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class. Mr. Bain opened the school in person, and the work was placed in charge of the present Director. The week following the attendance increased to 21 boys and 13 teachers, two of the latter being ladies. The classes continued to grow until before the close of the year there were 38 boys and 16 teachers on the rolls. The following year (1896) 46 boys and 16 teachers attended these Saturday classes, necessitating the appointment of <vi assistant instructor. Early the same year a public meeting of those interested in technical education was held, and a Technical Classes Association, with the Yen. Archdeacon Stocker as President, was formed to establish and conduct evening technical classes. The other members of the Committee were Messrs. W. Macalister, 8.A., LL.B., R. F. Cuthbertson, G. F. Joyce, John Kingsland, W. R. Riddell, William Ross, and James Stewart. Ten classes —viz., English, arithmetic, book-keeping, shorthand, wood-carving, dressmaking, building-construction, freehand drawing, carpentry, and botany—-were placed on the syllabus and proved successful from the start, no less than 125 students being in attendance. The Saturday school and teachers' classes and the evening classes were carried on by the Education Board and the Technical Association respectively until the close of the year 1900, when a new Manual and Technical Instruction Act was passed, making liberal provision for the conduct of such classes. An amalgamation of the two governing bodies was effected early in 1901, and the Education Board became the supreme controlling authority. Since then the classes have developed and grown until at the close of last year (1910) the classes in existence were as follows: Invercargill evening classes, 26 classes, 665 students ; Bluff evening classes, 7 classes, 80 students ; country continuation classes, 6 classes, 115 students ; teachers' training classes, 17 classes, 483 students : school classes—woodwork, 11 schools ; cookery, 11 schools ; elementary physical measurements, 28 schools ; elementary agriculture, 40 schools ; swimming and life-saving, 5 schools ; advanced needlework, 36 schools ; elementary physiology, 4 schools ; elementary handwork, every school. The thanks of the Board are again due to the Education Department for the kindly consideration given to every application forwarded. In the forward movements made by the Board the proposals formulated have received full justice, and much valuable help has been rendered. To the local Press also the Board would convey its appreciation of the assistance given to the cause of technical education by the sympathetic treatment accorded to all matters prominently brought before the public. W. A. McCaw, Director of Technical Instruction. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1910, in respect of School and Special Glasses in the Southland District. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. Balance from year 1909 .. .. .. 1,787 10 7 Central Account— £ s. d. Central Account— Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 560 18 6 Subsidy, collegiate classes .. .. 25 0 0 Materials .. .. .. .. 36 4 6 Students' fees .. .. .. .. 167 16 3 Apparatus ... .. .. 236 4 1 Capitation : Special classes .. .. 183 6 5 Furniture and fittings.. .. .. 169 111 „ Continuation classes .. 49 13 4 Advertising and printing .. .. 39 17 6 Junior Free Places .. 145 11 3 Heating and lighting .. .. .. 27 13 4 Senior Free Places .. 8 7 6 Janitor .. .. .. .. 11 5 0 Teachers' training .. .. 813 0 Rent of section .. .. .. 710 0 Teachers' training fees .. .. .. 52 15 0 Administration .. .. .. 37 10 0 Voluntary contributions . .. .. 29 13 6 Country Continuation Account— Subsidy on voluntary contributions .. 106 15 0 Capitation paid to teaohers .. .. 41 610 Grant for material .. .. .. 32 9 2 Bluff AccountGrant for buildings .. .. .. 1,500 0 0 Salaries of instructors .. .. 69 7 6 Refund proportion salary of art instructor Advertising and printing .. .. 0 9 6 from High School Boaid (21 months) .. 170 16 8 Conveyance .. .. .. .. 4 2 6 Miscellaneous refunds .. .. .. 7 9 0 Mataura Account — Country Continuation Account— Printing and advertising .. .. 012 6 Capitation earned .. .. .. 11 610 Teachers' Training Account — Bluff Account — Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 122 6 6 Students' fees .. .. .. 5 0 0 Materials .. .. .. .. 42 3 8 Capitation : Special classes .. .. 24 15 9 Apparatus .. .. .. .. 7 5 9 „ Continuation classos .. 812 10 Schools' Technical AccountSubsidy voluntary contributions .. 25 0 0 Salaries of instructors.. .. .. 887 1 ii Refund of rent .. .. .. 117 6 Materials .. .. .. 162 14 4 Teaohers'Training Account— Apparatus .. .. .. 283 7 6 Government grant .. .. . . 175 0 0 -Conveyance .. .. .. .. 38 2 6 Grant for material .. .. .. 2 5 6 Janitor .. .. .. .. 11 5 0 Sohools' Teohnioal Account— Prizes .. .. .. .. 6 0 7 Initial capitation .. .. .. 21 10 0 Rent .. .. .. .. 32 10 0 Capitation .. .. .. • • 689 13 3 Advertising .. .. .. .. 13 2 6 Subsidy on voluntary contributions .. 84 3 6 Administration .. .. .. 67 10 0 Cookery refunds .. .. .. 23 18 3 Buildings .. .. .. 375 0 0 High School refunds .. .. .. 29 5 0 Schools' Standard Account— Grant for rent .. .. .. 32 10 0 Standard needlework salaries .. .. 145 19 3 Sohools' Standard Account— Materials .. .. .. .. 147 16 7 Capitation .. .. .. 347 10 7 Administration .. .. .. 67 10 0 Needlework capitation .. .. 159 7 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 2,869 3 2 Miscellaneous refunds .. .. .. 13 18 9 £5,971 2 2 j £5,971 2 2 W. A. MoCaw, Director.