 3,183 1 8 Allowances to students .. .. 4,564 14 11 Free school-books .. .. .. 344 12 H Conveyance and board of school-children 232 17 3 Chamber of Commerce prizes .. .. 25 l'J 'J Inspection of private schools .. .. 10 2 0 Allowances to scholarship-holders and exFree school-books .. .. .. 107 0 0 penses of examination— Receipts from other sources— Board scholarships .. .. .. 1,220 18 7 Donation for prizes, Chamber of Com- National Scholarships .. .. 150 10 6 merce .. .. . ■ ■. 24 'J 'J Salaries of teachers and additions to salaries Truanoy fines .. .. .. 15 0 6 of head teachers on staffs of distriot Sales of material, &c. .. .. 10 13 5 high schools .. .. .. 2,8'J3 10 5 Grants from Government for— Other expensoa, district high schools—ApScholarships— paratue, £17 13s. lid.; refunds of dona Eduoation Board .. .. .. 90113 7 tions and subsidies, £610 6s. 9d. .. 028 0 8 National .. .. .. .. 119 11 0 Manual and technical— District high sohools— School classes .. .. .. 2,013 17 'J Salaries of teachers.. .. .. 3,015 7 1 Special classes .. .. .. 2 17 2 Subsidies on voluntary contributions, Payments to managers of associated classes 5,361 0 3 &c. .. . ■ .. .. 272 10 3 Training of teachers other than at training Receipts from other sources, district high colleges (including Elementary Agrischools— culture Instructor, £148 9s. 2d.) .. 521 10 6 Fees .. .. .. .. 0 9 3 j Maintenance of school buildings— Voluntary contributions .. .. 331 11 0 Alterations, small additions, repairs, reGrants from Government for manual and painting, &o. .. .. .. 3,102 4 1 technical instruction— Rebuilding .. .. .. .. 3,830 8 0 Capitation— : Rent .. .. .. .. .. 929 11 0 On all classes .. .. .. 5,210 10 5 ; House allowances .. .. .. 1,985 1 5 On account of free places .. .. 1,774 610 j New school buildings, additional classMaterial for olass-work .. .. 217 17 10 rooms, furniture, sites, &c. .. .. 8,982 0 1 Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. 505 78 | Buildings, classrooms, furniture, &c, for Receipts from other sources, manual and manual and technical purposes— technical— School classes .. .. .. ilf 1 1 Voluntary contributions .. .. 39 19 '.) Payments to managers of associated Sale of material .. .. .. 51 14 8 classes .. .. .. .. 839 2 9 Grants from Government for— Maintenance of school buildings, rebuilding, rents, sites, &c. .. .. 3,342 8 8 House allowances .. .. .. 1,982 19 9 New school buildings, additions, furniture, sites, &c. .. .. .. 9,533 10 6 Technical - school buildings, additions, furniture, fittings, apparatus, &c. .. 969 510 Other receipts — Sale of sites .. .. .. .. 10 0 n Kent of school reserves .. .. 186 9 8 Sale of material .. .. .. 07 12 9 Donations .. .. .. .. 93 9 6 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 3,417 0 5 £109,607 17 9 j £109,607 17 'J Robeut Lee, Chairman. G. L. Stewakt, Secretary.