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GISBORNE HIGH SCHOOL. Geneeal Statement op Accounts poe the Yeae ended 31st December, 1914. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balanoe at beginning of year .. .. 525 13 I Management— Government grant for buildings, furniture, Office salary .. .. .. .. 120 16 8 fittings, and apparatus for manual instruo- Other office expenses .. .. .. 21 15 0 tion .. .. .. .. 39 5 7 Other expenses of management .. 29 7 9 Government capitation-- Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 1,096 11 0 For free plaoos .. .. .. 868 8 4 Boarding-school Account .. .. 834 15 7 For recognized school classes for manual Scholarships .. .. .. . . 9 0 0 instruction .. .. .. 78 15 0 Prizes and Games Club .. .. .. 1.1 16 2 Subsidy on voluntary contributions second- Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 27 2 G ary schools .. .. .. .. 117 0 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 139 13 7 Current income from reserves vested in Material for classes other than classes for Board .. .. .. .. 2,158 4 5 manual instruction .. .. .. 19 18 0 Revenue of secondary-education reserves .. 580 0 G Maintenance (including material) of classes School fees .. .. .. 279 16 0 for manual instruction .. .. 85 2 6 Boarding-school fees .. .. 845 5 0 Purchases and new works .. .. 362 9 3 Voluntary contributions on account of Fencing, repairs, <feo. .. .. 109 2 6 general purposes of the sohool .. .. 38 3 0 Miscellaneous (rates, &a.) .. .. 101 18 3 Compensation for land taken for railway Interest on current account .. .. 7 11 6 purposes .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Endowments— " Allowance on account of rates on purchase Purchase of other lands .. .. 100- 0 0 of lease .. .. .. .. 415 2. Miscellaneous (surveys, &c.) .. .. 246 10' G For teohnical instruction— Other expenditure, namely— Grants from Government— Interest .. .. .. .. 243 5 0 Capitation on speoial olasses .. .. 66 18 9 Principal repaid .. .. .. 164 10 0 Rent .. .. .. .. 110 Insurance .. .. .. .. 23 9 3 Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. 02 15 0 Lectures .. .. .. .. 7 10 0 Foes and other class payments .. .. 125 8 3 For technical instructionVoluntary contributions .. .. 20 0 0 Salaries of instructors .. 170 17 1 Sales of material .. .. .. 77 14 7 Office expenses (including salaries, stationery, &o.) .. .. .. 26 5 0 Advertising and printing .. 7 18 0 Lighting and heating . . .. 26 5 1 Insurance and repairs .. .. 21 16 6 Examinations, &o. .. .. .. 417 6 Material for class use .. .. 38 3 6 Labour (wool-classing) .. .. .. 10 13 0 Horse-hire (Instructor wool classing) .. 15 0 Buildings, equipment, &o. .. .. 6 2 6 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 1,162 2 6 £5,833 5 8 : £5,833 5 8 i ~™- E. H. Mann, Chairman. W. Mobgan, Secretary. Examined and found correct, except that high-school moneys have been improperly used for manual and technical purposes.—R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General. Note — This balance-sheet, being an amended one received late, differs slightly from that included In Tables K7 and K8 in Part 3 of this report. General Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1914. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Capitation— Mortgage, Government Life Insurance Free pupils, third term, 1914 .. .. 264 4 5 Department .. .. .. 2,320 10 0 Sohool classes, 1914 .. .. .. 70 7 6 Mortgages .. .. .. 2,200 0 0 Special classes, 1914 . . .. 34 15 3 Survey .. .. .. .. 21 7 0 Teohnioal foes overdue .. .. 2 11 6 House fees overdue .. .. .. 52 15 6 School fees overdue .. .. .. 810 0 Savings-bank invostment .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Accrued interest on investment .. .. 16 2 6 Rents overdue .. .. .. .. 1,636 3 6 Credit balance, Union Bank .. .. 162 2 6 Rates, Te Marunga, to be refunded .. 58 18 11 £3,306 11 7 £4,541 17 0 W. Moegan, Secretary.

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