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progress and efficiency may be secured. I have to acknowledge the fairness with which the central Department at Wellington met all claims for grants and capitation which were made during the 3 7 ear. I have also to acknowledge with gratitude the kindly consideration shown by the teachers and by all others concerned while engaged in carrjdng out the duties of my office. Balance-sheet for the Year ending Slst December, 1907. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance from year 1906 .. .. .. 494 12 2 Central Account— Central Account— Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 375 7 9 Students' fees.. .. .. .. 143 8 0 ] Material and apparatus .. .. 105 7 9 Capitation— Firrniture and fittings .. .. .. 68 16 9 Special and continuation classes .. 178 17 6 Advertising and printing .. .. 28 8 6 Junior free places .. .. .. 114 6 0 Rent of section .. .. .. 5 0 0 Teachers'training .. .. .. 209 14 6 Janitor and lighting .. .. .. 40 210 Grant for material .. .. .. 9 13 8 Administration .. .. .. 23 11 2 Donations .. .. .. .. 13 11 0 Country Continuation Account— Refunds .. .. .. .. 13 8 11 Capitation paid to teachers .. .. 12 16 1 Country Continuation Acßount—Capitation 12 16 1 Sohool Technical AccountSchool Technioal Account— Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 321 12 10 Capitation .. .. .. .. 617 16 10 Material .. .. .. 11l 11 5 Grant for rent .. .. .. 32 10 0 Apparatus .. .. .. .. 285 17 6 Grant for apparatus .. .. .. 89 10 0 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 10 9 0 Refund for material .. .. .. 96 0 0 Rent .. .. .. .. 32 10 0 Voluntary contributions and prizes .. 2 3 0 Conveyance of children (bus) .. .. 19 10 8 School Standard Account — Prizes .. .. .. .. 1 15 0 Capitation .. .. .. 315 510 Janitor .. .. .. .. 11 12 0 Needlework capitation .. .. .. 210 9 9 Administration .. .. .. 23 11 2 Teachers' Training Account— School Standard Account— Refund for material .. .. .. 7 0 6 Material .. .. .. 295 4 9 Gore Account— Needlework salaries .. .. .. 214 12 3 Students' fees .. .. .. 65 0 0 Administration .. .. .. 47 2 4 Capitation— ! Teachers' Training Account — Special and continuation classes .. 53 10 3 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 149 16 10 Junior free places .. .. .. 33 16 6 Material and apparatus .. .. 14 15 8 Bluff Account— Janitor .. .. .. .. 10 0 Capitation— Gore Account — Special and continuation classes .. 71 1 3 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 138 0 0 Junior free places .. .. .. 66 9 6 Bluff Account— Mataura Account — Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 144 5 0 Students'fees.. .. .. .. 31 14 6 Furniture (machine) .. .. .. 5 0 0 Capitation— Mataura Account— Special and continuation classes .. 37 15 3 ! Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 68 19 6 Junior free places .. .. .. 619 6 ! Printing and advertising .. .. 110 Balance .. .. .. 369 12 9 £2,927 10 6 £2,927 10 6 W. A. McCaw, Director. Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given ; printing (3,750 copies, including maps, &c), £18 6s. 6d.

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