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may fairly be deducted from the ordinary expenditure, which reduces it to £1,196 3s. 7d., and of this latter sum £106 4s. lOd. has been paid to the Government in the shape of railway-fares, cost of rabbit destruction, stamps, telegrams, and Crown-grant fees, while £103 os. 3d. was paid to CountyCouncils, Boad Boards, and boroughs for rates. It will thus be seen that the actual cost of managing the department for the year, exclusive of the before-mentioned amounts, did not exceed the sum of £986 18s. 6d., or £5 ss. 4d. per cent. The balance-sheet and statement of receipts and expenditure during the year, duly certified to by the Controller and Auditor-General, is annexed hereto. I have, &c, The Hon. the Minister of Education, Wellington. J. P. Maitland, Chairman.

General Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1890.

Beceipts. Primary. Secondary. Total. To Credit balances on 1st January, 1890— Bank Fixed deposits Arrears of revenue for previous years Bents, &c, of reserves for current year ... Other receipts for current year — Net proceeds of land-sales ... Repayment on account of loans Costs received for preparing leases Valuation for fencing, &c. Refund of rates, Southland County Council £ s. d. j £ s. d. S s. d. 545 19 8 3,043 14 8 3,218 9 6 10,115 0 9 3,064 4 10 9,654 10 3' 154 4 8 460 10 6 996 13 2 1,166 9 10 39 19 6. 152 10 3! 2 16 1 996 13 2 1,166 9 10 39 19 6 152 10 3 2 16 1 Total receipts ... 19,281 13 5 I I Expenditun I By Salaries and allowances to officers — Secretary, £300; clerk, £100; agent at Invercargill, £200 ... School Commissioners' travelling expenses attending meetings— J. Green, horse hire, livery, &c. J. W. Bain, train-fares, £21 15s. 4d.; travelling expenses, £17 16s. 6d. T. Denniston, train-fares, £19 3s. 9d.; travelling expenses, £14 19s. lOd. Office-rent, cleaning, &c. Printing and stationery Incidentals, £13 13s. Id. ; stamps, £10 9s. 2d, ; telegrams, £3 9s. lOd. Legal expenses Expenses of leasing, &c.— Auctioneer's commission and expenses Advertising Sale of security at Waitati Inspection of reserves, £21 9s. Id. ; railway-fares, £9 0s. 5d. County, borough, river, and road rates ... Destroying rabbits Surveying, &c, and road-making Crown-grant fees Insurance premiums ... Valuation for fencing, &c. Payments towards primary education — Otago Education Board Southland Education Board ... Payments towards secondary education— Otago Boys' and Girls' High Schools ... Southland Boys' and Girls' High Schools Waitaki High School Credit balances on 31st December, 1890 — Bank of New Zealand Eixed deposits— Bank of New Zealand ... ... ~ Colonial Bank of New Zealand £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. d. r 600 0 0 14 3 0 39 11 10 34 3 7 92 8 6 18 19 3 1,473 2 6 44 19 2 27 12 1 59 10 1 46 6 8 54 9 6 14 1 0 30 9 6 103 0 3 36 9 0 321 18 1 5 17 4 t 19 2 0 153 10 3 153 10 3 8,321 19 2,974 4 7 8 ! 11,296 4 3 368 11 0 150 1 1 51 3 11 L 569 16 0 10 6 | 7 1 r 5,744 1 3 5,358 14 375 0 8 0 Total expenditure 18,666 18 3 614 15 2 19,281 13 5