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Os. 4d., including an overdraft of £464 16s. 6d., existing at the end of the year 1878. The actual expenditure during the year has amounted to £266 3s. 10d., exclusive of the sum of £264 13s. 4d., being the amount by which the overdraft has been reduced. The sum of £266 3s. lOd. mentioned above, is divided as follows : —£9B 15s. lid., legal expenses ; £39 165., interest on overdraft; £33 lis. 6d., rates; £18 4s. Bd., refunds; £62 6s. 6d., salary and travelling allowance; £13 9s. 3d., printing, &c. The greater portion of the legal charges having been principally connected with the reserves for secondary education, have been accordingly charged against those reserves. By order of the Commissioners, E. T. Robinson, Secretary. General Statement of Receipts and Expenditube for the Year ended 31st December, 1879. Receipts. Primary Educa- Secondary Edution Eeserves. cation Eeserves. lotal. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance on Ist January, 1879 ... Arrears due Ist Jan., 1879, collected in year 1879 — Rents, profits, or receipts of reserves ... ... 12 2 0 152 10 0 164 12 0 Moneys pavable and collected within year 1879 — (1.) Rents, &c, of reserves ... ... ... 45 0 0 313 3 2 358 3 2 (2.) Other receipts ... ... ... ... 317 6 4 4 6 8 2 0 Total receipts ... ... £ 60 19 6 469 17 8 j 530 17 2 Expenditure. Total. £ s. d. By Office —Salaries and allowances to officers ~. ... ... ... ... 62 6 6 ~ Printing, stationery, &c. ... ... ... ... ... ... ! 13 9 3 Legal expenses ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 98 15 11 Refunds, &c. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 18 4 8 Rates ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 33 11 6 Interest on overdraft ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 39 16 0 Bank overdraft repaid ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 264 18 4 Total expenditure ... ... ... £ 530 17 2 Arrears. Primary Educa- Secondary Edu- m, , tion Eeserves. cation Eeserves. Arrears on 31st December, 1879 —- £ s. d. £ s. u. £ s. d. (1.) Arrears at 31st December, 1878 still unpaid ... 130 0 0 34 10 0 164 10 0 (2.) Arrears of payments due within year 1879 ... 25 0 0 200 0 0 225 0 0 Total arrears ... £ 155 0 0 234 10 0 389 10 0 Liabilities or Engagements £ s. d. Overdraft, Bank of New Zealand... ... ... ... ... ... ... 200 3 2 Law expenses, and sundries ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 50 0 0 Total liabilities... ...£250 3 2 I hereby certify that I have examined the above account, compared the same with the vouchers, <jash book, ledger, bank pass book, and other documents connected therewith, and find it correct. Edwabd Patten, Auditor.