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NEW PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOLS BOARD— continued. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1920 — continued. Receipts. Payments. Hostels Account :— £ s. d. Hostels Account :— £ s. d. Boarding-fees .. .. .. 11,129 9 10 Proportion of office expenses .. .. 365 14 9 Refunds of advances to boarders .. 2,935 13 2 Provisions .. .. .. .. 4,438 9 5 Contractors' deposits .. .. 24 1 3 Fuel, light, &c. .. .. .. 628 0 7 Sale of farm-produce, &c. .. .. 24 2 2 Salaries and wages .. .. .. 1,624 1 8 Tradesmen's accounts .. .. 215 16 3 Furniture, utensils, &o. .. .. 749 2 7 Repairs to buildings .. .. 198 9 2 Insurance, rates, &c. .. .. 1,266 8 2 Advances to boarders .. .. 2,757 19 7 Transfer to General Account .. .. 1,000 12 11 Refund of contractors' deposits .. 26 1 3 Farm expenditure .. .. 1,002 14 4 Tradesmen's accounts .. .. 211 8 3 £14,329 2 8 £14,329 2 8 Secondary Department General Ac- Secondary Department General Account :— count :— Government payment for salaries of Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 7,435 4 2 teachers and incidental expenses .. 5,525 3 11 Incidental expenses .. .. .. 973 1 7 Government capitation for classes for Maintenance of classes for manual inmanual instruction .. .. 142 14 6 struction .. .. .. 12 5 8 Subsidies on voluntary contributions for Scholarships and bursaries .. .. 52 10 0 general purposes (not new buildings).. 85 0 0 Maintenance of buildings .. .. 169 9 10 School fees .. .. .. 447 5 4 Donations expended.. .. .. 121 17 5 Voluntary contributions for general pur- Interest on overdraft .. .. 26 5 9 poses (not new buildings) .. .. 98 13 0 Refunds .. .. .. .. 105 17 6 Interest on bequests.. .. .. 3 2 1 Bursaries .. .. .. .. 52 10 0 Transfers from — Hostels Account .. .. ..1,060 12 11 Endowments Income Account .. 169 9 10 Balance, 31st Decomber, 1920 .. 1,100 5 4 £8,790 14 5 £8,790 14 5 Bequests Trust Account Bequests Trust Account :— Balance, 31st December, 1919 .. 75 0 0 Interest withdrawn for purposes of bequest 3 2 1 Interest received .. .. .. 514 5 Balance at New Plymouth Savings-bank 77 12 4 £80 14 5 £80 14 5 Citizens' Donation Account :— Citizens' Donation Account :— Balance, 31st December, 1919 .. 136 9 0 Balance, 31st December, 1920.. .. 136 18 1 Interest .. .. .. .. 0 9 1 £136 18 1 £136 18 1 Statement of Amounts due to Board and of Liabilities as at 31st December, 1920. Liabilities. £ s. d. Amounts due to Board. £ s. d. Public Trustee—Mortgage .. .. 11,190 0 0 Government capitation due .. .. 1,783 1 4 Interest on loans .. .. .. 282 15 6 Secondary-school fees due .. .. 38 13 4 Owing on contracts for buildings .. 3,254 0 0 Refunds from pupils due .. .. 267 13 5 Strandon shelters .. .. .. 587 810 Boarding-fees duo .. .. .. 157 3 0 Tradesmen (boys) .. .. .. 4 8 0 Lower-department fees duo .. .. 69 8 6 Tradesmen (Board's) .. .. .. 400 12 0 Outstanding rents .. .. .. 21 10 6 Deposits by parents .. .. .. 61 10 3 Outstanding interest .. .. .. 3 15 Bequests .. .. .. .. 75 0 0 New Plymouth Savings-bank .. .. 75 0 0 Capitation overpaid .. .. .. 1,057 8 7 Salaries paid in advance .. .. 74 3 4 Citizens' Donation Account .. .. 136 18 1 Arbitration fees .. .. .. 12 12 0 Contractors' deposits .. .. .. 8 0 0 Secondary-reserves rents outstanding .. 506 9 8 Salaries .. .. .. .. 012 0 Government grants for buildings .. 3,154 0 0 Rent overpaid .. .. .. 0 3 0 Post Office Savings-bank .. .. 136 18 1 Bank overdraft .. .. .. 442 3 9 Unpresented cheques .. .. .. 645 10 11 £18,146 10 11 £6,299 14 ~7 E. Lash, Secretary.