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Expenditure.

General Statement of Eeceipts and Expenditure for the Year ending the 31st December, 1907 — continued. Accounts — £ s. d. Credit, Bank of New Zealand, Dunedin ... ... ... 18 18 4 Less outstanding cheques ... ... ... ... ... 493 14 9 1 Cash in hand banked 3rd January, 1908 ... ... ... 526 17 3 Credit amounts on fixed deposit, Bank of New Zealand ... ... 3,700 0 0 £4,241 6 4

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By Salaries and allowances to officers — Secretary, £300; clerk, £155; Ranger, £231 5s. School Commissioners' travelling-expenses attending meetings at Dunedin: W. Dallas —train fare, &c, £10 6s. 8d., hotel expenses, £19 10s.; T. MacGibbon—train fare, £15 16s. 4d., hotel expenses, £29 5s.; D. Borrie—train fare, £12 14s., hotel expenses, £20 5s.; Hon. H. Feldwick— train fare, £3, hotel expenses, £26 5s.; J. Hay— hotel expenses, £4 10s. ; E. H. Wilmot—hotel expenses, £6 15s. ... Survey of reserves ... Office-rent, cleaning, fuel, and light Printing and stationery Incidentals Stamps and telegrams, £33 3s.; telephone, £7 ... • Legal expenses Expenses of leasing— Auctioneer's commission, &c. Advertising Inspection of reserves—Travelling-expenses and valuation fees Expenditure on reserves—Drainage and protection from river-encroachment Insurance premiums Bank exchange Contractor's deposit returned... Payments of valuation for improvements to outgoing tenants Amounts advanced on mortgage Payments towards primary education— Otago Education Board Southland Education Board Payments towards secondary education— Otago High Schools Board ... Southland High Schools Board Waitaki High Schools Board Credit balances on the 31st December, 1907 £ s. d. £ a. d. £ s. d. 686 5 0 148 7 0 85 4 0 98 8 10 23 11 9 14 8 0 40 3 0 564 18 6 19 1 0 43 11 10 326 1 3 403 9 2 9 10 3 0 16 5 0 0 776 5 0 7,410 0 0 9,196 10 3,821 2 7 1 \ 13,017 12 8 475 5 0 311 19 10 181 18 3 969 3 1 4,241 6 4 Total expenditure 28,882 8 2

Primary. Secondary. Total. Assets. Arrears on 31st December, 1907, viz.— Arrears of rent due in and prior to 1904 1905 1906 Arrears of interest due in and prior to 1906 Arrears of rent due in 1907 Arrears of interest due in 1907 Amount due on fixed deposit .... Amount of balance in bank and in hand Amount advanced on mortgage ... £ s. d. 17 12 6 28 12 0 156 13 11 0 8 9 2,605 10 9 21 2 7 £ 8. 2 10 122 3 d. 6 4 £ s. d. 17 12 6 28 12 0 159 4 5 0 8 9 2,727 14 1 21 2 7 3,700 0 0 545 15 7 39,663 2 5 Total . . 46,863 12 4