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TIMAEU HIGH SCHOOL. 1. Balance-sheet for the Year ending 31st Decamber, 1885. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Rents from reserves .. .. .. 1,059 13 8 By Overdraft at bank, Ist January, 1885 .. 318 2 4 Interest .. .. .. .. 142 10 0 Teachers' salaries .. .. .. 1,757 17 6 School foes .. .. .. .. 699 10 0 Secretary's and janitor's salaries .. 170 0 0 Government grant .. .. .. 600 0 0 Pupil-teachers .. .. .. 101 13 4 Overdraft at bank .. .. .. 82 13 9 Sundry accounts .. .. .. 230 14 3 £2,584 7 5 £2,584 7 5 I have audited this account, and find it correct.—J. Ollivier, Provincial District Auditor.

2. Eepoist of the Inspector-General to the Hon. the Minister of Education. Tlmaru High School. —lnspected 24th November. The programme of the school includes preparation for University junior scholarships in Latin, English, mathematics, French, history, and geography in the highest Forms, and the work of the Third Standard, with the addition of elementary Latin and French, in the lowest. Botany and chemistry are taught. lam invariably well pleased with the punctuality, precision, and good order of this school. I think that the drawing should be brought into close conformity with modern methods of progress in scientific order, to give it greater technical value.

WAIMATE HIGH SCHOOL. Balance-sheet, 31st December, 1885. Receipts. £ s. d. I Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance brought forward .. .. 94 6 9j By Salaries— Eents received .. .. .. 181 9 0 { Teachers .. .. .. .. 8G 2 G Interest ~ ~ .. .. 710 0 j Secretary .. .. .. .. 8 0 0 Pees .. .. .. .. .. 215 0 Grant for materials .. .. ..496 Fixed deposit matured ~ .. .. 125 0 0 : Incidentals .. .. .. .. 8 8 1 Fixed deposit.. .. .. .. 250 0 0 Balance, current account .. .. 54 0 8 £411 0 9 j £411 0 9 I have audited this account, and find it correct.—J. Ollivier.—l6th February, 1886.

GEEYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL. Statement of Eeceipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1885. Receipts. £ s. d. \ Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance in hand and in bank at beginning By Office—Salary .. .. .. 20 0 0 of year .. .. .. .. G34 11 0 i Other office expenses .. .. .. 5 10 Interest on Endowment Fund .. .. 22 10 0 Other expenses of management .. .. 910 0 Interest on current account .. .. 12 11 6 Deposit account, National Bank of New Zealand .. .. .. .. GOO 0 0 Balance in hand and in bank at end of year .. .. .. .. 35 1 6 £669 12 6 £609 12 6 James Barkley, Chairman. E. L. Eobinson, Secretary. I hereby certify that I have examined the above statement of accounts, and, having compared the same with cash-book, bank pass-book, vouchers, and other documents, find the same to be correct. —W. A. Spence, Auditor.—2nd April, 1886.

HOKITIKA HIGH SCHOOL. Statement of Eeceipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1885. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance in hand and in bank at beginning By Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 13 0 0 of year .. .. .. .. G2G 2 0 Lodged fixed deposit, Bank of New ZeaInterest on fixed deposit .. .. 31 0 0 land, Hokitika .. .. .. 625 0 0 Balance in hand and in bank at end of year .. .. .. 19 2 0 £057 2 0 £657 2 0 Joseph Giles, Chairman. I hereby certify that I have examined the above statement of account, and, having compared the same with vouchers and bank pass-book, find the same to be correct and according to law.—W. A, Spence, Auditor. —sth January, 1886,

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