Your Committee would recommend the employment of Mr A. Reaih to the position of clf-rk of works at the same salary and on the same coudition as when formerly in tbe employment of the Board.
School Buildings. — Your Committee, after careful consideration, recommend that the following* new districts be established and new school buildings erected : — Kelso, school and residence ; Hawea Flat, school and residence ; Kurow, school and residence ; Otiake, school and residence ; Mount Stuart, school and residence. The following works were authorised : — Nevis, new residence ; Pukeuri, additional class room ; Adams Flat, new buildings ; Cromwell, new residence j Owaki, addi tional cla^s-room ; Seaeliffe, additional class-room ; Macrues, new residence ; Stirling, additional class-room ; Maun gatua, new school ; Oamaru South, purchase of site, levelling, and moving and re- erecting- cottage ■; Lower Har-

bout', enlargement of residence and additions to school ; Moa Flat, new residence ; Balclutha, new school ; Kakanui, additional class-room ; Mor nington, new residence and additional class room ; Puerua, enlargement ol school ; North-east Valley, new school ; Green island, new school. In addition

to the above, there were several small sums for completion of buildings, pro viding school appliances, rents, and painting of buildings.
The following refcigna'imis were ac cepted :— -.VV. B. Mackay, headmaster, Port Chalmers ; Win. Anderson, first assistant, Port '•- Chalmers ; Christina Scott, first assistant, Forbury; Isaac S. Brown, first assistant, Naseby ; Mary Milne, schoolmistress, Poriobello. The undermentioned appointments were sanctioned : — John C. Browne, fourth assistant, Forbury, vice Fitzgerald, promoted; Christina Scott, schoolmis tress, Cromwell, vice Ross resigned ; Robert Todd, head teacher, Dun back, vice Henderson promoted.
Accounts amounting to L'4815 lis ld were passed for payment.
