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Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the Year ending 31st December, 1909.

Statement of Rents for Year ending 31st December, 1909.

T. N. Bkodbick, Chairman. W. J. Pallot, Secretary. The Audit Office, having examined the accounts of the Hawke's Bay School Commissioners, prepared as in accordance with the provisions of the Education Act, 1908, hereby certifies to the correctness thereof, subject to the exception that the payment of £21 ss. 4d. for Commissioner's travelling-expenses, is without authority of law, and is therefore disallowed.—James B. Heywood, Assistant Controller and Auditor-General.

MARLBOROUGH. General Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1909. Receipts.

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ssets. Cash in hand ... Balance of cash at bank and Post-Office Savings-Bank on the 31st December, 1909 Arrears of year 1909 £ s. d. 84 5 0 774 10 7 £ s. a. I £ 84 151 12 2 926 s. d. 5 0 2 9 91 12 8 125 11 3 < 217 3 11 Total assets 950 8 3 ! 277 3 5 1,227 11 8 Liabilities Awaiting appropriation in purchase of land £ 586 s. d. 6 0 £ s. d. £ B. d. 143 18 6 730 4 6 Total liabilities 586 6 0 143 18 6 730 4 ('.

Amount written oS. £ s. d. Outstanding, 31st ! Accrued during December, 1908. j Year. £ s. d. £ s. d. 233 1 7 3,707 6 0 100 4 3 913 17 11 Paid during Year. Outstanding, 31st December, 1909. 'rimary Secondary 62 10 0 £ s. d. 3,848 14 11 826 0 11 £ s. d. 91 12 8 125 11 3 62 10 0 333 5 10 4,621 3 11 4,674 15 10 217 3 11

Pri: nary. occonaary. Secondary. Current. j 1 Total. Arrears. Current. Arrears. 3alance on 31st December, 1908 Sents, 1909 merest, 1909 Total receipts £ a. d. ... 196 17 6 j ... 196 17 6 j £ s. d. 62 13 8 137 4 11 13 8 £ s. d. j £ s. d. £ s. d. ... 19 16 1 82 9 9 7 15 0 30 5 0 372 2 5 0 3 4 17 0 201 2 3 7 15 0 50 4 5 455 19 2