E.—l.

of Great Britain and other countries ought to show us how to avoid many of the mistakes into which they have fallen. It seems, at all events, impossible to go back now; and the time appears to have come for a decided advance. The figures given in Table V speak for themselves: they show the administration of the resources afforded by the Act of 1895; the capitation paid to Education Boards, technical classes associations, and private adventure classes for certain subjects or groups of subjects; and the amounts of special grants in certain cases.

Table Y—Manual and Technical Instruction, 1898.

The incidental expenditure is as follows : — £ s. a. Examinations of Science and Art Department .... 57 12 8 Examinations of City and Guilds of London Institute - 20 2 2 Bailway fares of students .... .... .... 76 11 8 Bailway fares of instructors .... .... .... 51 1 6 Freight on loan collection of works from South Kensington .... .... .... •••• 211 10 Bublications .... .... ,■•- •••• 0 16 8 Total £208 16 6

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Sub; iects ot Instructioi (gn luped; ), and Averai ;e Ati jendi knee. Pay: lenta. School or Instructor. 1 H am ■Sg U <D SI i DC" as II aM . •9 ■Oβ HI ■a a'S s s % Ph ■a § is o .1 £1 Is 9 i i l "3 s ill ■3,5.0 II! ■o S S o 2 lo-g al fn 1 o a O Q a p a I o •a a . an ncc Capitation. Special Grants. i i 'I 6 16 £ s. d. 54 1 2 58 6 9 42 8 7 £ s. d. 100 0 0 Technical Classes Association, Auckland " Elam " School o£ Art, Auckland Robinson, Mr. W. I., Auckland Education Board, Auckland — Devonport Public School Remuera Public School Education Board, Wanganui— Technical School, Wanganui Technical classes, Palmerston North.. Education Board, Wellington— Technical School, Wellington Paraparaumu Public School Cross Creek Public School Mauriceville Public School Teohnical School, Masterton Philosophical Institute, Napier Hardie and Manning, Misses, Napier .. Technical Classes Association, Gisborne Education Board, Marlborough— Blenheim Public School Renwick Publio School Teohnical Classes Association, Westport Education Board, Grey— Greymouth Public School Education Board, Westland— Kumara Public School Canterbury School of Art, Christchurch School of Domestic Instruction, Christ'oh Education Board, North CanterburyNormal School Amberley Public School Leeston Public School Young Men's Christian Assn., Christ'ch Carr, Miss A. M., Christchuroh Digby, Mr. H. W. L., Christchurch Gilby, Mr. C. H., Christchurch Teoh. Classes Assn. Ashburton „ „ Dunedin „ „ Balclutha Warepa. „ „ Waiwera S. „ „ Romohapa , „ Invercargill „ . Te Oneroa Education Board, Otago— School o£ Art, Dunedin Balclutha Public School Tokomairiro Public School Kidson Hunter, Mr. A. G., Dunedin 12 18 45 13 150 19 17 ■ 60 111 149 13 53 4 19 27 108 5 54 10 20 10 5 24 33 17 9 28 10 22 9 12 23 13 12 13 19 10 34 7 218 8 7 12 21 86 18 22 40 19 71 10 19 7 5 19 7 110 8 1 23 7 9 370 17 9 2 6 4 2 6 6 9 18 3 108 5 8 1 15 0 29 7 5 8 3 1 15 4 8 7 4 2 17 0 16 18 5 23 1 10 166 9 0 72 4 5 100 0 0 1,500 0 0 192 199 86 i6i 10 99 70*0 0 96 38 47 15 0 7 3 3 4 6 3 29 0 4 158 0 0 56 5 0 126 18 5 14 7 11 66 3 0 2 15 4 4 19 4 2 10 0 3 11 3 11 17 6 12 16 9 8 12 93 84 48 19 26 45 ii 8 86 56 3 06 134 16 5 7*0 0 910 13 7 ii *8 .*9 36 7 9 12 12 8o"o 0 ♦3 150 18 13 118 9 43 15 24 26 17 198 13 7 9 12 4 8 18 10 11 17 0 599 405 257 417 92 47 173 140 354 77 520 591 71 1,918 12 1 2,717 13 7