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Extract from the Report of the Director of the Kaiapoi Technical School. During the year classes have been held in cookery, woodwork, dresscutting, art, and woolclassing. The attendance at most of the classes has been satisfactory. The numbers attending the classes were as follows: Wool-classing, 18; cookery, 12; dresscutting, 71; woodwork, 21; art, 12. Pupils from Waikuku, Woodend, East Eyreton, and Coutt's Island schools also attended for instruction in woodwork and cookery. The number of pupils for woodwork was seventy-four, and for cookery fifty-eight. Last year's contributing bodies, together with the Northern Agricultural and Pastoral Association, contributed to the funds of the classes. It is proposed to arrange for a display of the work done in the classes, so that all may form an estimate of the opportunities for self-improvement that are being offered. The building and grounds are in good order. T. DoudS, Director. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1914, in respect of Classes conducted by the Kaiapoi Technical Classes Association. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. i* s. d. Cr balance at beginning of yoar .. .. 72 10 2 Salaries of teaching staff .. .. .. 125 X) 0 Capitation on classes .. .. .. 46 3 3 Material for class use '.. .. .. 19 17- 6 Furniture, fittings, apparatus .. .. 0 10 0 Rent and repairs .. .. .. 15 0 Material .. .. .. 26 13 4 Caretaker .. .. .. .. 1500 Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. 40 7 0 Lighting and heating .. .. .. 5 5 0 Foes and other class payments .. .. 49 16 5 Offlee expenses (including salaries, &o.) .. 20 11 4 Sales of material.. .. .. .. 8 19 Advertising and printing .. .. .. 616 0 Voluntary contributions .. .. .. 40 7 0 Railway faros .. .. .. .. 18 3 On account of primary-school classes .. 71 10 0 Bank chargos .. .. .. .. 015 0 Rofunds .. .. .. .. 3 7 6 Teachers' board .. .. .. ..1830 Sundries .. .. .. .. 0 5 7 Rofunds .. .. .. .. 015 0 Conveyance and cartage .. .. .. 3 17 3 Sundries .. .. .. .. 2 9 3 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. .. 0 10 0 Cr. balanco at ond of yoar .. .. 131 8 5 £359 18 0 £359 18 0 J. H. Blackwell, Chairman ) r,, Thos. Douds, Secretary j of Mana S ers - Extract from the Report of the Managers of the Akaroa Technical School. The following classes were held during the year: For adults, woodwork and dressmaking; for school children, woodwork and cookery. Under the able tuition of Mr. L. Haylock excellent work was done in woodwork during the year. Most of the students take a keen interest in the work, and several new students are desirous of taking up the work this year. Dressmaking is now taught without reference to charts. The pupils are keenly interested in the new work. "* Owing to our being unable to obtain the services of Mrs. Bell the adult cookery class was not held this year. The classes for public-school pupils were well attended. Many of the pupils show considerable promise. An effort was made during the year to obtain the services of Government experts to give lectures on subjects instructive to .farmers, but owing to our isolation we were not successful in this matter. A. butter-factory has opened near the school, and an effort will be made to hold dairy classes next year. Alex. Gray, Secretary. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1914, in respect of Classes conducted at Akaroa by the Banks Peninsula Technical Classes Association. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Cr. balanoe at beginning of year .. .. 26 3 0 Salaries of teaching staff .. .. .. 36 0 0 Capitation on classes .. .. .. 17 2 9 Material for class use .. .. .. 418 5 Fees and other class payments .. .. 11 0 0 Repairs .. .. .. .. .. 056 Sales of material.. .. .. .. 0 8 3 Caretaker .. .. .. .. 9 2 0 Voluntary contributions .. .. .. 26 6 0 Lighting and heating .. .. .. 2 6 4 On account of public-school olasses .. 17 15 3 Insurance .. .. .. .. 5 7 8 Sundries .. .. .. •• 0 4 0 Office expenses (including salaries, &c.) .. 0 0 0 Advertising and printing .. .. .. 0 12 0 Water and drainage .. .. .. 2 10 0 Carting .. .. .. .. .. 146 Bank charges, and auditor .. .. 12 0 Cr. balance at end of year .. .. 35 10 4 £99 5 3 £99 5 3 . . John Bruce, Chairman-.1 t,, Alex. Gray, Secretary j of Mana g^.