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School Board, Canterbury Sheepowners' Union, Ashburton Agricultural and Pastoral Association, Borough and Hampstead School Committees and private subscribers—who have contributed money and produce. I must personally thank the Board for the whole-hearted manner with which they meet and support my suggestions and thus encourage and help me to carry them through to a successful issue. A. L. Moore, Director. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1913, in respect of Associated Classes conducted at the Ashburton Technical School. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Capitation on classes .. .. .. 370 2 4 j Dr. balance at beginning of year .. .. 180 3 3 Capitation on account of free places .. 65 7 7 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 796 10 6 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 46 IS 0 Office expenses (including salaries, stationFurniture, fittings, and apparatus .. 27 9 6 cry, &o.) .. .. .. *.. 79 8 10 Material .. .. .. .. 77 8 6 Advertising and printing.. .. .. 31 8 0 Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. 452 6 7 Lighting and heating .. .. .. 53 17 7 Pees .. .. .. .. 296 3 3 Insurance and repairs .. .. .. 22 4 8 Voluntary contributions .. .. .. 149 10 6 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 15 4 6 On account of public-school olasses .. 163 18 3 Material for class use .. .. .. 245 0 8 On account of high-school classes.. .. 47 10 0 Caretaker, repairs, carting, &c. .. *.. 64 12 11 Deposits .. .. .. .. 51 3 o', Text-books, stationery, telephone, &c. .. 19 3 7 Sales of material .. .. .. 26 17 8 I Bank charges, &c. .. .. .. 518 3 Receipts—Bazaar, break-up, &c. .. .. 45 16 1 Deposits returned .. .. .. 15 9 6 Sundries .. .. .. .. 215 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. 12 211 Sales of text-books, stationery, &c. .. 514 7 Contracts (new buildings, addition?, &c.) .. 217 1 6 Dr. balance at end of year .. .. 119 18 10 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. 190 10 0 £1,948 16 8 £1,948 16 8 H. Davis, Chairman ) „, T A. L. Moore, Secretary } of Mana ß ers - Extract prom the Report of the Director or this Kaiapoi Technical School. During the year classes have been held in tho following subjects—wood-carving, millinery, cookery, woodwork, dresscutting, and wool-classing; and the attendance, though not so good as last year, remains satisfactory. It is with regret that I have to report that insufficient support was given to the proposed classes in art, cookery (adults), book-keeping, English, and arithmetic. The numbers attending the classes were as follows: carving, 13; wool-classing, 26; dresscutting, 58 and 62; millinery, 14 and 16; woodwork, 15 and 18; school classes for cookery, 48, and for woodwork, 48. It is satisfactory to be able to report that the wool-sorting class made a good start this year, and it is certain that during next year, through being commenced earlier, it will be even more successful. Such a class supplies one of the needs of the district. During the past year the scheme for bringing school pupils from outlying districts in to the school has been extended to include Waikuku, Eyreton, and the Court's Island schools. Last year's contributing bodies have again kindly responded this year, the finances of the association thus receiving valuable assistance. The buildings and grounds are in splendid order, and the work has run harmoniously throughout the year. In February last a very creditable display of woodwork and wood-carving done at the school was given at the local horticultural show. Twenty boys also competed in the woodwork section at the recent show held by the Northern Agricultural and Pastoral Association. It is also intended to make a display of technical work before the commencement of next year's classes. Thomas A. Gates, Director. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1913, in respect of Olasses conducted by the Kaiapoi Technical Glasses Association. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ a. d. Or balance at beginning of year .. .. 23 310 Salaries of instructors .. .. 142 0 0 Capitation on classes .. .. .. 61 11 6 Office expenses (including salaries, staFurniture, fittings, apparatus .. .. 10 0 tionery, &c.) .. .. .. .. 28 1 3 Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. 74 7 0 Advertising and printing .. .. .. 4 3 0 Fees .. .. .. .. 53 4 0 Lighting and heating .. .. .. 7 4-1 Voluntary .pontributions .. .. .. 37 3 0 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 100 On account of public-school classes .. 58 7 (i Material for class use .. .. .. 18 6 5 Sales of material.. .. .. .. al6 0 Instructors' board and lodging .. .. 27 7 8 Refund of fees, &c. .. .. .. 4 3 7 Bank charges .. .. .. .. 012 (i Caretaker, &c. .. .. .. .. 16 11 (5 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. .. 10 0 Cr. balance at end of year .. .. 72 10 2 £318 16 5 £318 16 5 J. H. Blackwbll, Chairman ) ~T Thos. A. Gates, Secretary i of Mana S ers - Extract from the Report of the Director of the Akaroa Technical School. The following classes were held : Cookery—Adult, sixteen students; school, twenty-two students. Woodwork — Adult, seventeen students; school, twenty students Dressmaking, eighteen students. Considerable interest continues to be taken in all the above classes. Great enthusiasm is shown by all the teachers, and solid progress has been made by the pupils. The