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Special grants have been made to Technical Classes Associations as follows : —Auckland, £100; Gisborne, £30; Dunedin, £450; and Invercargill, £50; and a grant of £80 to the Christchurch School of Domestic Instruction. The capitation grants to these and other institutions are as follows :—Auckland Technical Classes Association, £40 3s. 4d. ; Ashburton Technical Classes Association, £9 14s. 7d. ; Balclutha Technical Classes Association, £40 17s. 10d. ; Canterbury College School of Art, £162 4s. 10d. ; Christchurch School of Domestic Instruction, £99 2s. Id. ; Christchurch Young Men's Christian Association, £17 2s. lid.; Christchurch Boys' Gordon Hall, 14s. 7d. ; Dunedin Technical Classes Association, £82 2s. Bd. ; Gisborne Technical Classes Association, £42 ss. 4d. ; Invercargill Technical Classes Association, £33 14s. 4d. ; Kaitangata Technical Classes Association, £8 16s. 9d. ; Masterton Technical Classes Association, £9 12s. Id.; Napier Junior Club, £3 4s. 7d. ; Tuanaroa Technical Classes Association, £10 16s. 6d.; Westport Technical Classes Association, £11 7s. 3d. ; Waiwera Technical Classes Association, £8 16s. 4d.; Warepa Technical Classes Association, £7 18s. sd. To the teachers of what may be called private adventure classes capitation payments have been made as follows: — Messrs. Bickerton Brothers, Christchurch, £15 3s. 7d.; Miss A. M. Carr, Christchurch, £109 10s. ; Mr. C. H. Gilby, Christchurch, £34 16s. 6d. ; Misses Hardie and Manning, Napier, £12 7s. Id.; Mr. W. I. Eobinson, Auckland, £42 9s. 9d.; Mr. J. M. Telford, Christchurch, £2 11s. 3d. The total of capitation grants to individual teachers is £805 12s. 7d., and of capitation and special grants to associations, £710." For the Year 1898 to date :—

3. Applications for subsidies for technical-education purposes that have been refused have all been applications for assistance in the maintenance of classes, and they may be classified as follows :— (a.) An application for a pound for pound subsidy on receipts : rejected because the account of receipts was not a satisfactory one. This was in connection with Greymouth District High School. (b.) An application from New Zealand Philanthropic Society, Wellington : rejected on the ground that a second authority could not be recognised under the Act if its classes met within five miles of the Education Board s classes in the proposed subject—domestic economy. (c.) Applications rejected on the ground that the Act did not allow of subsidy on account of a class that is not at least ten weeks under instruction. The cases under this head occurred in connection with Dunedin technical classes, similar classes at Masterton and Westport, and Greymouth District High School. (d.) Applications for subsidy of pound for pound on receipts : rejected on the ground that under the Act subsidy is paid on another principle, i.e., according to average attendance. The rejected applications were from the Athenaeum Club, Napier;. Dalefield public school, and Southland technical classes.

Payments made. Claimant. Classes held at — Capitation. Special Grants. Total. Education Boards— Auckland £ s. d. 16 3 5 13 6 k a. d. £ s. d. Remuera Devonport 6 19 9 Wanganui Wanganui Palmerston North 42 3 8 11 G 6 100 0 0 Wellington Technical School, Wellington Paraparaumu.. Cross Greek Mauriceville West 153 10 2 90 6 4 14 9 2 6 6 2 11 2 1,500 0 0 Grey .. Westland North Canterbury Greymouth District High School Kumara Normal School, Christchurch Leeston 7 7 6 13 9 5 27 0 0 2 12 6 1,596 8 9 7 7 6 13 9 5 Otago Technical Classes Associations Young Men's Christian Association.. School of Domestic Instruction Miss Carr Gilby, C. H. Canterbury College Misses Hardie and Manning Robinson, W. I. .. .. .. School of Art, Dunedin . . Auckland Ashburton Dunedin Gisborne Invercargill Masterton Tuanaroa Waiwera South Westport Ghristchurch 41 4 11 34 4 1 3 0 0 3 12 0 38 17 1 7 4 5 2 10 0 17 0 11 0 10 19 3 3 107 5 0 61 0 7 114 18 5 16 5 5 20 1 1 100 0 0 7 0 0 910 13 7 80" 0 0 29 12 6 41 4 11 134 4 1 10 0 0 910 13 7 3 12 0 30 0 0 38 17 1 7 4 5 2 10 0 17 0 11 0 10 89 3 3 107 5 0 61 0 7 114 18 5 16 5 5 20 1 1 70 0 0 Napier Auckland Totals £G89 2 2 £2,717 13 7 £3,406 15 9