E.—6

OTAGO BOYS' AND GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOLS. Geneeal Statement of Accounts foe the Yeae ended 31st Decembeb, 1914. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Government grants— Dr. balance at beginning of year.. .. 1,781 311 For sites, building, furniture, &o. (general Management— purposes) .. .. .. .. 919 10 0 Offioe salaries .. .. .. 281 5 0 For buildings, furniture, fittings, and Other office expenses .. .. 45 0 0 apparatus for manual instruction .. 616 14 3 Other expenses of management 23 16 4 Capitation— Teaohers' salaries and allowances . 5,817 5 10 For free places .. .. .. 5,524 14 11 Boarding-sohool Aooount .. 105 0 0 For reoognized sohool classes for manual Prizes.. .. .. .. .. 39 0 6 instruction .. .. .. 72 5 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 214 2 7 Current inoome from reserves .. .. 2,973 6 9 Cleaning, fuel, light, &o. .. .. 407 5 4 Revenue of secondary-education reserves .. 329 12 5 Books and stationery for sale to pupils, and School fees .. .. .. .. 444 16 11 other temporary advances .. .. 16 4 2 Interest from Prize Fund 4 0 0 Maintenance (including material) of classes Share of rectory ground-rent .. 14 6 4 for manual instruction .. .. 99 16 9 Use of baths (Old Boys).. .. 1 10 0 From Government grants— Dr. balance at end of year .. 2,664 9 8 For sites, buildings, furniture, apparatus, &c. (general purposes) .. .. 919 10 0 For buildings, furniture, fittings, and apparatus for manual instruction .. 6J6 14 3 From current revenue— Purohases and new works .. .. 2,256 £ 4 Fenoing, repairs, and furnishing .. 405 12 2 Miscellaneous (rates, &o.) .. .. 135 19 9 Buildings, equipment, &0., for manual instruction .. .. .. 20 5 4 Interest on current aoconut, &0.. . .. 225 14 4 Miscellaneous (surveys, &c.) .. .. 18 13 8 House allowance, rector .. .. 50 0 0 Sinking fund .. .. .. .. 16 10 0 Refund of deposits .. .. .. 70 0 0 £13,565 6 3 £13,565 6 3 T. K. Sidey, Chairman. P. J. Ness, Secretary. Examined and found correct —R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General. Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1914. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Rents overdue .. .. .. .. 58 17 7 Tradesmen's accounts unpaid .. 105 10 2 School fees overdue .. .. .. 12 0 0 Publio debt debentures .. .. .. 3,300 0 0 Government oapitation due on free pupils 1,901 12 3 Outstanding cheque .. .. 22 0 0 Amount at oredit of sinking fund .. 128 14 8 Overdraft, 31st Deoember, 1914 .. 2,642 9 8 £2,101 4 6 £6,069 19 10 Sinking Fund Account for Year ending 31st December, 1914. £ s. d. £ s. d ' Balanoe on Ist January, 1914 .. .. 108 3 8 Balance on 31st December, 1914, fixed Annual payment to sinking fund .. .. 16 10 0 deposit, Bank of New Zealand .. .. 128 14 8 Interest on fixed deposit, Bank of New Zealand .. .. .. .. 4 10 £128 14 8 £128 14 8

GORE HIGH SCHOOL. Geneeal Statement of Accounts foe the Yeae ended 31st Decembeb, 1914. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Government grant for sites, building, furni- Dr. balance at beginning of year .. 51 7 5 ture, &c. (general purposes) .. .. 228 0 0 ManagementGovernment oapitation— Offioe salary .. .. .. .. 70 0 0 For free plaoes .. .. .. 1,502 1 8 Other offioe expenses .. .. .. 6 0 3 For recognized scoool classes for manual Teachers' salaries and allowances .. .. 1,560 0 0 instruction .. .. .. .. 24 0 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. .. 11 13 4 Subsidy on voluntary contributions, second Printing, stationery, and advertising 28 16 6 ary sohools.. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Cleaning, fuel, light, &o. .. .. 162 12 8 Revenue of secondary-education reserves .. 88 18 8 Material for olasses other than olasses for School fees .. .. .. .. 130 0 0 manual instruction .. .. .. 61 611 Voluntary contributions on aooount of recog- Fenoing, repairs &o. .. .. .. 223 16 11 nized sohool classes for manual instruction 25 0 0 Interest on current acoount ~ .. 3 2 3 Refund .. .. .. .. 0 0 9 Furnishing .. .. .. 16 11 8 Southland Eduoation Board fees .. .. 60 15 0 Rent of theatre for breakup .. .. 10 0 Technical instruction — Sohool telephone .. .. 4 3 4 Capitation on speoial olasses .. 36 4 6 Standard Insurance Company, accident .. 2 6 9 on acoount of free places .. 22 13 0 Southland Eduoation Board fees .. 60 15 0 Subsidies on voluntary contributions 50 0 0 For technical instruction— Fees and other class payments .. 44 19 6 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 97 17 6 Dr. balance at end of year .. 81 9 8 Offioe expenses (inoluding salaries, stationery, «&o.) .. .. 10 10 0 Material for olass use .. .. .. 10 19 9 Direotor .. .. .. .. 10 10 0 Refund .. .. .. 012 6 £2,394 2 9 . £2,394 — 2~ 9

73