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G-eneeal Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1880. Receipts. £ s. d. I 'Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance, Ist January, 1880 — By Overdraft Ist January, 1880—Building Maintenance Account ... ... 1,339 7 1 Fund Account... ... ... 46 911 Public libraries ... ... ... 507 3 6 Office and Board— Grants from Government — Office staff, salaries ... ... 1,221 13 4 Statutory capitation (£3 155.) ... 40,110 14 2 Clerical assistance ... ... 203 8 4 Grants to Committees (10s.) ... 3,171 18 4 Departmental contingencies ... 756 8 9 Scholarships (Is. 6d.) ... ... 761 5 2 School InspectionInspection subsidy ... ... 500 0 0 Salaries ... ... ... 1,062 18 4 Training ... ... ... 2,000 0 0 Travelling expenses ... ... 347 15 6 Specially for buildings ... ... 28,825 0 0 Examination of pupil-teachers ... 124 6 7 Payments by School Commissioners from Teachers'salaries and allowances ... 37,085 511 education reserves ... ... 1,572 13 4 School Committees, for educationalpurSubscriptionsanddonations for buildings 269 12 3 poses ... ... ... ... 4,231 13 5 From Public Libraries Vote ... ... 877 5 6 Scholarships— Girls' High School refund ... ... 1,224 18 2 Paid to holders ... ... ... 730 0 0 Training-class fees ... ... ... 4 10 0 Expenses of examinations ... ... 108 9 0 Sale of immigrants'cottages... ... 164 12 9 Training of teachers ... ... 2,295 6 7 Deposits forfeited ... ... ... 65 0 0 Insurance of school-buildings ... 436 11 10 Office rent refund ... ... ... 28 0 0 School-Buildings— Books Account refund ... ... 215 6 New buildings ... ... ... 16,637 311 Enlargement, improvement, and repairs ... ... ... 5,137 0 10 School furniture and appliances (not included in preceding) ... 3,290 10 2 Purchase of sites... ... ... 497 0 2 Plans, supervision, &c. ... ... 1,180 9 9 Library Committees, out of Public Libraries Vote... ... ... 1,174 13 0 Advances... ... ... ... 50 0 0 Bank Balances — Board Fund Account ... ... 2,496 16 0 Building Fund Account ... ... 2,098 18 5 Public Libraries Account ... ... 209 16 0 £81,422 15 9 £81,422 15 9 J. M. Clark, Chairman. Vincent E. Bice, Secretary. I hereby certify that I have examined the books and vouchers of the Education Board of the District of Auckland for the year ended 31st December, 1880, and that I find the same to be correct. — L. A. Dueeieu, Auditor. 25th February, 1881.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1880.

Assets. £ s. d. Balances in hand — Board Fund ... ... ... 2,496 16 0 Public libraries subsidies ... ... 209 16 0 Building Fund ... ... .., 2,098 18 5 Grants for scholarships ... ... 165 0 0 Balance of buildings grant ... ... 10,000 0 0 £14,970 10 5

Liabilities. £ s. d. Teachers'salaries for December, 1880 ... 3,202 11 7 Training classes for December, lbBo ... 48 12 1 Buildings contracts ... ... 5,601 0 0 Public libraries subsidies ... ... 209 16 0 Balance ... ... ... ... 5,908 10 9 £14,970 10 5

TARANAKI. Sic,— New Plymouth, 29th March, 1881. The Taranaki Education Board, in compliance with the directions of the 102 nd section of " The Education Act, 1877," and in terms of Circular Letter No. 63, of Ist December, 1880, has the honor of presenting to you a report of its proceedings, and of the state of its district, for the year ended 31st December, 1880. Meetings oe Board. —The Board has held twenty-one ordinary and five special meetings. The attendance of members has been good, and no meeting has lapsed for want of a quorum. Attendance oe Children. —There has been an increase during the year of 257 on the roll, and of 168 on the working average, the totals on the roll for 1879 being 1,302, against 1,559 for 1880; and for the working average, 979 for 1879, against 1,147 for 1880. Number oe Schools.—-There are 35 schools now in work, against 27 in 1879. The population of this district is very scattered, creating the necessity for a number of small schools; and these are more costly in every way than large schools. Hale-time Schools. —Half-time schools are very unpopular ; but the Board has found it necessary, owing to diminished funds, to revert to them again at Okato and Tataraimaka. Half-time schools have also been opened at Midhirst and Stratford, on the line of railway. At the present time there are 8 schools on half-time. New Schools.—The new schools nearly completed at the close of 1879, and opened in January, 1880, were s—namely, the Upland Boad (previously referred to as Tararutangi), "Upper Kent Boad, "Wortley Boad, Waipuku, and Koru. A temporary school was opened at the barracks on Marsland Hill, for the children of the unemployed sent from Wellington, and is at present at work. Temporary half-time schools have been opened at Midhirst and Stratford, but the buildings are very unsuitable. In the Town of New Plymouth, a new girls' school has been built in Courtenay Street, in place of the Grill Street school formerly kept in a hired building. A new boys' school has been erected for the East