E.—B

Museum, Libbaby, and School op Technical Science, Capital Account. Receipts. £ s . a. Expenditure. £ B . a. Balance, 1st January, 1900 .. .. 18,941 8 4 Balance .. .. .. .. 18,941 8 4 Museum, Libbaby, and School op Technical Science Endowment Fund. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance, 1st January, 1900 ' .. .. 1,185 7 9 Contributions to— Rent of reserves .. .. .. 2,300" 0 0 Museum .. .. .. .. 1,225 0 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 797 10 7 School of Engineering and Technical Science .. .. .. .. 618 18 4 Publio Library .. .. .. 563 0 0 School of Art .. .. .. 600 0 0 Inspection of reserves .. .. .. 21 3 0 Legal expenses .. .. .. 11 7 3 Printing .. .. .. .. 0 8 3 Balance .. .. .. .. 1,243 1 6 £4,282 18 4 £4,282 18 4 Museum Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Contributions from Museum, Library, and Balance, 1st January, 1900 .. .. 5 15 0 School of Teohnical Scienoe Endowment Salaries .. .. .. .. 795 0 0 Fund .. .. .. 1,225 0 0 Insurance .. .. .. .. 53 0 0 Sale of guide-books for 1899 .. .. 3 19 0 Contribution towards expenses of RegisSale of guide-books during 1900 .. .. 3 15 0 trar's office .. .. .. .. 30 0 0 Interest '.. .. .. .. 269 Repairs .. .. .. .. 0 10 6 Cases, fittings, &c. .. .. .. 21 0 0 Books and binding .. .. .. 18 14 6 Purchases (speoimens) .. .. .. 123 10 3 Freight and charges .. .. .. 7 12 9 Fuel .. .. .. .. 3 19 Sundry expenses .. .. .. 19 8 6 New guide-book .. .. .. 75 18 6 Balance ..... .. .. 81 9 0 £1,235 0 9 £1,235 0 9 Astbonomical Obsebvatoey Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance, 1st January, 1900 .. .. 310 18 6 Balance .. .. .. .. 323 8 5 Interest .. .. .. .. 12 9 11 £323 8 5 £323 8 5 Emily S. Fosteb Memoeial Fund. Receipts. Expenditure. Balanoe, 1st January, 1900 .. .. £61 10 0 Balance .. .. .. .. £61 10 0 Abthub Postle Bequest Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Amount of bequest .. .. .. 1,666 8 6 Public Library Capital Account transfer .. 2,000 0 O Circulating library interest transfer .. 333 11 6 £2,000 0 0 , £2,000 0 0 Mortgages op Fbeeholds Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance .. .. .. .. 19,150 0 0 Balance, 1st January, 1900 .. .. 15,250 0 0 Loan .. .. .. .. .. 1,200 0 0 Loan .. .. .. .. .. 2,700 0 0 £19,150 0 0 £19,150 0 0 Public Libbaby Scrip of Shareholders (Liability). Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Scrip cancelled .. .. .. ..500 Balance, 1st January, 1900.. .. .. 103 10 2 Balance .. .. .. .. .. 98 10 2 £103 10 2 £103 10 2 Examined and found correct.—J. K. Wabburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given ; printing (1,535 copies), £8 14s.

By Authority: John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9ol.

Price 6d.]

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