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General Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1898 — continued.

H. H. Pitman, H. B. Webb, Steward of Beserces. Chairman. Examined and found correct—J. K. Waebubton, Controller and Auditor-General.

Primary Education Estate. Total. Expenditure. By Office-expenses and management— Salary of steward (inclusive of travelling-expenses) ... Stationery and postage ... Bank exchange on cheques School Commissioners, railage and expenses Cost of special trip of steward to Wellington £ s. 540 0 10 6 0 10 10 5 3 10 a. 0 2 2 0 0 £ s. a. 564 11 4 Expenses of leasing— Advertising, printing, and lithographic plans Cost of subdivision al survey Arbitrators' fees assessing rentals of eight reserves, or portions of same Half-share of cost of preparation of eight deeds of submission to arbitrators, and stamps on same 36 7 30 7 13 17 8 1 0 9 8 0 89 19 9 Expenditure in connection with reserves— Temuka Eoad Board : Contribution towards cost of deepening another thirty chains of drain on boundary of Reserve 939 Kowai Eoad Board : Contribution to protective works to prevent the encroachment of Eiver Ashley, endangering Reserve 119 and other land ... T. B. Howson : Marram grass plants supplied to protect Eeserve 1179 10 0 0 6 0 0 5 0 0 21 0 0 \ Payments to Education Boards— North Canterbury South Canterbury 675 11 1 12,477 19 2,922 0 6 6 15,400 0 0 Balance in Bank of New Zealand, 31st December, 1898 — At credit of Current Account On fixed deposit 798 163 8 0 3 5 16,075 11 1 961 11 5 Total expenditure 17,037 2 6 Assets. £ s. d. lash in bank, as above ... ... ... ... tents payable in advance, 1st May, 1898—Proportion uncollected... : 136 10 10 ients payable in advance, 1st Nov., 1898—Proportion uncollected ... 1,941 5 0 £ s. d. 961 11 5 2,077 15 10 ■ Total assets 3,039 7 3 Liabilities. Steward's salary, December, 1898 iwaiting appropriation in purchase of land £ s. a. £ s. a. 45 0 0 304 14 1 Total liabilities 349 14 1