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H. E. Webb, Chairman, School Commissioners. sth January, 1894. H. H. Pitman, Steward of Education Eeserves. Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

OTAGO. Sic, — Dunedin, 15th May, 1894. In accordance with Order in Council of 17th December, 1878, and in obedience to circular from your department dated the 9th December last, I have the honour to submit the following report of the School Commissioners of Otago for the year ended the 31st December, 1893 : — Meetings.'—During the year twelve regular and two special meetings were held, at which a large amount of routine and other business was transacted. These meetings, as a rule, absorbed a full day each, and, with the exception of three occasions, the whole of the Commissioners were present. Leases. —During the year the Commissioners leased twelve pastoral, fifty-five agricultural, and twenty-eight town sections in various parts of the provincial district. The total area of the pastoral sections was 6,581 acres, leased to nine tenants; and the annual rent was £304 11s. 6d., or an

<xpem mre. Primary Education Estate. Total. By Office expenses and management—■ Salary of steward (inclusive of all travelling expenses) Stationery and postage ... Deed-box School Commissioners, railage and expenses £ 540 9 1 11 s. 0 0 1 2 a. 0 0 0 0 £ s. a. Expenses of leasing— Advertising and printing Law-costs Subdivisional survey of Lot 2 of Eeserve 1209 Arbitrators' fees assessing rentals of Eeserves 935, 1165, and 1197 561 3 0 21 19 3 10 19 16 0 6 0 7 17 6 53 3 0 Expenditure in connection with reserves— Contribution towards making road accessible to Lots 5 and 6 of Eeserve 1144 Purchase-money and cost of title to strip of land adjoining Waikari Township (part of Eural Section 7540), bought to give road access to Lots 1 to 16 of Eeserve 1144 Payments to Education Boards — " North'Canterbury South Canterbury 3 0 56 8 0 0 12,061 1 1 2,838 18 11 14,900 0 0 Balance in Bank of New Zealand, 31st December, 1893— At credit of Current Account On fixed deposit 155 15 3 159 3 5 314 18 8 Total expenditure 15,888 12 8 Assets. lash in bank, as above ients payable in advance, 1st May, 1893 —Proportion uncollected... tents payable in advance, 1st Nov., 1893 —Proportion uncollected ... £ s. a. 77-1 1 895 4 2 £ s. a. 314 18 8 972 5 3 Total assets 1,287 3 11 Liabilities. Steward's salary, December, 1893 Awaiting appropriation in purchase of land & s. a. £ 45 159 s. a. 0 0 3 5 Total liabilities 204 3 5