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GREY. Extract from the Report of the Education Board. During the year handwork classes were held at Blackball. Cobden, and the Greymouth District High School; a sewing class at Ahaura School; a first-aid class at Cobden School; elementary agricultural classes at Poerua Estate, Dobson, Hatters, and Blackball Schools; and cookery classes in connection with Runanga, Cobden, and the Greymouth District High School. Special classes were held in cookery (Convent pupils), engineering (steam and mechanical drawing), carpentry and woodwork ; and teachers' training classes in connection with physical measurements, plasticine work, and drawing were also hold. Including cost of administration, &c, the expenditure on school classes amounted to £23 12s. lid., on special classes £51 16s. Bd., and on teachers' training classes £106 Is. 10d. A further sum of £59 12s. lid. was expended in furniture, fittings, and apparatus in connection with special classes generally, a grant of £33 Bs. being received for this purpose. Extract from the Report of the Inspector of Schools. Special classes in modelling, free-arm drawing, mechanical drawing, steam and the steam-engine, carving, cookery, and carpentry have been held at the Greymouth Technical School during the past year. These classes were under competent instructors, and the work done may, I think, be fairly classified as good. The total roll-number was 146, representing 120 pupils; the total average attendance, 99. Taking into account the disadvantages under which the pupils labour, this average is very satisfactory. The building is situated at a considerable distance from the town ; its walls are not weatherproof, and as it is without heating apparatus pupils are naturally reluctant on cold wet nights to sit out two hours under such uncomfortable conditions. The whole building badly needs replastering both inside and out, and this should be done as soon as possible, otherwise the tools and other apparatus &c, will be ruined. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1910, in respect of Special Glasses conducted at Greymouth by the Grey Education Board. Receipts. t b. Expenditure. £ s. d. Capitation on special classes .. .. 53 18 0 i Balance at beginning of year .. .. 239 12 7 Furniture, fittings, apparatus .. 33 8 0 Salaries of instructors &c. .. .. 98 6 :! Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. 8 0 0 Advertising and printing .. .. .. 716 6 Voluntary contributions .. .. .. 8 0 0 Lighting and hesiting .. .. .. 11C 3 Grazing-right of Technical School ground .. 210 0 Material for class use .. .. .. 24 3 5 Special grant for training of teachers .. 100 0 0 Teachers' travelling-expenses .. 10 2 0 Sales of work .. .. .. ..380 Incidentals .. .. .. 1 14 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 241 19 11 Caretakers .. .. .. .. 13 0 0 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. 59 12 11 £451 3 11 £451 3 11 P. F. Daniel, Secretary. WESTLAND. Extract from the Report of the Education Board. A teachers' special class for physical measurements was in operation for twenty weeks under the tuition of Mr. H. G. Wake, 8.A., and was attended by 22 teachers. Three school classes for the same subject were continued at Hokitika with the attendance of 78 pupils. School-gardens were maintained in connection with ± schools. Instruction in elementary handwork was given in connection with 13 schools. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1910, in respect of Special Classes conducted at HoMtika by the Westland Education Board. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d* Capitation on special olasses .. .. 15 5 0 Balance at beginning of year .. .. 15 5 9 Grant for training of teachers .. .. 100 0 0 ! Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 210 0 Office expenses (including salaries, stationery, &c.) .. .. .. .. 11 10 6 l Lighting, heating, and cleaning .. .. 10 0 Material for class use .. .. .. 13 4 8 Travelling-expenses of teachers .. .. 15 18 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 37 6 1 £115 5 0 £115 5 0 Chas. Kirk, Secretary.