87

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The main Technical College buildings were considerably enlarged during the year, and all the rooms are fully occupied. An additional woodwork centre was also erected in Invercargill, but owing to the Jarge number of students in attendance at the Technical College, and of primary-school children from the town and country schools attending the manual-training classes, the available accommodation is quite inadequate. A request has been made to the Education Department for the necessary funds wherewith to erect a new centre on the Board's property in Don Street. For the same reason, also, the available playground was found to be too limited in area, and a quarter-acre section adjoining the College was purchased at a cost of £1,130. When the necessary levelling, gravelling, and fencing is completed, the grounds, though rtstricted, will meet all reasonable demands. To equip the College fully an engineering workshop requires to be erected at as early a date as possible. It is hoped that these important works will be got under way during the current year. For the first time for very many years the balance-sheet shows a balance on the wrong side of the ledger. This is accounted for by the extensive building operations which have been carried on during the year, and the purchase of the additional section. The strictest economy will require to be exercised for some years to come. It is confidently expected, however, that assistance in this matter, to a greater or lesser extent, will be willingly rendered by the local bodies. Mr. E. C. Isaac, Organizing Inspector of Manual and Technical Instruction, visited Invercargill and Riverton during the year, and inspected the work in progress. To the Education Department the thanks of the Board are again due for the most courteous and kindly consideration of all matters brought under their notice. To the local Press, which has most obligingly opened its columns to the dissemination of information respecting technical education throughout the district, hearty thanks are also due. Without its assistance the measure of success attending the establishment of the College and the conduct of the evening classes could not have been attained. W. A. McCaw, Director.

Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1911, in respect of School and Special Classes in the Southland District.

Receipts. £ s. d. Balance from year 1910 .. .. .. 2,869 3 2 Central Account— Fees, special and continuation classes .. 119 10 2 Fees, art classes .. .. .. 52 2 6 Subsidy, High School, art instructor's salary 100 0 0 Subsidy, Education Board, collegiate classes 25 0 0 Miscellaneous refunds .. .. .. 24 13 8 Capitation, technical classes .. .. 150 19 2 Capitation, continuation classes .. .. 43 6 7 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 184 18 9 Material .. .. .. .. 24 19 6 Subsidy on voluntary contributions .. 26 5 0 Bluff Acoount — Fees .. .. .. .. .. 18 3 0 Rent.. .. .. .. .. 2 10 0 Riverton Account— Fees .. .. .. .. .. 27 0 0 Refunds .. .. .. .. 17 0 Dipton Account— Capitation, continuation classes .. 8 9 5 Wool-classing Acoount— Fees .. .. .. .. 131 5 0 Sale of wool .. .. .. .. 28 6 10 Teachers' Training Account — Special grant .. .. .. .. 175 0 0 Capitation .. .. .. ..11288 Material .. .. .. .. 2 5 6 Collegiate Account — Fees .. .. .. .. .. 46 11 3 Capitation .. .. .. .. 44 19 11 Schools' Standard Account — Capitation, handwork classes .. .. 340 16 7 Capitation, needlework classes .. .. 144 4 3 Schools' Technical Account — Initial capitation .. .. .. 50 10 0 Capitation .. .. .. 314 10 4 Sewing-machines .. .. .. 37 10 0 Conveyance of pupils .. .. .. 16 11 0 Woodwork-room, Invercargill .. .. 150 0 0 Riverton building .. .. .. 660 0 0 Riverton equipment .. .. .. 150 0 0 Cookery and woodwork refunds.. .. 88 1 2 Voluntary contributions .. .. 11 14 6 Subsidy on voluntary contributions .. 7 5 7 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 1,120 5 11 Expenditure. Central Account — £ s. d. Salaries of instructors, evening classes .. 214 4 0 Salary of art instructor .. .. 222 18 4 Material for olasses .. .. .. 64 10 0 Apparatus .. .. .. .. 48 10 0 Fees for art models .. .. .. 2 8 0 Rent of section .. .. .. 5 0 0 Heating and lighting .. .. .. 12 14 4 Heating and lighting, art .. .. 10 14 8 Advertising and printing .. .. 35 8 3 Museum fittings .. .. .. 6 9 5 Janitor .. .. .. .. 11 5 0 Administration .. .. .. 32 10 0 Contract, erection of addition .. .. 1,660 18 5 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 3 10 10 Cost of seotion .. .. .. 1,130 0 0 Mataura Acoount— Printing .. .. .. .. 0 12 6 Bluff Account— Material .. .. .. .. 10 0 9 Advertising and printing .. .. 0 12 0 Rent.. .. .. .. .. 2 10 0 Riverton Account— Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 19 0 0 Material .. .. .. .. 4 6 6 Advertising and printing .. .. 1 12 5 Dipton Account — Capitation paid .. .. .. 8 9 5 Greenhills Account — Capitation paid.. .. .. .. 33 13 6 Wool-classing Account— Salary of instructor .. .. .. 131 11 0 Material and expenses.. .. .. 41 15 8 Teachers' Training Account — Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 174 3 10 Material .. .. .. .. 9 12 9 Janitor .. .. .. .. 2 15 0 Collegiate Account— Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 95 0 2 Material .. .. .. .. 12 0 0 Schools' Standard Account — Salaries of needlework instructors .. 150 15 8 Material .. .. .. 137 9 0 Administration .. .. .. 64 17 1 Schools' Technical AccountSalaries of instructors .. .. .. 742 9 10 Material .. .. .. 318 16 8 Apparatus .. .. .. .. 462 7 6 Buildings, Invercargill.. .. .. 317 16 9 Buildings, Gore .. .. .. 9 4 0 Buildings, Riverton .. .. .. 851 0 6 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 124 19 7 Conveyance of pupils .. .. .. 35 10 10 HeatiDg and lighting .. .. .. 0 6 8 Prizes .. .. .. .. 2 14 7 Janitor .. .. .. .. 18 12 0 Administration .. .. .. 64 17 0 £7,310 14 5 £7,310 14 5 John Neill, Secretary.