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SOUTHLAND. Statement of Income and Expenditure, and Assets and Liabilities, for the Year ending 31st December, 1936.

Balance-sheet, 31st December, 1936. Debit Bank Balances and Moneys owinq by Board. Credit Bank Balances and Moneys due to Board. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Amounts owing— Cash at bank on current account .. 2,965 18 10 Special accounts .. .. .. .. 2,840 3 5 Less unpresented cheques .. 635 9 2 General Account .. .. .. .. 109 7 9 2,330 9 8 Credit balances— Investments .. .. .. .. • • 510 0 0 Special accounts .. .. .. .. 2,758 18 4 Amounts due— General Account .. .. .. .. 1,659 5 6 Special accounts .. .. .. •• 3,799 10 10 General Account . . .. .. • • 727 14 6 £7,367 15 0 £7,367 15 0

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As at 31st December, 1936. Same of Account. 1st JsSST'1936. Income. Expenditure. Amounts due to Board. Amounts owing by '' ' Balance. ~ Board. Due from Department. Due from other Sources. Special Accounts. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Teachers' salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 96,739 4 1 96,739 4 1 .. .. •• 89 2 7 House allowances . . .. .. .. .. .. 1,829 7 6 1,829 7 6 .. .. 0 7 6 School libraries .. .. .. .. .. .. 93 15 9 93 15 9 .. .. 0 0 11 8 19 9 Conveyance, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,789 13 1 6,789 13 1 .. 1,354 10 4 17 15 2 965 18 10 Grants to School Committees .. .. .. 287 3 6 8,826 18 8 7,829 8 6 1,284 13 8 .. .. 18 8 2 Dryburgh Special School .. .. .. .. .. 300 300 Teachers' classes .. .. .. .. 218 3 10 2 12 6 68 19 5 151 16 11 Radio installations .. .. .. .. .. 300 300 Boarded-out children .. .. .. .. .. 22 9 2 22 9 2 .. 2 16 10 District high school salaries .. .. .. .. 2,581 17 9 2,581 17 9 .. 0 8 4 Manual instruction .. .. .. .. 397 9 1 4,706 16 6 4,753 9 7 350 16 0 554 17 4 9 1 0 425 14 6 Technical instruction .. .. .. . 9 13 4 704 4 8 632 2 6 81 15 6 25 15 2 Free school-books .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 311 20 311 .. 097 Buildings —Maintenance .. .. .. .. 770 14 9 9,336 15 3 9,217 13 9 889 16 3 693 5 1 21 3 2 143 18 3 New buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,036 5 7 6,036 5 7 .. 565 7 7 175 17 7 1,054 13 1 Subsidies .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,420 17 6 1,420 17 6 .. .. 268 18 6 72 4 9 Sites sales .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,228 19 3 1,228 19 3 .. 109 4 3 .. 11 11 0 Contractors' deposits .. .. .. .. .. 49 5 0 49 5 0 .. • • • • 49 5 0 Boys' and girls' agricultural clubs .. .. .. .. 40 0 0 40 0 0 Total of special accounts .. .. 1,683 4 6 140,435 6 2 139,359 12 4 2,758 18 4 3,306 14 6 492 16 4 2,840 3 5 General Account .. .. .. .. .. 1,586 2 1 3,614 0 4 3,540 16 11 1,659 5 6 12 12 7 715 111 109 7 9 Grand total .. .. .. .. 3,269 6 7 144,049 6 6 142,900 9 3 4,418 3 10 3,319 7 1 1,207 18 3 2,949 11 2