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Gibls' High School Maintenance Account.

Receipts. £ s. d. Balance, Ist January, 1902 .. .. 82 0 2 Sohool-fees .. .. .. .. 1,651 2 6 Extra fees for gjmnastic classes .. 11 16 0 Rent of reserves ... .. .. 288 7 2 Interest .. .. .. .. 245 5 4 Proceeds from cooking class .. .. 13 17 4 Government subsidy for technical olasses.. 17 8 4 £2,309 16 10 Balance, Ist January, 1903 .. .. £235 12 1 Public Libeaey i Receipts. £ s. d. Balance, Ist January, 1902 ' .. .. 2,000 0 0 Balance, Ist January, 1903 .. .. £2,000 0 0 Public Libeaey Mai Receipts. £ s. d. Balance, Ist January, 1902 .. .. 683 14 8 Contribution from Museum, Library, anu School of Technical Science Endowment Fund .. .. .. .. 563 0 0 Subscriptions .. .. .. .. 855 11 6 Fines .. .. .. .. .. 23 2 6 Sale of catalogues .. .. .. 714 0 Sale of magazines .. .. .. 5 4 3 Reserving fees .. .. .. .. 5 10 Interest on mortgage of £2,000 (Pihl) .. 95 0 0 Receipts from " Gammack " Trust .. 350 0 0 Government subsidy (parliamentary grant) 19 5 6 Catalogue sinking fund, transfer.. .. 200 0 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 889 1 5 £3,696 14 10

Expenditure. £ s. d. Salaries .. .. .. .. 1,513 17 1 Contributions towards expenses of Registrar's office .. .. .. .. 60 0 0 Insurance .. .. .. .. 10 12 6 Inspecting reserves .. .. .. 7 17 Examiners' fees .. .. .. 28 13 0 Scholarships and exhibitions . . .. 240 0 0 Repairs .. .. .. .. 6 12 6 Expenses of cooking olass .. .. 13 8 9 Fuel .. .. .. .. .. 10 7 2 Advertising .. .. .. .. 33 4 1 Prizes .. .. .. .. 21 1 0 Printing, stationery, and books .. .. 20 16 6 General expenses— Expenses of speech-night .. .. 8 6 0 Expenses of sohool social .. .. 310 0 Attending clocks and new clock .. 3 6 6 Desks, forms, &c. .. .. .. 9 9 6 Washing .. .. .. .. 412 1 Scales, ironmongery, &o. .. .. 319 9 Music and tuning piano .. .. 217 0 Rent of hockey-ground .. ... 1 10 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. 10 19 3 Grant in aid to boardinghouse .. 50 0 0 Emily Foster Memorial Prize .. .. 2 0 6 Flagpole .. .. .. .. 8 0 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 235 12 1 £2,309 16 10 Capital Account. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance .. .. .. .. 2,000 0 0 LiNTBNANCB Account. Expenditure. £ s. d. Salaries .. .. .. .. 653 3 4 Contribution towards expenses of Registrar's office .. .. .. .. 30 0 0 Insurance .. .. .. .. 35 6 9 Gas .. .. .. ... .. 115 14 11 Fuel .. .. .. .. .. 36 11 10 Subscriptions to colonial newspapers .. 40 19 6 Repairs .. .. .. .. 26 9 5 Legal expenses .. .. .. 6 9 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 53 5 7 General expenses— Shelving, mats, &c. .. . . .. 10 17 5 Lawn-mower.. . .. .. .. 9 0 9 Donation to fire brigade .. .. 2 2 0 Wire sign .. .. .. .. 310 0 Attending olooks .. .. .. 2 2 0 Ironmongery .. .. .. 6 4 7 Framing maps .. .. .. 5 4 6 Removing rubbish .. .. .. 5 16 Sundries .. .. .. .. 17 18 2 New books for circulating library .. 190 5 4 Renewal of standard works .. .. 95 10 3 Periodicals and English newspapers .. 106 15 11 Binding books .. .. .. .. 59 10 11 Reference library—Books and binding .. 155 17 2 Loan for new reading-room (interest) .. 155 6 10 Furniture and fittings iv new reading-room 253 15 3 Expenses of opening function—New read-ing-room .. .. .. .. 10 3 6 Gas-engine and connections .. .. 70 6 0 Contract for filling tank .. .. 10 19 0 Erection of fence and gate .. .. 12 0 0 Erection of shelving, counter, &c. .. 7 11 6 Rent of temporary reading-room (five months) .. .. .. .. 27 1 8 Additions and alterations to main building 348 2 11 Asphalting, bioycle-shed, shelving, &c. .. 47 16 8 Installation of Welsbach burners (1900) .. 1110 10 Workers' compensation insurance .. 6 9 5 New catalogue, circulating department .. 323 12 6 Interest .. .. .. .. 8 19 3 Reading-room Buildings Account, transfer of balance .. .. .. .. 734 18 8 £3,696 14 10 Balanoe, Ist January, 1903 ... .. £889 1 5

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