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The ordinary school buildings vote for 1897 was distributed as follows :— Auckland, £9,200; Taranaki, £1,600 ; Wanganui, £3,900 ; Wellington, £5,000 ; Hawke's Bay. £2,500; Marlborough, £875; Nelson, £2,050; Grey, £775; Westland, £750; North Canterbury, £6,000; South Canterbury, £1,750; Otago, £6,000; Southland, £3,300 : total, £43,700. The payments made by the department to the Boards in 1897 on account of scholarships amounted to £7,580 165., and their expenditure on the same account to £7,769 ss. sd. Particulars are given in Table B. The only institutions for the training of teachers are in North Canterbury and Otago. These two institutions have received grants-in-aid of £300 each.

TABLE E.—Scholarships.

Eailway Passes fob Pupils op Public and Private Schools. The amount paid by the Education Department to the Department of Railways for passes of pupils in 1897 was £2,963. Education Beseeves. The various bodies of School Commissioners have sent in reports and accounts, which are printed in the Appendix (p. 96,etseqq.). Their accounts are summarised in the following table (S).

TABLE S.—Summary of School Commissioners' Accounts.

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Education Districts. Number held in Dec, 1897. Boys. Girls. Period ol Tenure. Boards' Expenditure on Scholarships in 1897. Annual Value, *e. Auckland.. Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson Grey Westland.. 77 6 13 38 28 3 6 8 8 47 5 10 21 17 1 3 5 6 30 1 3 17 11 2 3 3 2 Years. 3 2 Varies. 2 2 2 2 3 2 £ s. d. 1,707 18 7 213 6 3 523 17 11 731 1 3 547 14 0 120 0 0 334 12 0 100 0 0 113 10 0 9 at £30; 15 at £25 ; 22 at £20; 31 at £15. 3 at £35 ; 3 at £10. 10 at £40; 1 at £20 : 2 at £15. 9 at £30 ; 29 at £15. 10 at £30 4s. ; 18 at £10 4s. £40. £52 12s. 4 at £25 and tuition ;■ 4 tuition only. 2 at £23; 1 each at £15 10s., £12, £5 10t.; 3 at £8. 12 at £40; 22 at £20. 6 at £34; 2 at £28; 1 at £17; 1 at £14; 1 at £9 ; 11 at £4. 10 at £40 ; 5 at £35 ; 1 at £24 ; 3 at £22 17 at £20; 1 at £17 ; 19 at £15. 9 at £35 ; 11 at £20. North Canterbury.. South Canterbury.. 34 22 21 11 13 11 2 2 1,042 3 7 404 12 9 Otago 56 36 20 Varies. 1,375 10 9 Southland 20 16 i Varies. 554 18 4 Totals, 1897.. Totals, 1896.. 319 305 199 189 120 116 7,769 5 5 7,665 9 11

Income lor the Year 1897. Provincial Districts. Balances Eeceipts during Year. Arrears of Eent due on 31st December, 1897. Liabilities or Engagements on 31st December, 1897. 1st January, 1897. PrimaryReserves. Secondary Reserves. xoiai Income. Auckland Taranaki Wellington .. Hawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson Westland Canterbury Otago £ s. d. 395 3 2 1,223 18 2 582 12 11 2,630 12 6 235 15 0 663 17 9 142 8 2 818 9 7 8,220 16 7 £ s. d. 2,199 8 10 2,134 10 11 3,208 2 5 2,778 16 0 165 0 0 655 13 3 16 14 0 15,782 13 10 18,881 3 11 £ s. d. 625 10 6 404 17 10 111 2 5 804 12 6 39 8 7 249 2 3 102 14 0 £ s. d. 3,220 2 6 3,763 6 11 3,901 17 9 6,214 1 0 440 3 7 1,568 13 3 261 16 2 16,601 3 5 27,805 7 11 £ a. d. 1,201 3 7 1,324 3 8 83 3 10 791 17 9 85 14 6 174 11 9 6 14 0 2,023 8 8 6,642 8 2 £ s. d. 20 14 0 389 4 9 70 18 6 83 12 1 5 0 0 208 3 5 6 5 0 703 - 7 5 Totals for 1897.. Totals for 1896.. 14,913 13 10 11,086 6 8 45,822 3 2 46,606 5 1 3,040 15 6 3,604 12 0 63,776 12 6 61,297 3 9 12,333 5 11 11,944 0 10 783 17 9 1,268 8 9