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[Appendix B

Statement of Rents.

Statement of Arrears of Rent paid and Rents outstanding, 1910.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Assets. c b. d. Balance in Post-Office Savings-Bank ... ... ... ... 240 17 8 Rents outstanding— Primary ... ... ... ... ... ... 175 3 6 Secondary ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 15 0 Total assets ... ... ... ... ... £419 16 2 Liabilities. Nil: E. Hylton, Secretary. Examined and found correct. —R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

k NELSON. Sir, — School Commissioners' Office. Nelson, 31st March, 1911. I have the honour to forward the annual report and balance-sheet of the Nelson School Commissioners for the year ended 31st December. 1910. Commissioners. —The, Commissioners holding office during ilie past year were —Mr. John Graham, M.1.. Mr. R. T. Sadd (Commissioner of Crown Lands). Major Franklyn (Education Board), Mr. A. T. Maginnity (Chairman, Education Board), and Mr. J. Stuart Wratt (nominated in place of Hon. F. Trask, deceased). Receipts. — The net receipts [or the year were —For primary education. £1,221 4s. sd. ; for secondary education, £434 Bs. 6d.; making a total of £1,655 12s. lid. Expenditure. —The following sums were paid out on account of primary and secondary education. namely: Nelson Education Board (primary), £1,142 ; Grey Education Board (primary), £158 ; North Canterbury Education Board (primary), £48; Nelson College (secondary), £520; making a total of £1.868 : the balance of expenditure being ordinary administration expenses. With regard to the assets

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Reserves. Outstanding, 1st January, 1910. Payable, 1910. Paid, 1910. Outstanding at 31st December, 1910. Previoue Current Year. 'riniary iecondary ... £ s. d. 144 10 6 6 5 0 B s. 404 9 36 10 d. 5 I 0 £ s. 373 16 39 0 d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 6 42 5 6 132 18 0 0 ... 3 15 0 Totals 150 15 6 ! 440 19 6 412 16 6 42 5 6 I 136 13 0 42 5 6 I 136 13 0

Arrears paid, 1910. Outstanding at 31st December, 1910. 1907. 1908. 1909. Total. 1908. 1909. 1910. Total. Primary. £ a. d. 10 0! £ h, d £ r. i 9 7 (i 91 17 &, £ s. a. B 8. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 6 102 5 0 0 13 0 41 12 6 182 18 0 175 3 6 Secondary. £ B. (I. Nil. £ s. d. £ B. Nil. 6 5 A. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 0 6 5 0 Nil. Nil. 3 15 0 3 15 0