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TIMARU HIGH SCHOOLS. Geneeal Statement of Accounts fob the Yeae ended 31st Decembeb, 1914. Receipts. £ S. d. Expenditure. • . £ s. d. Government capitation— Dr. balance at beginning of year .. .. 197 13 10 For free places .. .. .. 1,880 0 1 Management— For reoognized sohool olasses for manual Office salary .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 instruction .. .. .. .. 83 5 0 Other offico expenses .. .. .. 32 2 1 Government subsidy on voluntary contribu- Expenditure on endowments, &c. .. 61 8 4 butions—seoondary schools ... .. 118 17 6 Teachers' salaries and allowanoes .. .. 2,466 8 3 Endowments— Scholarships .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Prioe of reserves sold (Capital Aooount) .. 16 0 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. .. 19 10 9 Current income from reserves .. .. 2,228 7 8 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 174 16 7 Interest on moneys invested and on unpaid Cleaning, fuel, light, &o. .. .. .. 266 16 9 purohase-money .. .. .. 1 17 9 Material for olassos other than olassos for Sohool fees .. .. .. .. 169 2 8 manual instruction .. .. .. 40 2 6 Voluntary contributions—On aocount of Maintenance (including material) of classes general purposes of the school .. .. 70 9 0 for manual instruction .. .. 102 12 6 Rent of gymnasium .. .. .. 4 5 4 Purohases and new works .. .. 2,003 11 7 Refund of superannuation .. .. 19 7 6 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. 76 12 0 Refund of amounts handed to principals in Miscellaneous (rates, &o.) .. .. 98 14 5 error.. .. .. .. .. 109 14 1 Buildings, equipment, &0., for manual in- • Refund of amount overpaid .. .. 1 510 struotion .. .. .. .. 3515 5 Refund of travelling-expenses .. .. 1 10 0 Other expenditure, namely — Proceeds, sale of old grates .. .. 4 7 0 Superannuation payment .. . . 15 0 0 Discount .. .. .. .. 2 5 0 Legal expenses .. .. .. 3 3 0 Dr. balanoe at end of year .. .. 1,112 6 7 Telephones .. .. .. .. 17 10 0 Railage and cartage .. .. .. 317 0 Framiug pictures, &c. .. .. .. 8 10 Photos and blocks for prospectus .. 6 5 8 Blackboard, flag, chairs, linoleum, oic. .. 24 16 8 Sundries .. .. .. .. 13 3 1 £5,818 1 0 £5,818 1 0 Examined and found correct, except that there is no authority of law for the expenditure of Board funds on the printing and issuing of a magazine.—-R. J. Collins, Controller and AuditorGeneral. Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities as at 31st December, 1914. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Outstanding rents .-. .. * .. 200 17 2 i Dr. balance at Bank of New Zealand, plus Government capitation— unpresented cheques .. .. .. 1,112 0 7 Free pupils .. .. .. 700 0 0 New Zealand Government Life Insurance Manual olasses .. .. .. 83 7 4 Department (balance of loan) .. .. 5,616 15 0 Sohool fees .. .. .. 319 0 Sundry accounts .. .. .. 100 0 0 Balanoe purchase-money of section sold .. 60 0 0 ~.'•: ■ I £1,048 3 6': . £6,829 1 7 John Bitchenee, Chairman. ■•" A. C, Maetin, Secretary and Treasurer.

WAIMATE HIGH SCHOOL. Geneeal Statement op Accounts foe the Yeae ended 31st Decembeb, 1914. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. Balance in bank at beginning of year .. 3,223 3 1 Management— £ s. d. Revenue of secondary-education reservos .. 349 3 0 Offioe salary .. .. .. '■'..' 20 0 0 Interest on moneys invested .. .. 177 16 0 Other office expenses .. .. .. 12 10 0 Exohange .. .. .. .. 0 16 Other expenses of management.. .. 213 4 Interest on Post Offioe Savings-bank deposit 15 0 Teaohers'salaries and allowances.. .. 260 0 0 Examiners' fees .. .. .. .. 10 10 0 Scholarships .. .. .. .. 135 0 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 0 Stationery and advertising .. .. 4 6 6 Books .. .. .. .. .. 7 19 0 Purchase of other lands .. .. 600 0 0 Grant to technical classes .. .. 10 0 0 . Legal costs .. .. . . .. 9 310 Bank charges .. .. .. .. 014 0 Excess interest refunded.. .. .. 0 10 0 Balanoe at end of year .. .. .. 2,675 19 11 £3,751 8 7 £3,751 8 7 W. H. Beckett, Chairman. Geo. Bolton, Secretary. Examined and found correct. —R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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