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GrBNBKAL Statement of Receipts and Expendituke for the Year ending 31st December, 1908. Beceipts. £ s. d. j Expenditure. £ «. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 527 16 3 ! Staff salaries and clerical assistance .. 555 8 i Grants from Government for — Office contingencies .. .. .. 247 14 8 Teachers'and pupil-teachers'salaries, and ] Teachers'and pupil-teachers' salaries, and allowances to pupil-teachers .. 7,846 11 11 allowances to pupil-teachers .. .. 8,067 18 6 Reserves revenue for primary education 200 0 0 Relieving-teachers' salaries .. .. 31 18 6 Capitation at 6d. for relieving-teachers .. 45 19 4 Traiuing of teachers other than at trainCapitation at 11s. 3d. and grant of £250 1,285 2 0 ing colleges .. .. .. .. 181 6 7 Special capitation at 9d. for School Com- Conveyance and board of school ohildren 35 8 0 mittees .. .. .. .. 66 9 9 Special capitation to School Committees .. 66 9 9 Training of teaohera other than at train- , Incidental expenses of schools .. .. 562 410 ing colleges .. .. .. 175 810 Truancy .. .. .. .. 48 18 10 Conveyance and board of sohool-children 23 0 6 Allowance to scholarship-holders and exReceipts from other sources— penses of examination— Truanoy fines .. .. .. 219 6 Board scholarships .. .. .. 163 10 0 Sale of stationery .. .. .. 012 0 National Scholarships .. .. 75 0 0 Grants from Government for Scholar- Manual and technical— ships— . School classes .. .. .. 292 10 5 Education Board .. .. .. 160 9 6 Special classes .. .. .. 124 11 8 National .. .. .. .. 75 0 0 Maintenance of school buildings— Receipts from other souroes — Refund of Alterations, small additions, repairs, reEducation Board scholarship allowance 1 0 0 I painting, &c. .. .. .. 1,061 10 0 Grants from Government for manual and ■ Rebuilding .. .. .. .. 112 17 6 technical instruction— Rent .. .. .. .. .. 76 0 0 Capitation— House allowances .. .. .. 170 8 4 On school classes .. .. .. 291 0 0 New school buildings, additional classOn special classes .. .. " .. 67 11 6 rooms, furniture, sites, &c. .. .. 568 4 3 On account of free places .. .. 319 3 | Buildings, class-rooms, furniture, &c, for Receipts from other sources, manual and manual and techaioal purposes — technical— • School classes .. .. .. 23 18 6 Fees .. .. .. .. 35 16 8 Special classes .. .. .. 5 5 6 Voluntary contributions .. .. 10 0 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 679 16 ll Sale of goods .. .. .. 5 11 2 Grants from Government for— Maintenance of school buildings, rebuilding, rents, sites, &c. .. .. 1,398 10 0 House allowances .. .. .. 179 7 11 New school buildings, additions, furniture, sites, &o. .. .. .. 692 19 0 Technical-sohool buildings, furniture, fittings, apparatus, &c. .. .. 4 10 0 Other reoeipts— Rents from school-sites .. .. 9 11 0 Miscellaneous —Sale of material, &c. .. 20 5 9 Interest from Post-Offioe Savings-Bank 21 9 3 £13,151 1 1 £13,151 1 1 E. McCallum, Chairman. 26th February, J 9o'.). E. Hylton, Secretary and Treasurer. . NELSON. gi Bj Education Office, Nelson, Ist May, 1909. I have the honour to lay before you the report of the proceedings of the Nelson Education Board for the year ending 31st December, 1908. The Board. —The members of the Board are : Messrs. A. T. Maginnity (Chairman), W. Lock, F. W. O. Smith, W. N. Franklyn, J. D. Beuke, T. J. Baigent, G. B. Shepherd, J. L. Munson, and J. W. Fair. Mr. T. Bailie, of Westport, who rendered valuable service as a member for a number of years, did not seek re-election in August last, and his place was filled by the election of Mr. J. W. Fair. At the annual meeting Mr. Maginnity was again re-elected Chairman. Meetings of the Board.—During the year twenty-five meetings were held, the average attendance at each meeting being 7" 5. Primary Schools.—ln this district 110 schools were in operation during the year. Included in this number, however, are forty-two household or Grade 0 schools, with a total average attendance of 270. Difficulty is found in securing competent persons willing to undertake the teachership of household schools, which are principally situated in the more isolated parts of the educational district. It is pleasing to record the interest shown by backblock settlers in taking advantage of the provision for the establishment of household schools, and thus securing all the education it is possible to obtain for their children; and the Board, by requiring the fulfilment of lenient but equitable conditions, believes that its endeavours to meet the various requests for the establishment of household schools have met with approval. During the year seven schools were closed, while five others were opened.