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TABLE R.—Scholarships.

The Normal Schools at Christchurch and Dunedin received grants-in-aid of £300 each. These are the only training institutions for teachers in the colony. Bailway Passes foe Pupils of Public and Private Schools. The total amount paid under this head to the Eailway Department in 1898 was £3,140 10s. School Commissioners. ■Table S gives a summary of the accounts of the School Commissioners, fuller details appearing on pp. 96-107 of the Appendix.

TABLE S.—Summary of School Commissioners' Accounts.

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Education Districts. Number held in Deo., 1898. Boys. Girls. Period oi Tenure. Boards' Expenditure on Scholarships in 1898. Annual Va,lue, &c. Auckland Taranaki .. Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson Grey Westland.. North Canterbury.. South Canterbury .. 80 9 14 41 27 4 6 8 10 37 23 52 3 8 24 14 3 3 6 6 25 11 28 6 6 17 13 1 3 2 4 12 12 Years. 3 2 Varies. 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 £ s. d. 1,561 13 4 232 17 6 552 10 7 823 1 3 467 3 10 160 0 0 368 0 10 100 0 0 109 10 0 1,352 8 10 415 13 6 3 at £30; 19 at £25 ; 21 at £20; 37 at £15. £10. 10 at £40 ; 1 at £20 ; 3 at £15. 5 at £35 ; 5 at £30 ; 31 at £15. 8 at £30 4s. ; 19 at £10 4s. £40. £52 12s. 4 at £35 ; 4 at £10. 1 each at £23 and £12; 8 at £8. 17 at £40; 20 at £20. 4 at £34 ; 4 at £28; 1 each at £17, £12, £9, £8, £6 ; 10 at £4. 8 at £40 ; 8 at £35 ; 3 at £24 ; 18 at £20 ; lat £17; 15 at £15. 11 at £35 ; 9 at £20. Otago 53 35 18 Varies. 1,365 12 1 Southland 20 15 5 Varies. 600 16 11 Totals, 1898.. Totals, 1897.. 332 319 205 199 127 120 8,109 8 8 7,769 5 5

Income for the Year 1898. Provincial Districts. Arrears of Bent due on 31st December, 1898. Liabilities or Engagements on 31st December, 1898. Balances on 1st January, 1898. Eeceipts di iring Year. Total Income. Primary Reserves. Secondary Reserves. Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson Westland Canterbury Otago £ s. d. Ill 14 7 627 10 7 413 i 8 2,848 15 6 312 17 0 166 1 11 117 6 6 666 7 5 11,856 15 10 £ s. d. 2,474 11 10 2,342 2 0 3,165 1 6 2,880 1 9 282 5 6 1,012 13 9 24 2 6 16,370 15 1 18,791 1 9 £ s. d. 659 0 2 393 8 0 250 17 7 800 6 1 40 16 3 337 3 6 610 18 9 £ s. d. 3,245 6 7 3,363 0 7 3,829 .3 9 6,529 3 4 635 18 9 1,515 19 2 752 7 9 17,037 2 6 31,326 19 3 £ s. d. 978 1 7 1,379 6 3 103 12 7 727 8 8 59 0 0 256 17 6 25 8 0 2,077 15 10 5,487 19 5 £ s. d. 16 10 0 333 4 9 70 18 6 534 0 0 679 1 8 349 14 1 298 9 11 Totals for 1898.. Totals for 1897.. 17,120 14 0 14,913 13 10 47,342 15 8 45,822 3 2 3,771 12 0 3,040 15 6 68,235 1 8 63,776 12 6 11,095 9 10 12,333 5 11 1,602 17 3 783 17 9 Expeni liture for the Year 1898. Provincial Districts. Office Expenses and I Salaries. I Other Expenses of Management Paid for Primary Education. Paid for Secondary Education. Investments and Refunds. Balances on 31st December, | 1898. Total. lUokland 'aranaki Vellington lawke's Bay larlborough Telson Vestland lanterbury (tago £ s. d. 138 14 9 75 0 0 406 5 4 100 0 0, 25 0 0 50 14 1 31 6 3] 564 11 i\ 766 0 4; £ s. d. 737 4 7 214 10 2 443 2 1 166 0 5 16 0 0 17 0 6 43 5 9 110 19 9 1,584 17 0 £ s, d. 1,200 0 0 1,600 0 0 2,600 0 0 2,600 0 0 1 300 0 0, 1,000 0 0 £ s. a. 557 1 0! 499 19 6i 200 0 0 559 4 0' 32 0 0 238 4 0 300 0 0! £ s. d. 4 4 0| 56 0 0 £ s. d.j 608 2 8 917 10 11 179 16 4 3,088 18 11 262 18 9 210 0 7 ! 377 15 9 . 961 11 5! 10,531 14 11 £ s. d. 3,245 6 7 3,363 0 7 3,829 3 9 6,529 3 4 635 18 9 1,515 19 2 752 7 9 17,087 2 6 31,326 19 3 15 0 0 15,400 0 0 13,724 3 10 I 637 12 9 4,082 10 5 Totals for 1898 .. Totals for 1897 .. 2,157 12 1 2,174 0 11 ,3,333 0 3 2,718 4 9 38,424 3 10 38,522 15 9 3,024 1 3 3,027 2 4 4,157 14 5 213 14 9 17,138 9 10; 17,120 14 0 J68.235 1 8 |63,776 12 6