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3. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1907. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year ".. .. 2,186 17 10 ManagementGovernment grants for buildings, furniture, Office salary .. .. .. .. 77 5 0 fittings, and apparatus for recognised Other office expenses .. .. 24 8 4 school classes for manual instruction .. 14 17 8 Other expenses of management— Government capitation— Members' travelling-expenses .. 18 6 0 For free places .. .. .. 696 411 Endowments expenses .. .. 47 911 Under Manual and Technioal Instruction Teachers'salaries and allowanoes .. 2,022 14 10 Regulations .. .. .. 65 0 0 Scholarships .. .. .. .. 38 13 4 Current income from reserves .. .. 2,018 2 7 Prizes .. .. .. .. 36 17 10 Interest on moneys invested and on unpaid Material for classes other than classes for purchase-money .. .. .. 100 0 0 manual instruction—Class material .. 1 10 0 School fees .. .. .. .. 201 1 8 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 58 18 7 Interest on current aooount .. .. 25 0 0 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 103 9 11 Other receipts— Maintenance of classes for manual instrucCourt fines (destruction of shed) .. 2 0 0 tion.. .. .. .. .. 38 0 6 Sale of old building .. .. .. 415 0 Government grants for site, buildings, fur-Half-cost of fencing .. .. .. 13 18 9 niture, &o. —Manual instruction .. 715 3 Purchases and new worke .. 1,228 3 10 Penoing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 41 15 8 Miscellaneous (rates, &c.) .. .. 27 7 6 Other expenditure— Refund of fees .. .. .. 9 0 0 School telephone .. .. .. 2 10 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 1,543 11 11 £5,327 18 5 £5,327 18 5 Wμ. B. Howell, Chairman. A. Bell, Secretary. Examined and found correct, — J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

WAIMATE HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Report of the Board op Governors. The attendance, conduct, and progress of the High School pupils have been very satisfactory. Average attendance, 635. The headmaster, second master, and assistant teacher of the District High School have been subsidised by annual payment of £30 each by this Board, and one pupilteacher's salary of £40 was paid to enable the headmaster to better attend to High School pupils. The Board paid its scholarship-holders during the year—viz., 5 males and 5 females; and Matriculation Scholarship holders—2 males and 3 females: total, 15. At close of year 1907, examinations resulted in scholarship holders —9 males, and 5 females; Matriculation Scholarships, 1 male and 4 females: total, 19. Payments to these will be made in 1908. Besides the payments of these scholarships, the Board pays half the cost of school-books for High School pupils. The candidates for scholarships passed a very successful examination. The Board paid a subsidy to the Technical Classes Association for the High School scholars. Assistant Teacher Park was succeeded by Assistant Teacher C. Foweraker, and Additional Pupil-teacher Miss Waldie was succeeded by Miss Beckett. The Board's office was changed from Waimate Courthouse, where the meetings of the Board were held from the establishment of the Board in 1883, to new office in Quinn's Arcade, Waimate, during last year. For this office the Board pays £10 a year rent, with cost of heating and lighting. The shifting of office and purchase of furniture caused an extra expenditure. The Board suffered loss of one of its oldest and most attentive and efficient members by the death of the late Mr. George Manchester, who for many years sat as one of the representatives of Waimate County; Mr. N. M. Orbell was elected to fill the vacancy. The members of the Board now are —Representatives of Waimate Borough, Rev. G. Barclay. (Chairman), Mr. W. Coltman ; Waimate County, Rev. A. S. Morrison, Mr. N. M. Orbell; South Canterbury Education Board, Dr. Barclay, Mr. W. B. Howell; Canterbury College Board of Governors, Mr. W. H. Beckett, Mr. J. Sinclair. The income for the year 1907 was £525 ss. 5d., the expenditure £427 lls. lid., as shown by the Audit certified statement for the year ended the 31st December, 1907. Board's assets, 31st December, 1907, £2,602 os, Bd.; liabilities, £13 12s, 4d.