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General Statement of Receipts and Expenditure— continued.

Alfred Greenfield, Chairman, ■ni • i i , „ H. C. Daniell, Secretary Examined and found correct.-H. E. Curtis, Provincial District Auditor 15th January, 1884.

CANTEBBTJBY '~ m, tt , ~, . Christchurch, 6th January, 1884. me total area ot the primary estate under lease on the 31st of December, 1883 is 43 9831 acres, producing an annual rental of £11,462 12s. 4d. There are 1,207 acres of the primary estate unlet, but it consists of very poor soil, and, when tenders were invited for leasing same no offers were received. 8 ' °neis By "The Waimate High School Act, 1883," the small remaining portion of the secondary estate passed from the control of the School Commissioners, so that now they have only primary reserves to deal with: as will be seen from the statement of accounts attached, all revenue in the hands of the School Commissioners applicable to secondary education has been distributed on, fl a a alf " ye f% S P^ le in advance on the Ist of May, 1883, has been collected in full The fixed deposit of £100, which matured on the 21st of December, 1883, has been re-deposited for one year at 6 per cent as it is deemed inexpedient at present to purchase land, for which purnose only is this sum available. The interest when received will be credited to the primary estate as During the year 1884 the leases of six reserves fall in, viz., two on the Ist of May and four on the Ist of November, containing m all an area of 3,359 acres, and upon these being relet it h probable there will be an increase to the rental of about £1,400 per annum. Two of these which fall in on the Ist oi November, are amongst the largest and most valuable of the reserves held by

Expenditure. Primary Education Reserves. Secondary Education Beserves. Total. By Salaries and allowances to officers Allowances to Commissioners Printing, stationery, &c. Expenses of leasing— Advertising, &c. Expenditure on reserves— Fencing, &c. Legal expenses Payments to Nelson Education Board Payments to Westland Education Board Payments to North Canterbury Education Board Payments towards secondary education— Nelson Girls' College Credit balances of account on 31st December, 1883 £ s. d. 16 13 4 20 0 0 0 15 4 £ 8 10 0 s. a. 6 8 0 0 7 4 £ a. d. 25 0 0 30 0 0 12 8 2 9 10 1 4 8 3 14 6 12 8 383 6 4 127 18 1 10 10 2 6 2 0 0 5 4 6 0 0 3 8 0 } 521 14 7 106 13 2 950 74 0 0 0 9 950 0 0 180 13 11 Total expenditure 669 8 11 1,052 4 9 1,721 13 8 Assets. Balance of cash on 31st December, 1883 Arrears due on 31st December, 1883— Arrears of the year 1881 Arrears of the year 1882 Arrears of the year 1883 £ s. d. 106 13 2 £ s. 74 0 d. 9 £ s. d. 180 13 11 10 0 3 10 0 48 11 9 2 7 22 17 6 6 10 0 5 17 6 71 9 3 Total assets 159 14 11 99 5 9 259 0 8 Liabilities. Salary Secretary, December quarter Allowances to Commissioners Accruing to Boards Accruing to secondary education Incidental To be appropriated to purchase of land £ s. d. 4 3 4 33 6 8 35 16 4 & s. 2 1 16 13 a. 8 4 £ s. a. G~ 5 0 50 " 0 0 35 16 4 52 13 7 5 19 0 30 0 0 3 6 10 30 0 0 52 13 2 12 7 2 Total liabilities. 74 0 9 180 13 11 106 13 2