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Extract from the Report of the Director of the Fairlie Technical School. During the year classes were held in dressmaking (two), cookery, painting, and wool-classing. So many pupils enrolled for dressmaking that an evening class was held for a period, and next year we hope to establish a successful class at Albury, a room suitable for the purpose having been kindly provided by Mr. .1. S. Rutherford. The adults' class began with a, very small roll number, but, increased rapidly, and after Ihe third lesson the class was well filled, the pupils being thoroughly enthusiastic. In June a class in wool-classing was arranged, and excellent progress was made, the attendance being very regular throughout. The class in painting, the first of the kind held here, was held for sixteen weeks, and the pupils had an interesting and pleasant term. The instructor was very pleased with the progress made, and it is hoped that a similar class will be held here again next year. Regarding buildings, the recent addition to the cookery-room has improved it very considerably. The room has been suitably painted and lighting has been amply provided for. An unsuccessful attempt was made to organize a blade shearing class at Albury, but the experience gained will be useful when next year's classes are being arranged. A very liberal offer of shed, sheep, and a £10 donation was made, but the class fell through owing to the paucity of pupils. The chairman and members of the association have taken a keen interest in a very successful year's work. R. B. Clarke, Director. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1914, in respect of Classes conducted at the Fairlie Technical School. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Cr. balance at beginning of year .. .. 42 5 1 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 66 0 0 Capitation on classes .. 20 3 8 Office expenses (inoluding salaries, staSubsidies on voluntary contributions .. 13 12 0 tionery, &c.) .. .. .. .. 23 0 6 Fees .. .. .. .. .. 40 16 3 Advertising and printing .. .. .. 310 0 Voluntary contributions .. .. .. 18 11 6 Lighting and heating .. .. .. 110 Sales of material .. .. .. ..130 Insurance and repairs .. .. .. 226 Material for class use .. .. 12 1 6 Compensation, J. T. Stewart .. .. 3 0 0 Telephone .. .. .. 4 0 11 Auditor .. .. .. .. ..068 Janitration, &c. .. .. .. 716 0 Instructor's board .. .. .. 1 14 0 Cr. balance at end of year .. .. .. 11 11 11 £136 11 6 £136 11 6 Charles J. Talbot, Chairman i f R.B.Clarke, Secretary ;of Managers. Extract from the Report of the Director of the Pleasant Point Teohnical School. During the year very successful classes in dressmaking and singing were held, the number of students attending these classes being thirty-seven. Other classes were proposed, but through insufficient support had to be abandoned. Thanks are due to the various local bodies and also private individuals who assisted the work by giving financial assistance. Jas. Methven, Director. 'Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1914, in respect of Classes conducted at the Pleasant Point Technical School. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Cr. balanoe at beginning of year .. .. 66 15 6 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 24 4 0 Capitation on olasses .. .. .. 813 9 Office expenses (inoluding salaries, staSubsidies on voluntary contributions .. 7 10 tionery, &o.) .. .. .. 14 4 6 Fees .. .. .. .. 18 18 0 Advertising and printing .. .. .. 118 0 Voluntary contributions .. .. .. 3 18 0 Lighting and heating .. .. .. 0 7 5 From South Canterbury Eduoation Board for Insurance and repairs .. .. .. 0 17 4 janitration .. .. .. .. 4 9 0 Caretaker .. .. .. .. 4 7 0 Interest .. .. .. .. .. 253 Auditor .. .. .. .. .. 068 Cr. balance at end of year .. .. .. 65 15 7 £112 0 0 £112 0 6 J. Maze, Chairman \ , M Jas. Methven, Secretary jot managers - OTAGO. Extract from the Report of the Education Board. Instruction in elementary handwork (paper-work, cardboard and plasticine modelling, &c.) was imparted in all the schools in the district. Cookery and woodwork instruction was given to the pupils of foity-two schools, the average attendance at the former being 1,016 girls, and at the latter 1,189 boys. Elementary agriculture classes were carried on at 179 schools', the average attendance being 2,115. The full rural course, embracing cookery, dressmaking, physics, chemistry, botany, physiology, woodwork, mensuration and surveying, and practical agriculture, was provided at the district high schools at Balclutha, Lawrence, Mosgiel, Palmerston, Tapanui,