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EEPOETS OF SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS. AUCKLAND. Sir, — School Commissioners' Office, Auckland, 31st March, 1893. 1 have the honour to forward the following report of the proceedings of the Commissioners for the year 1892. The reserves let comprised the following : — Lands not previously let— £ s. d. 2 sections, suburban, yielding ... ... ... 4 10 0 per annum. 41 sections, rural, yielding ... ... ... 141 5 5 „ Lands relet on expiry of old leases — 4 sections, town, yielding ... ... ... ... 9 10 0 „ 20 sections, rural, yielding ... ... ... 478 7 0 „ In the case of the latter the aggregate rental now being received exceeds that under the old leases by £246 per annum. The balance of £740 in current account at the banks at 31st December was made up as follows:— £ s. d. Primary-reserves revenues ... • ... ... ... ... 23 0 6 Secondary-reserves revenues (ordinary)... ... ... ... 410 1 3 Gisborne High School revenues ... ... ... ... 262 16 11 Deposits due to leaseholders ... ... ... ... ... 44 1 4 Total ... ... ... _' ... ... £740 0 0 The balance to the credit of Gisborne High School was paid over to the Governors in January, and upon receipt of the accounts for 1892 of secondary schools in this education district the following grants were made : — £ s. d. To Thames High School ... ... ... ... ... 250 0 0 Whangarei High School ... ... ... ... ... 150 0 0 Total ... ... ... ... ... £400 0 0 I have, &c, The Hon. the Minister of Education, Wellington. W. P. Moat, Chairman.

General Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1892. Receipts.

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Primary. Secondary. Total. 'o Balance at 31st December, 1891 Bents collected— Arrears of previous years Due in 1892 Miscellaneous receipts Interest Deposits received £ s. *883 17 d. 7 £ s. 863 16 d. 3 £ s. a. 1,247 13 10 527 15 2,257 12 27 9 8 6 3 156 11 423 12 5 2 684 7 1 2,681 4 8 27 9 3 30 16 7 102 0 0 86 10 0 80*16 15 10 7 0 Total receipts ... 4,773 11 5 * Includes £214, endc iwments. Expenditure. ■y Office salary Office expenses Legal expenses Expenses of leasing ... Expenditure on reserves Stamp duty ... Bates Payments to Boards— Auckland Education Board ... Hawke's Bay Education Board Payments on account of secondary education— Auckland Girls' High School Thames High School Whangarei High School ... .... Gisborne ... Deposits refunded Fixed deposits at interest —Endowments Account Balances— Bank of New Zealand (less cheques outstanding, £7 14s. 2d.) ... £152 6 5 Post-Office Savings-bank ... 561 12 10 Auckland Savings-bank ... 26 0 9 £ s. d. 83 8 11 0 8 0 45 4 2 70 0 9 45 1 9 7 18 7 103 17 4 £ s. d. 16 11 1 £ s. a100 0 0 0 8 0 50 17 0 85 7 11 63 4 11 9 3 11 144 16 0 5 12 10 15 7 2 18 3 2 15 4 40 18 8 1,559 11 7 108 8 5 { J 1,668 0 0 50 0 0 250 0 0 150 0 0 247 4 4 10 5 4 697 4 4 63 4 0 1,141 0 0 73 9 4 1,141 0 0 740 0 0 Total expenditure 4,773 11 5