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The Junior National Scholarship was won by Master John Cairney, who obtained 534 marks the. next highest candidate in order of merit obtaining 440 marks. Cairney was twelvefyears and two months old at date of the examination, and a Fifth Standard pupil of the Greymouth Districi High School. Of the twenty-six candidates, fourteen passed the Board's standard of Scholarship Examination. Town scholarships were awarded to Norman Campbell. Mary Pascoe, Vera Lather : and a country scholarship to Louise Leitch. Manual and Technical. In connection with the principal schools, one physiology, three hand work, two woodwork, two cookery, and four agriculture classes were held, and at Hatter's Terrace and Blackball Schools continuation classes were successfully conducted. At the technical school, special classes were held in chemistry, carpentry, wood-carving, applied mechanics, and mechanical drawing, in the latter subjects extended programmes being most successfully carried through. !i this connection it is worthy of mention that the Greymouth Dispatch Foundry Company generously donated £8 as a prize fund for the engineering classes, and intimated their intention of donating a similar amount for the year now current. The examination in connection with the award of the prizes was kindly made by Mr. James Bishop, M.T.M.E.. the managing engineer of Point Elizabeth State Collieries. Cadets, Physical Drill, etc. —During the year the public-school cadet companies attached to the Greymouth District High School, Cobden, Taylorville, Runanga, and Blackball Schools did excellent work, and at all schools physical drill was well attended to. The, Hoard welcomes the new system of military training introduced by the Government, and is assured that in every way it will make for the betterment of the rising generation and the good of the Dominion and Empire. Finance. —By the balance-sheet you will notice that on 31st December the Board was in debil £701 on all accounts. Allowing for cash assets to be collected, and taking into account accruing liabilities, the Board's net indebtedness approximates to £()00. This result is wholly due to the reduction in the maintenance vote lor 1909, otherwise a credit balance would have resulted. As this matter affects all the Boards in the Dominion, and has been so well ventilated, I will forbear comment trusi ing "to the generosity of the Department to see that justice is done to Boards and Committees at an early date. The present position of the Grey Board is that it is nearly £500 in'debt, and has not a penny piece to carry out necessary repairs of its various schools. General. —The Board sincerely desires to thank your Department for the various special grants for new buildings, &c, authorised during the year, and, as in the past, accords its best thanks to yourself and the officers of your Department for the unfailing courtesy and consideration ever extended to the Board. I am, &c, The Hon. the Minister for Education. \V. R. Kettle, Chairman. General Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for cue Year ending 31st December. 1909. Beceipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 554 12 1 Staff salaries and clerical assistance .. 565 0 0 Grants from Government for— Office contingencies .. .. .. 421 17 t< Teachers'andpupil-teachers'salaries, and Teachers' and pupil-ieachers' salaries, and allowances to pupil-teachers .. 7,037 19 'J allowances to pupil-teachers .. .. 7,230 12 1 Reserves revenue for primary education LB2 0 0 Relieving-teachers' salaries .. .. 37 6 10 Capitation at Gd. for relieving-teachers .. 41 1 10 Special capitation to School Committees.. 58 16 9 Capitation at 11s. 3d., aud grant of £250 1,174 3 9 Incidental expenses of schools .. .. 283 8 9 Special capitation at 9d. for School Com- Inspection of private schools .. .. 12 10 6 mittees .. .. .. .. 58 l(i 9 Free sohool-books .. .. .. 56 8 6 Other grants—Private school inspection 12 10 (> Allowance to scholarship-holders, and exReceipts from other sources— penses of examinations— Truancy fines .. .. .. 1 12 0 Board scholarships .. .. .. 64 0 0 Voluntary contributions, £2 Us. 9d. : National Scholarships .. .. 90 0 0 rents, £'21 .. .. .. .. 2:i 9 9 Salaries of teachers and additions to Grants from Government for— salaries of head teachers on Bte.ffs of Scholarships— district high schools .. .. 414 11 8 Education Board .. .. .. i>l 0 0 Other expenses— National .. .. .. .. 90 0 0 Inspector, £'25; printing and advertising, District high schools— £9 2s. ; incidentals, £38 13s. 7d. .. 72 15 7 Salaries of teachers.. .. .. 365 0 0 Manual and technical— Receipts from other sources, districi high School classes .. .. .. 7B 7 10 schools— Special classes .. .. .. ' 138 4 6 Fees .. .. .. .. 510 0 Maintenance of school buildings— Voluntary contribuiions . .. .. 21 0 0 Alterations, small additions, repairs, reGrante from Government for manual and painting, &c. .. .. .. 1,070 13 8 technioal instruction— Rent .. .. .. .. .. 22 1 0 Capitation on all classes .. .. 207 li 8 House allowances .. .. .. 405 19 2 Material for class-work .. .. 20 13 4 New school buildings, additional classReceipts from other source rooms, furniture, sites. &c. .. .. 1,334 7 1 Fees .. .. .. .. 25 15 0 Buildings, class-rooms, furniture, &c, for Sale of material, £1 •Jβ. 10d.; grazing, manual and technical purposes— £2 103. .. .. .. .. 319 10 School classes and special classes .. 10 17 0 Grants from Government for— Maintenance of school buildings, rebuilding, rents, sites, &c. .. .. 394 13 (i House allowances .. .. .. 398 4 9 New school buildings, additions, furniture, sites, &c. .. .. .. 1,063 0 0 Other receipts— Sale of old material .. .. .. 10 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 701 8 5 £12,397 17 11 £12,397 17 11 " I ~ W. K. Kettlk. Chairman. P. F. Daniel, Secretary.

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