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General Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1882. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance on 31st December, 1881— By Office Btaff, salaries ... ... ... 1,014 15 0 Building Account... ... ... 4,919 17 2 Departmental contingencies ... ... 627 3 8 Playground Account ... ... 1,000 0 0 Inspectors'salaries ... ... ... 1,287 10 0 General Account ... ... ... 2,427 9 6 Inspectors'travelling expenses ... 409 5 6 Government grants for buildings ... 5,330 0 0 Examination of pupil-teachers ... 29 19 2 Other receipts for buildings — Teachers' salaries and allowances (inoludSale of properties ... ... ... 113 12 6 ing rent, bonus, &c.) ... ... 43,020 6 2 Deposits forfeited ... ... ... 2G 0 0 Incidental expenses of schools ... 2,661 1 5 Government statutory capitation (£3 15a.) 44,030 18 11 Insurance of school-buildings ... ... 4 14 2 Special capitation (55.) ... ... 2,265 15 0 Training of teachers ... ... 1,541 10 5 Scholarship grant (Is. 6d.) ... ... 1,014 19 10 ScholarshipsInspection subsidy ... ... ... 500 0 0 Paid to scholars ... ... ... 838 5 0 Grant for training of teachers... ... 2,000 0 0 Examination expenses ... ... 131 0 3 Grants for other purposes —Playgrounds 210 0 0 School-buildings— Payments by School Commissioners for New buildings ... ... ... 5,656 14 0 primary education ... ... 1,426 10 6 Improvements of buildings... ... 4,206 15 4 Purniture and appliances ... ... 1,418 0 4 Sites ... ... ... ... 1,385 12 10 Special playgrounds ... ... 810 0 0 Plans, supervision, and fees... ... 63111 8 Other expenses— Kefund to Waitakerei School Committee ... ... ... 17 0 0 Grants to school libraries ... ... 27 0 0 Bank interest ... ... ... 91 2 2 Credit balance of account on 31st December, 1882— Balance of account on 31st December, Building Account (playgrounds) ... 400 0 0 1882—Buildings Account ... 2,930 18 8 General Account ... ' ... ... 1,985 15 0 £68,226 2 1 £68,226 2 1 Wm. P. Moat, Chairman. Vincent E. Rice, 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, 1882, and that I find the same to be correct; and that the expenditure has been according tojaw.—L. A. Durrieu, Auditor. 22nd February, 1883. Statement of Assets and Liabilities on 31st December, 1882. A. Exclusive of Building Fund. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Cash in bank on this account,3lst December, Due to teachers... ... ... ... 3,544 16 8 1882 ... ... ... ... 1,985 15 0 Due accounts, Training Collego ... ... 619 0 Due from vote for scholarships ... ... 144 9 7 Due departmental expenses ... ... 95 17 5 Balance ... ... ... ... 1,661 2 2 Due scholarships'examination ... ... 108 8 8 Due grants to Committees ... ... 28 15 0 Due rents, &c. ... ... ... ... 6 10 0 £3,791 6 9 £3,791 6 9 B. Building Fund only. £ s. d. £ s. d. ..Cash in bank on Playgrounds Account, 31st Dr. balance of account, 31st December, 1882 2,930 18 8 December, 1882 ... ... ... 400 0 0 Balance of amounts due,or to fall due, under Due from Government for Mount Eden site ... 600 0 0 contracts ... ... ... ... 2,352 1 11 Due from sale of building, Mount Eden ... 250 0 0 Due on account of Ponsonby site ... ... 1,000 0 0 Due from sale of building, Tuaiau ... ... 40 0 0 Balance... ... ... ... ...4,993 0 7 £6,283 0 7 £6,283 0 7 [Note. —This does not include amount of building grant allotted since.] Vincent E. Rice, Secretary.

TARANAKI. Sir, — New Plymouth, 29th March, 1883. In accordance with clause 102 of "The Education Act, 1877/ the Taranaki Education Board presents its report of proceedings for the year ending 31st December, 1882. Board Meetings.—The Board has held twenty-four ordinary meetings during the year. Attendances and Number of Schools. —There are at present 35 schools at work. The increase of attendance is 289 on the roll and 187 on the working average. The infant school opened in the old East Schoolroom has now 92 on the roll, against 70 when opened in January, 1882. A school has been opened at Eitzroy, in a hired building, with 54 on the roll. A new school is now urgently needed. An aided school has been opened at Pukearuhc, under the 88th clause of the Act, in a building belonging to the Armed Constabulary Force. There are 35 on the roll, with a working average of 31. The room is only 26 feet by 10 feet, and 7 feet (5 inches to the roof-plate. Application has been made to the Board for a contribution towards enlarging it.