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The Governors during the last year increased their contribution to the teaching staff from £75 per annum to £100, besides making a special grant to the same of £109. The Board during the last year assisted in paying school fees for secondary subjects to the extent of £24 155., and the public scholarships lately awarded (one senior and two junior) amounted to £40. The Board has also contributed towards annual prizes a sum of £3 3s. The Governors, it will be seen, while holding in view the contingency of a separate institution by-and-by, are in the meantime giving effect to the spirit of the Waimate High School Act, and have, they submit, some reason to be congratulated on their efforts. George Barclay, Chairman. 2. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ending 31st December, 1895. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance .. .. .. .. 1,434 3 5 By Management— Current income from reserves .. 281 8 2 ! Office salary .. .. .. 12 12 0 Interest on fixed deposit .. .. 63 3 0 j Other office expenses .. .. 10 0 Contractor's deposit .. .. .. 20 0 j South Canterbury Education Board .. 112 10 0 Examiners' fees .. .. .. 3 3 0 Scholarships .. .. .. 17 10 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. 330 Printing, stationery, and advertising ~ 3 15 0 Interest on current account .. .. 0 8 0 Expended on site or buildings .. 36 9 0 Expenses of survey, sales, management, &c. .. .. .. 8 8 0 District High School pupils' fees paid .. 24 15 0 Member's travelling-expenses.. .. 10 0 Cheque-book, 2s. 6d.; exchange, 7s. 0 9 6 Contractor's deposit .. .. .. 2 0 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 1,553 12 1 £1,780 14 7 £1,780 14 7 Geoege Baeclay, Chairman. Waimate, 16th March, 1896. G. H. Geaham, Secretary. Examined and found correct.—James Edward PitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

WAITAKI HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Eepoet of the Board . The interior of the Boys' School has been thoroughly renovated, and the grounds of both schools have been much improved. A scholarship has been founded, named the Macandrew Memorial Scholarship. This was obtained chiefly through the exertions of the Hon. S. E. Shrimski, who collected the requisite funds, which have been placed in a separate trust account. The Eector of the Boys' School has also offered to reduce the boarding-fees to £30 per annum- -first, to boys who have gained Otago scholarships ; second, who have obtained 70 per cent, of the last scholarship winner's marks; and, third, who shall gain a similar percentage in an equivalent examination. The offer to extend to not more than four boys at one time, and the reduced rate to continue during their school course. A further sum of £100 has been paid off the mortgage, which now stands at £1,000. George Sumpter, Secretary.

2. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ending 31st December, 1895. Receipts. £ c. d. j Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance .. .. .. .. 425 19 4 By Management— . Reserves sold .. .. .. 289 15 4 Office salary .. .. .. 60 0 0 Current income from reserves .. 1,049 12 9 Other office expenses .. .. 10 0 0 Interest .. .. .. 52 911 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 1,151 3 4 Paid by School Commissioners .. 52 6 4 Prizes .. .. .. .. 16 0 0 School fees— Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 53 2 3 Boys .. .. .. .. 195 10 0 Gleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 98 0 2 Girls .. .. .. .. 149 6 0 Book and stationery account and other Refund, oooking-class .. .. 5 0 7 temporary advances .. .. 14 2 8 Site and buildings— Purchases and new works .. .. 139 3 11 Insurance .. .. .. 12 13 6 Taxes .. .. .. .. 15 0 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 73 13 6 Endowment —Expenses of survey, sales, management, &c. .. .. 37 15 6 Incidentals .. .. .. 5 17 Paid off mortgage .. .. .. 100 0 0 Oooking-class .. ... .. 660 Balance .. .. .. .. 427 17 10 £2,220 0 3 j £2,220 0 3 Donald Boerie, Chairman, Oamaru, 10th April, 1896. George Sumpter, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct.—James Edward FitzGerald, Controller and Auditor-General