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prominent this year, and have taken the following forms —viz., one case of pricking the arms and the backs of the hands with a pen and injecting ink, thereby producing curious-looking sores ; two cases of functional nerve-disease of the eyes, diagnosed and treated at the general Hospital; one case of marked hysteria, threatening to take carbolic acid ; one case of premature greyness of the hair and deafness ; three cases of functional incontinence of urine (two of these were improved at once by moral suasion, the other one has given considerable trouble, being weak in intellect). The girl with tubercular knee had an acute attack of swelling, and was removed to the Hospital, where a piece of dead bone was removed. She is now much better. One child had post-nasals removed at the Hospital, and one required circumcision. There has been no epidemic or other illness in the building. I have, &c, The Secretary for Education, Wellington. Emily H. Seideberg, M.8., L.R.C.P.I. St. Vincent de Paul's Industrial School (Girl's). Sir,_ Dunedin, 6th May, 1912. 1 beg to submit my annual report on the St. Vincent de Paul's Orphanage, South Dunedin. The health of the inmates continues uniformly good. One death, that of a delicate infant., from gastro-enteritis, occurred during the year. The Rev. Mother and the Sisters exercise the greatest care with regard to the feeding, clothing, and personal hygiene of their charges. The sanitary arrangements of the institution are all that could be desired. I have, &c, Eugene J. O'Neill, M.8., F.R.C.S. Eng., The Secretary for Education, Wellington. Medical Officer.

No. 3.— Costley Training Institution.

Balance-sheet for Year ending 31st December, 1911. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Jostley bequest .. .. .. 12,150 00 Mortgages— lebeoca Hodge bequest .. .. 742 3 9 Kidd .. .. 1,200 0 0 Soys' Trust Account .. .. 12 0 6 Wilson .. .. 500 0 0 tevenue Account .. .. .. 1,608 12 11 Bond .. .. 700 0 0 McDougal .. .. 700 0 0 Stanton .. .. 250 0 0 Hogg .. .. 1,350 0 0 St. Barnabas . . .. 550 0 0 Carpenter .. .. 500 0 0 Nurse .. .. 2,000 0 0 Peach .. .. 550 0 0 Wallace .. .. 600 0 0 Woolcott .. .. 800 0 0 Dawson .. .. 900 0 0 Codlin .. .. 700 0 0 Reynolds .. .. 2,400 0 0 13,700 0 0 Accrued interest .. .. .. 164 12 1 Jackson and Russell .. .. . . 609 15 4 Bank of New Zealand 38 9 9 £14,512 17 2 £14,512 17 2 Revenue Account. £ s. d. £ s. d. "o Expenses (office rent, £25) .. .. 39 10 2 By Balance as per last account .. 932 4 2 Maintenance of boys 36 15 0 Interest received .. .. .. 752 13 11 Balance as per balance-sheet above .. 1,608 12 11 £1,684 18 1 £1,684 18 1 C. Hudson, F.S.A. N.Z., Auckland, 17th January, 1912. Hon. Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct. —R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.—4/3/1912.