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WAITAKI HIGH SCHOOL. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure to 31st December, 1879. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ a. d. To Amount received from Otago School Commis- By amount deposited at Colonial Bank of New sioners .. .. .. 83 2 4 Zealand .. .. 158 2 4 Amount of rents collected .. .. 109 14 8 Paid cost of books and stationery .. 14 17 6 Exchange paid Bank .. .. 0 10 Cash in Colonial Bank of New Zealand, open account .. .. .. 116 2 „ in hand .. .. .. 810 0 £192 17 0 £192 17 0 George Sumpter, Hon. Secretary. OTAGO BOYS' AND GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOLS. General Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ended 31st December, 1879. Income. £ a. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Boys' High School Fees .. .. 1,164 15 0 By Balance overdraft .. .. .. 1,045 7 8 Girls' „ „ .. .. 1,155 610 Boys' High School Salaries .. .. 3,448 0 3 Eectory Boarding „ .. .. 975 5 0 Girls' „ „ A. .. 1,374 16 2 Col. Government refund reserves rents .. 1,046 14 1 Janitors, &c. .. .. .. 180 0 0 Eents of High School reserves .. 1,221 10 3 Incidental expenses .. .. 378 2 8 Education Board and School Commissioners School buildings .. .. .. 232 13 7 refund rents .. .. .. 2,052 5 3 Eectory „ .. .. .. 68 17 0 Grants from School Commissioners, Se- ~ furnishings .. .. 39 16 3 condary Eeserves rents .. .. 228 14 10 ~ supplies .. .. .. 768 11 2 Insurance .. .. .. 23 7 0 Surveying reserves .. .. 169 15 0 Interest on Dr. balances .. .. 29 19 0 Balance in Bank of New Zealand .. 85 5 6 £7,844 11 3 £7,844 11 3 I certify this statement to be correct. H. Livingston, Auditor. SOUTHLAND BOYS' AND GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOLS. Receipts and Expenditube from 23rd October, 1878, to 31st December, 1879. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To School Fees .. .. .. 953 17 0 To books and stationery .. .. 11 5 0 ; Eents of reserves .. .. 453 10 0 Printing and advertising .. .. 29 17 6 Subsidy from School Commissioners .. 508 18 5 Teachers' salaries .. .. 913 10 0 Arrears of reserves rents .. .. 115 5 0 Music teachers, do .. .. .. 112 9 0 Balance carried down .. .. 71 18 7 School furniture .. .. .. 53 5 0 Fuel .. .. .. .. 1 12 6 Cleaning .. .. .. 31 2 0 Eent .. .. .. 127 10 0 Gas .. .. .. 7 6 3 School fittings .. .. .. 42 0 0 Additions and internal improvements to School Buildings .. .. 4 11 8 Sundries .. .. .. 5 12 3 Fees paid, J. Hamilton for examining and reporting upon rural reserves .. 37 18 O Purchase money paid for site of proposed new girls' school .. .. 650 0 0 Cost of conveyance of same .. .. 5 2 0 Interest to Bank of New Zealand on overdraft .. .. .. 34 6 10 Secretary's salary, one year from 17th September, 1878, to September, 1879 .. 30 0 0 Do. from 17 Sept., to 31st Dec. 1879. .. 6 10 £2,103 9 0 £2,103 9 0 I certify this abstract to be correct. H. Livingston, Auditor. F. Nutteb, Secretary.

EEGULATIONS OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVEENOE IN COUNCIL. I. Class Book for Public Schools. Dated 16th September, 1879. [Yide New Zealand Gazette, No. 97, 18th September, 1879.] 1. The book entitled " Elementary Science, arranged for the use of Primary Schools in New Zealand," by J. Curnow and W. E. W. Morrison (Robertson, Melbourne), may be used in any public 8

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