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2. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ending 31st December, 1896. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ 3. d. To Endowments— By Dr. balance at beginning of year .. 3,169 19 8 Rents from endowments .. .. 2,187 2 1 Management— Interest on moneys invested and on Office salary .. .. .. 130 0 0 unpaid purchase-money .. .. 73 8 6 Other office expenses .. .. 18 12 6 Paid by School Commissioners .. 434 5 5 Teachers' salaries and allowances— School fees (boys) .. .. .. 2,803 3 7 Boys'school .. .. .. 2,527 3 0 Boarding-school fees (girls) .. .. 457 3 0 Girls'school .. .. .. 1,655 10 0 Price of fencing material sold .. 15 0 Boarding-school Account — Balance at end of year .. ..8 277 JG 5 Boys'school .. .. .. 51 17 3 ' Girls' school .. .. .. 505 1 11 Sundries and incidentals .. .. 47 10 2 Scholarships .. .. .. 40 0 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. 17 2 7 Printing and stationery .. .. 66 9 0 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c, including wages of two janitors .. .. 220 811 Advertising .. .. .. .. 42 9 6 Laboratory requisites .. .. 11 12 8 Fencing, repairs, and furnishing— Boys' school .. .. .. 54 5 1 Girls' school .. .. .. 319 9 3 Insurance .. .. .. .. 47 6 6 Rates .. .. .. .. 62 5 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 247 5 8 £9,234 4 0 £9,234 4 0 John F. M. Fraser, Chairman. C. Macandeew, Secretary. Examined and found correct.— J. K. Wabburton, Controller and Auditor-General. Balance Account, 1896. 1896. £ s. d. 1896. £ 8 . d. Jan. 1. Balance brought forward, Bank Jan. 1. Balances brought forward— of New Zealand .. .. 3,169 19 8 Amount due by Rector, Boys' Dec. 81. Amount due by Dr. Belcher, writ- School .. .. .. 0 0 5 ten off .. .. .. 0 0 5 Uncompleted purchases .. 1,591 5 5 Amount of balance of Robson's Dec. 31. Ordinary revenue .. .. 5,882 19 1 loan, written off, security taken Interest due on personal accounts 73 9 5 over .. .. .. 162 18 1 Balance carried down, Bank of Amount of W. Dowling's interest New Zealand .. .. 3,277 16 5 over-debited .. .. 1 15 0 Ordinary expenditure .. .. 6,064 4 4 Balance carried down, Uncompleted purchases .. .. 1,426 13 3 £10,825 10 9 £10,825 10 9 1897. " 1897. — Jan. 1. Balance brought down—Bank of Jan. 1. Balance Brought down—UncomNew Zealand .. ..£3,277 16 5 pleted purchases .. ..£1,426 13 3 Assets and Liabilities on 31st December, 1896. Assets. £ s (j Liabilities. £ s d Rents overdue .. .. .. .. 618 8 0 Tradesmen's accounts unpaid .. .. 80 16 8 School fees overdue .. .. .. 45 5 4 Bank overdraft .. .. .. 3,277 16 5 Board fees overdue .. .. .. 13 7 8 Amounts due on mortgage (land instalments, including interest) .. .. 1,426 13 3 John F. M. Feaser, Chairman. C. Macandeew, Secretary. Examined and found correct. — J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

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