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General Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1901. Receipts. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance— £ s. d. Office Staff—Salaries .. .. .. 281 15 0 On Building Account .. .. 2,801 3 1 Departmental contingencies .. .. 617 16 6 On General Account .. .. .. 579 0 4 Inspectors'salaries and travelling-expenses 450 0 0 Government grant for buildings .. 1,147 0 0 Truant Officer's salary and expenses .. 94 11 8 Other receipts for buildings— Examination of pupil-teachers .. .. 27 16 6 Refunds to Board .. .. .. 818 10 Scholarships— Contractors' deposits .. .. .. 20 0 0 Paid to scholars .. .. .. 271 0 6 Sale of old furniture .. .. .. 0 10 0 Examination expenses .. .. 24 15 3 Statutory capitation— Training of teachers .. .. .. 193 10 10 Paid by Government .. .. .. 11,26116 4 Teachers' salaries .. .. .. 11,674 12 3 Paid by School Commissioners .. 1,491 14 4 Teachers'house allowances .. .. 252 0 0 Addition to statutory capitation — For Incidental expenses of schools .. .. 993 2 9 teachers'salaries .. .. .. 1,271 10 11 School buildings— Scholarship grant .. .. .. 281 6 6 New buildings .. .. .. 1,691 15 11 District Higti Schools—Grant .. .. 76 0 0 Improvements of buildings .. .. 763 15 1 Inspection subsidy .. .. .. 200 0 0 Furniture and appliances .. .. 189 2 1 Capitation for manual and technical in- Bent of buildings for school purposes .. 5 0 0 struction —Special classes (ordinary) .. 100 0 o Sites .. .. .. .. 60 3 1 Grant for swimming .. .. .. 818 10 Plans, supervision, and fees .. .. 82 0 0 District High School fees .. .. 163 0 0 Contractors' deposits refunded .. 35 0 0 Other receipts— Manual and technical instruction — Bents .. .. .. .. 33 3 6 Salaries .. .. .. .. 22 10 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. 0 5 5 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 48 10 4 Cheque repaid to account .. .. 318 0 Material .. .. .. .. 12 8 Apparatus .. .. .. .. 915 0 Incidentals .. .. .. .. 4 0 0 Other expenses— Ranger .. .. .. .. 7 0 0 Grants to school libraries .. .. 15 0 0 Bank commission .. .. .. 015 0 New Plymouth School Committee .. 33 10 5 Carting and sundries .. .. .. 1 14 10 Balance — On Building Acoount.. .. .. 1,150 15 9 On General Account .. .. .. 445 14 8 £19,448 6 1 £19,448 6 1 D. McAllum, Chairman. P. S. Whitcombe, Secretary. Examined and found correct. — J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

REPORT ON STRATFORD DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL. (Number of scholars on roll:—Passed Standard VI.—M. 12, F. 17, total 29; others—M. 2, F. 1, total 3: totals—M. 14, F. 18, total 32.)

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