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Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1914, in respect of Classes conducted at the Temuka Technical School. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Capitation on classes .. .. .. 75 14 1 Dr. balance at beginning of year .. .. 18 10 8 Buildings .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Salaries of instructors .. .. ..11790 Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. 40 1 0 Office expenses (including salaries, staFees .. .. .. .. 77 0 0 tionery, &c.) .. .. .. 00 15 4 Voluntary contributions .. .. .. 57 7 0 Advertising and printing .. .. .. 819 3 Sales of material.. .. .. .. 3 4 3 Lighting and heating .. .. .. 15 9 3 From South Canterbury Education Board for Insurance and repairs .. .. .. 4 8 0 oaretaker .. .. .. ..1500 Material for class use .. .. .. 854 Proceeds break-up ceremony .. .. 3 0 0 Caretaker .. .. .. 30 0 0 Instructors' board and lodging .. .. 11 11 0 Instructors' railway fares.. .. .. 0 14 0 Bank charges, &c. .. .. .. 15 9 Buildings .. .. .. 89 17 0 Cr. balance_at end ofgyear .. .. 4 8 3 £377 13 10 £377 13 10 M. McLeod, Chairman I ~, J.T. Smart, Secretary] Managers. Extract from the Repobt of the Director of the Waimate Technical School. Throughout the year classes have been conducted in wool-classing, sheep-shearing* .dressmaking, carpentry, cookery, and shorthand. The class for woohclassing attracted no less than thirty-two enthusiastic pupils. Under Mr. Harte's able instruction the members of the class made solid improvement, and the sustained interest of the pupils speaks volumes for the ability and enthusiasm of the instructor. • Thanks to the kintlness and liberality of Mr. E. C. Studholme and of the Sheepowuers' Association the Managers were able to hold, for the second year, classes for instruction in sheep-shearing, both machine and blade. The former class was in charge of Mr. T. Brownlee, and consisted of twelve pupils, while the latter was again instructed by Mr. A. Brown, and consisted of fourteen pupils. The work done by both of these classes reflected great credit on the teachers, and was most highly spoken of both by those whose sheep were shorn by the pupils and by those farmers who paid visits to the sheds during the shearing. Four classes for dressmaking were held, two in Waimate, one at Morven, and one at Glcnavy, with a total of sixty-five pupils. The attendance at these classes was extremely good, and the instruction excellent. Carpentry still fails to attract pupils, although one would naturally think that in a farming district it would be a subject which would be of great value to the community. An inspection of the work done by those who did attend the class is ample evidence of the fine teaching done by the instructor. The attendance at the cookery class was so poor that it was thought advisable not to continue it during the second quarter. The fact that no less than seventy-five schoolchildren are receiving instruction regularly throughout the year at the sohool possibly accounts to some extent for the lack of support given to this class, but there must be many in the district to whom such instruction would also be most valuable, and seeing that the school possesses such excellent facilities for instruction it is to be hoped that the class will receive a greater measure of support next year. A most successful class in shorthand has been conducted throughout the year. Altogether eleven pupils were enrolled and arrangements made for continuing the class after the ordinary * session had closed. The establishment of this class provided a long-felt want, and when it is better known there should be a much greater influx of pupils. The new departure which was made during the year, with the object of providing lectures for the farmers, although it suffered materially from the diversion of public interest owing to the outbreak of war, nevertheless warrants the Managers in renewing their efforts in a similar direction this year. Lectures were given by Mr. W. Martin, B.Sc, Mr. Patterson, M.R.C.V.S., Dr. Hilgendorf, Mr. A. Baily, Mr. H. F. Harte, and Mr. George Pitoaithly, B.A. The lectures dealt with subjects which most closely affect the farmer, and although the attendance was on the whole hardly what was to be expected, still once the value of these lectures is recognized we shall have a success similar to that which has attended the wool-classing and the sheep-shearing classes. G. Pitoaithly, Director. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1914, in respect of Classes conducted at the Waimate Technical School. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Capitation on clasßes .. .. .. 87 2 0 Dr. balance at beginning of year .. .. 412 8 Buildings .. .. .. .. 253 0 0 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 194 0 6 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. .. 41 11 0 Material for class use .. .. .. 39 10 0 Material.. .. .. .. .. 912 4 Repairs.. .. .. .. .. 3 6 2 Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. 72 5 6 Caretaker .. .. .. 12 14 0 Fees and other olass payments .. .. 121 19 0 Lighting and heating .. .. .. 11 13 10 Sales .. .. .. .. 34 14 5 Office expenses (inoluding salaries, &c.) .. 20 12 0 Voluntary contributions .. .. .. 84 2 0 Advertising and printing .. .. .. 9 110 Rofunds .. .. .. .. 0 10 0 Shearing class .. .. .. 56 15 0 Instructors' board .. .. .. 8 0 0 Buildings .. .. .. .. 253 0 0 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. .. 57 7 9 Or. balanoe at end of year.. .. 26 7 10 £704 7 3 £704 7 3 Ernest Hassall, Chairman) ~. W. H. Beckett, Secretary j of Ma ™gers.