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school in the Education District of Westland, but hope that the next session will not be so barren of results. The Board would strongly recommend that the suggestions of their Inspector as to the locality for the school be adopted. I have, &c., William Herbert Perkins, The Hon. the Minister of Education. Chairman.

Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1882. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Receipts for buildings — By Balance of account on 31st December, Loan from Government: ... ... 480 0 0 1881 ... ... ... ... 1,021 12 4 Loan, Maori Creek Committee ... 100 0 0 Office staff, salaries ... ... ... 306 0 0 Government statutory capitation (£3155.) 8,669 11 3) Departmental contingencies ... ... 419 10 4 Special capitation (55.) ... ... 295 7 6 Inspectors'salaries ... ... ... 360 0 0 Scholarship grant (Is. 6d.) ... ... 151 6 5 Inspectors' travelling expenses ... 154 19 4 Inspection subsidy ... ... 300 0 0 Teachers' salaries and allowances (inLoan from Government ... ... 720 0 0 eluding rent, bonus, &c.)... ... 7,690 16 10 Payments by School Commissioners for Incidental expenses of schools ... 818 19 9 primary education ... ... 124 3 9 Scholarships: Paid to scholars ... 157 10 0 Other receipts— School-buildings — School books ... ... ... 467 10 9 New buildings ... ... ... 223 0 0 Refunds ... .., ~. 132 1 3 Improvements of buildings ... 973 1 3 Rent ... ... ... ... 26 0 0 Furniture and appliances ... ... 270 13 4 Dr, Balance of account on 31st .December, Sites, clearing, &c. ... ... 220 18 7 1882... ... .„ ... 2,487 15 5 Plans, supervision, and fees ... 11l 9 1 Legal expenses ... ... ... 7 11 8 Other expenses— School books ... ... ... 420 17 6 Freight, carriage, &c, on books ... 61 16 2 Interest ... ... ... ... 55" 1 4 Refund ... ... ... ... 12 12 0 Credit balance of account on 31st December, 1882 : Imprest Account 5 6 10 Repayment of loan of £720 ... ... 660 0 0 £13,953 16__4 £13,953 16 4 E. T. Robinson, Secretary. I hereby certify that I have examined the above account, and have compared the same with bank pass-book, ledger, and vouchers, and find the same to be correct and according to law. — W. A. Spence, Auditor. 17th March, 1883. Statement of Assets and Liabilities on 31st December, 1882. A. Exclusive of Building Fund. Assets. £ s. d. ; Liabilities. £ s. d. Due from value of books, &c, in stock ... 2,279 0 0 Balance of account, 31st December, 1882 ... 1,259 1 6 Due from scholarship grant for quarter Due to General Government, balance of loan 60 0 0 ending 31st December, 1882 ... 45 0 0 Balance ... ... ... ... 1,004 18 6 £2,324 0 0 £2,324 0 0 B. Building Fund only. £ s. d. £ s. d. Due from General Government ... ... 2,917 1 0 Balance of account, 31st December, 1882 ... 1,228 13 11 Balance ... ... ... ... 588 6 7 Balance of amounts due or to fall due under contracts ... ... ... ... 1,686 13 8 Due on account of repayment of loan to General Government ... ... 480 0 0 Repayment of loan to Maori Creek Committee ... ... ... ... 110 0 0 £3,505 7 7 £3,505 7 7 Examined and found correct. —W. A. Spence, Auditor. 17th April, 1883.

OTAGO. Sir, — Education Office, Dunedin, 15th March, 1883. In compliance with section 102 of "The Education Act, 1877," the Board of the Education District of Otago presents the following report of its proceedings for the year 1882 :— Board. —The following members constituted the Board at the beginning of the year : James Fulton, Henry Clark,, Thomas Fergus, Jolm Shand, Alexander Campbell Begg, William Elder, James Green, Michael Fraer, and Keith Ramsay. Messrs. Green, Fraer, and Ramsay retired, in accordance with section 15 of the Education Act. Six candidates were nominated by the School Committees, and the voting resulted in the re-election of the retiring members. At the first meeting, in April, Professor Shand was elected Chairman. During the year there were held