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to present themselves for examination in special subjects bearing on their work as teachers. No new appointment will be sanctioned if the transfer of a pupil-teacher from another school, rendered necessary by the operation of the colonial scale of staffs and salaries, can be made. A candidate that has passed the Civil Service Junior Examination shall be entitled to rank on appointment as a second-year pupil-teacher, and one that has passed the Matriculation Examination, or has obtained at least a partial pass for Class D in the Teachers' Certificate Examination, shall be entitled to rank on appointment as a third-year pupil-teacher. For such persons the term of service shall be three years and two years respectively, unless at the time of appointment it is otherwise agreed. In the case of candidates that have passed the Matriculation Examination, and who have not reached seventeen years of age, the Board is willing to agree to a three-years service. A longer service in these cases is in the opinion of the Board undesirable, seeing that the regulations of the Department render matriculated candidates eligible to enter the Training College without having served as pupil-teachers. Conference of Education Boaeds. —At its meeting on the 16th August, 1905, the Board carried the following resolution : " That it is desirable that a conference of members of Education Boards be held in Wellington during the session, in order to discuss and give united expression to desirable alterations and amendments in the administration of the primary-education system." The other Education Boards were invited to send delegates to the conference. Copies of the minutes of the proceedings of the conference, which was held on the 12th September, 1905, and following days, have been distributed to Education Boards, School Committees, and head teachers throughout the colony. Teachers' Superannuation Fund. —Early in the year the Board communicated with the North Canterbury members of Parliament, requesting them to support a Bill providing a fund for the superannuation of public-school teachers. " The Teachers' Superannuation Act, 1905," which came into operation on the Ist January, 1906, makes such provision, and will doubtless prove of benefit to teachers who, owing to old age or infirmity, are compelled to retire from active service. In the case of teachers who have grown old in the service of this or other Education Boards the payments provided by the Act do not appear to adequately express the value of the services rendered; but, nevertheless, the Government is to be congratulated on extending to school-teachers the application of the principle under which other branches of the public service enjoy the benefit of a pension fund. The Board trusts that the financial basis underlying the scheme embodied in the Act will prove sufficiently sound to admit of increased payments being made. I have, &c, The Right Hon. the Minister of Education, Wellington. John Rennie, Chairman.

General Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1905. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year — Staff salaries and clerical assistance .. 2,345 12 6 On General Account.. .. .. 2,797 17 8 Office contingencies .. .. .. 908 16 11 On Building Account— Teachers' and pupil-teachers' salaries, and Fixed deposit .. .. .. 1,715 0 0 allowances to pupil-teachers .. .. 56,918 15 2 Current account .. .. .. 4,995 12 2 Relieving-teachers'salaries .. .. 378 1 4 Grants from Government for— Training colleges .. .. .. 9, ,887 0 7 Teachers' and pupil-teachers' salaries, and Drill-instruction .. .. .. 0 15 0 allowances to pupil-teachers .. 41,723 11 6 Conveyance of school-children .. .. 617 8 Reserves revenue for primary education 14,383 18 7 Incidental expenses of schools .. .. 5,124 8 3 Capitation at 11s. 3d., a.nd grant of £250 9,712 10 6 Special grant for School Committees'inoiCapitation at 6d. for relieving-teachers.. 420 11 3 dentals .. .. .. .. 621 11 8 Training colleges .. .. .. 3,587 16 10 Truancy Officer .. .. .. 170 10 10 Conveyance of school-children .. 813 4 Scholarships and expenses of examination 1,323 611 Grants for School Committees' mci- Salaries of staffs of district high schools.. 2,506 12 7 dentals .. .. .. .. 621 11 8 Other expenses— Receipts from other sources— Petty cash .. .. .. . 0 9 6 Rent of buildings .. .. .. 7 8 0 Apparatus .. .. .. .. 75 10 2 Truancy Officer, S.M. Court fees .. 11 4 6 Subsidy on local contribution .. 10 18 0 Education Acts and Regulations .. 12 0 Fitting up room for teaching science .. 6 0 0 Rent of sites .. .. .. 6 0 0 Repairs to typewriter .. .. 015 0 Rent of reserves .. .. .. 34 6 9 Manual and technical instruction— Eskvale contribution for teacher' 3 salary 212 0 School classes .. .. .. 328 11 4 Grants from Government for— Special classes .. .. .. 347 13 1 Scholarships .. .. .. 1,316 8 7 Managers of associated classes .. 995 18 3 District high schools .. .. 2,418 16 4 Other expenses— Receipts from other sources— Office salaries .. .. .. 20 0 0 Gammack Scholarships .. .. 200 0 0 Teachers' classes, salari< s, fees, &0... 124 17 5 Contribution on account of district high Petty cash, sohool .. .. 1 14 0 schools .. .. .. .. 198 10 0 Special .. .. .. .. 0 9 6 Grants from Government for manual and Associated .. .. .. 0 8 6 technical instruction— Maintenance of school buildings— Capitation (general and scholarship) .. 2,032 311 Kemirs reD aintine &c I 964 18 9 Instruction of teachers .. .. 50 0 0 repairs, repainting, <»c. .. ..j 4>557 15 3 Subsidies on voluntary contributions and Rebuilding.. .. .. .. 39 18 11 bequests .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 Alterations and small additions .. 346 5 6 Receipts from other sources— Rents .. .. .. .. 66 14 0 Voluntary contributions .. .. 81 4 5 House allowances .. .. .. 649 17 4 Sale of material .. .. .. 014 0 New schools, additions, furniture, sites, &c. 2,188 16 0 Refund of carriage .. .. .. 0 16 Buildings, class-rooms, furniture, &c, for Grants from Government for— manual and technical purposes— Maintenance of buildings, rebuilding, &o. 4,109 211 School classes .. .. .. 451 11 0 House allowances .. .. .. 734 411 Special classes .. .. .. 27 10 0 New schools, additions, furniture, &o. .. 1,335 4 2 Managers of associated classes .. 214 13 9 Technical-school buildings, furniture, &c. 236 6 6 Other expensesOther receipts— Exchange .. .. .. .. 19 4 9 Sale of material .. .. .. 15 8 3 Gammack Scholarships .. .. 161 6 8 Interest on fixed deposit .. .. 51 9 0 Exchange on rents of reserves .. 0 2 6 Balance at end of year— On General Account .. .. 3,967 14 7 On Building Account .. .. 4,057 8 1 £92,819 11 3 £92,819 11 3 J. Rennie, Chairman. Ist Tune, 1906. H. C. Lane, Secretary.