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TABLE N.—Abstract of Receipts and Expenditure of Boards.

The unusually small amount of the balances (£12,002) is explained by the fact that the larger part of the building vote of 1896 was not distributed until January, 1897. In Table O this part of the building vote is included in the assets, and Tables O and P show clearly the financial position of each of the several Boards.

TABLE O.—Money Assets (and Deficits), December, 1896.

TABLE P.—Money Liabilities (and Balances), December, 1896.

It will be seen that four Boards have each a balance on the wrong side of the Building Account, that two others have eacli a debit balance in the General Purposes Account, and that one of these two has a debit balance when the two accounts are combined. On the whole, the credit balances exceed those on the other side by £22,600. The excess in 1895 was about £17,600, and in 1894 about ,£4,600, so that in two years there has been an improvement to the extent of about £18,000. The general balance for buildings—not quite £6,000 —is very small when combined with the ordinary yearly expenditure on buildings. In 1896 buildings cost more than .£53,000, and the expenditure under this head has never been as low as £40,000 since 1890. Table Q shows

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Dr. 'o Balance, 1st January, 1896.. Government grants— . Maintenance Buildings Reserves revenues Local receipts— Fees, donations, &c. Rents, sales, &c. Interest.. Refunds, deposits, &c. £ s. d. 53,240 6 3 .. 388,702 0 8 4,957 1 8 .. 37,196 6 7 3,042 5 9 580 4 11 148 12 2 160 3 9 Or. £ s. a. By Boards' administration .. .. 12,032 13 2 Inspection and examination .. 13,037 4 7 Teachers' salaries and allowances, and training .. .. .. 353,404 17 6 Incidental expenses of schools .. 34,761 8 11 Scholarships .. .. .. 7,665 9 11 Interest .. .. .. .. 230 3 11 Buildings, sites, plans, &c. .. .. 53,533 15 6 Refunds and sundries .. .. 1,359 10 0 Balances .. .. .. .. 12,001 18 3 £488,027 1 9 £488,027 1 9

Education Districts. Cash. Du< Government. Due from Deficit on Account of Totals. Other Sources. Buildings. Other Purposes. Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay .. Marlborough Nelson Grey Westland North Canterbury South Canterbury Otago Southland £ s. d. 2,940 12 1 1,042 7 1 1,586 0 0 £ s. d. 7,450 0 0 1,940 0 0 2,060 0 0 6,060 0 0 3,020 0 0 960 0 0 2,050 0 0 870 0 0 750 0 0 5,507 7 10 1,630 0 0 7,705 14 8 4,213 0 0 £ s. d. 17 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 10,407 12 1 2,982 7 1 4,161 11 7 7,271 11 2 7,103 19 0 2,051 19 9 3,314 16 2 895 9 8 781 19 0 10,445 4 8 2,451 12 7 10,142 15 4 6,134 8 11 •• •1,118 5 8 ' 515 11 7 98 5 6 4,083 19 0 241 7 4 1,264 16 2 25 9 8 14 10 11 3,620 18 9 720 19 9 76 9 5 1,921 8 11 6 0 0 7 12 0 100 12 10 70 14 0 850 12 5 ii 8 i 1,309 6 1 2,28817 3 I Totals .. 17,538 19 1 1,321 4 6 ,3,748 6 9 1,320 14 2 68,145 7 0 44,216 2 6 * Due froi: Building Account to Maintenance Account.

Education Districts. Liabilities for Buildings. Other Purposes. Balances for Buildings. Other Purposes. Totals. Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawko's Bay Marlborough Nelson £ s. d. 4,632 2 7 509 0 0 1,824 13 0 6,158 5 6 359 16 9 547 6 0 368 18 6 787 13 3 640 9 3 4,534 9 8 £ s. d. 1,999 14 3 546 0 0 386 17 9 553 8 4 1,529 10 0 105 0 0 20 0 0 31 19 0 5,606 17 0 1,157 8 6 3,422 10 11 602 12 1 £ s. d. 2,031 9 7 1,880 19 10 2,660 3 3 1,980 14 1 82 6 9 109 10 9 303 18 0 96 19 11 £ s. d. £ a. d. 1,744 5 8 10,407 12 1 40 7 3 2,982 7 1 1,950 0 10 : 4,161 11 7 559 17 4 7,271 11 2 2,554 9 0 7,103 19 0 1,504 13 9 2,051 19 9 860 3 7 3,314 16 2 5 9 8 1 895 9 8 781 19 0 10,445 4 8 1,197 4 2 2,451 12 7 4,967 9 5 : 10,142 15 4 2,541 18 7 6,134 8 11 17,925 19 3 68,145 7 0 Grey Westland North Canterbury .. South Canterbury .. Otago Southland 1,752 15 0 2,402 1 5 587 16 10 Totals 24,517 10 11 15,961 17 10 9,739 19 0