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General Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending the 31st December, 1903.

Statement of Balances. £ s. a. £ s. a. & s. a. Primary Bduoation Aooount, Cr. 692 72. Bank of New Zealand Current Aooount .. 92 1 8 Secondary Eduoation Account, Dr. 522 16 6 Bank of New Zealand Fixed deposit .. 211 17 10 Primary Land Fund 1 - ~- . .. Unpaia cheque 117 b Secondary Land Fund f o '' " 351 i 6 Cash in office 28 6 7 Trust Aooount, Cr. .. .. 13 7 11 Credit balances .. 1,056 19 7 Debit balance .. 522 16 6 Net balance, Cr. .. £534 3 1 Net balance .. .. • • £534 8 1 New Plymouth, 30th January, 1904. R. Cock, Chairman. F. P. Corkill, Secretary. Examined and found correct.—J. K. Waeburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

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Primary. i Secondary. Total. Receipts. ro Balance, 1st January, 1903 ... ! £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 618 1 11 Income— Bents from reserves ... Transfer fees Interest on fixed deposit ... ... 3,138 12 13 10 3 0 j —L 493 13 2 0 4 0 3,632 5 7 15 10 0 6 15 7 Total receipts ... 4,272 13 1 Expenditure. £ a. d. ! £ s. d. £ s. d. ly Office salaries, 1st January to 31st December, 1903 (including office provided by Secretary) Printing, advertising, stationery, stamps, and petties Travelling-expenses of Commissioners ... Inspection of reserves Law costs for year 1902 ... £36 11 2 Law costs for year 1903 ... £45 7 0 93 15 0 15 9 19 1 9 77 1 3 31 5 0 7 5 6 6 7 3 25 13 9 125 0 29 1 25 9 102 15 0 3 0 0 Labour on reserves ... Commission on sundry rents ... Arbitrations and valuations ... Bates, 6s. 5d.; survey, 5s. ... Fire insurance, £3 5s. 8d.; guarantee, £10 District Land Registrar, fees on titles ... Bank commission and exchanges Distribution from revenue — Taranaki Education Board... Wanganui Education Board New Plymouth High School Board ... Wanganui High School Board Purchase of school-sites Net balance, 31st December, 1903 62 3 6 0 19 0 7 16 0 0 11 5 10 1 6 5 11 6 0 9 4 19 14 8 0 3 0 0 18 6 5 15 0 3 4 2 0 3 2 81 18 1 2 8 14 5 15 0 11 13 5 5 11 0 12 2 0 6 0 5 8 6 6 2,118 17 6 881 2 6 211*17 8 88 2 4 3,000 0 0 300 0 38 14 534 3 0 0 1 I Total expenditure 4,272 13 1