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Statement of Eeceipts and Expenditube of the Auckland University College for the Year ending 31st December, 1897. I. —General Account. Eeceipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ a. d. To Balance, 31st December, 1896 .. 1,527 3 8 By Salaries .. .. .. .. 3,544 10 0 Statutory grant .. .. .. 4,000 0 0 Office expenses .. .. .. 13 10 0 Taupiri rent .. .. .. 91 13 4 Stationery .. .. .. .. 53 19 6 Endowments .. .. .. 156 12 6 Advertising.. .. .. .. 39 5 0 Examination fees .. .. .. 50 18 6 Printing .. .. .. .. 49 4 6 Calendars sold .. .. .. 2 7 3 Cleaning, lighting, and warming .. 46 18 0 Miscellaneous receipts .. .. 212 3 Fidelity-bond, Registrar .. .. 3 0 0 Interest on fixed deposits .. .. 62 10 0 Legal expenses .. .. .. 19 8 Insurance .. .. .. .. 33 1.4 10 Furniture and fittings .. .. 69 9 9 Repairs .. .. .. .. 65 1 9 Water rates .. .. .. 15 9 0 Lecture requisites .. .. .. 245 17 7 Library .. .. .. .. 68 10 0 Premiums .. .. .. .. 19 4 8 Examination expenses .. .. 32 15 0 Glasgow medal expenses .. .. 115 0 School of music .. .. .. 4 9 6 Endowment expenses, Waikato .. 14 811 Raglan .. 14 8 4 Waitemata .. 2 9 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 10 0 Interest on overdraft .. .. 9 13 10 Additions .. .. .. .. 328 4 6 Balance, 31st December, 1897 — Fixed deposit, Bank of New Zealand 1,200 0 0 Current account .. .. .. 15 9 0 £5,893 17 6 £5,893 17 6 II. —Sepabate Accounts. I. — Sinclair-Gillies Trust Account. £ s. d. I £ s. d. To Balance, Ist January, 1897 .. .. 215 1 0 By Property expenses— Rent .. .. .. .. .. 106 13 4 Rates .. .. .. .. 7 3 9 Interest from Bank .. .. .. 3 10 0 Insurance .. .. .. .. 7 18 9 Sheds sold .. .. .. 10 0 0 Repairs .. .. .. .. 6 0 0 Legal .. .. .. .. 2 2 0 Scholarships .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Balance, 31st December, 1897— Post-Office Savings-bank .. .. 100 0 0 Auckland Savings-bank .. .. 105 19 0 Bank of New Zealand .. .. 6 0 10 £335 4 4 £335 4 4 lI. — J. L. Sinclair Trust Account. £ s. d. £ s. d To Sale of books .. .. .. 16 7 0 By Balance, 31st December, 1897— Interest from Bank .. .. .. 0 5 7 Auckland Savings Bank .. .. 16 12 7 £16 12 7 £16 12 7 D. W. Eunciman, Eegistrar. Examined and found correct — J. K. Waebubton, Controller and Auditor-General. Approximate Cost of Paper —Preparation, not given ; printing (1,575 copies), £1 16s.

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