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Museum Account.

Receipts. £ s. d. Balance, Ist January, 1902 .. .. 126 14 3 Contributions from Museum, Library, and School of Teohnical Science Endowment Fund .. .. •• •• 1.225 0 0 Sale of guide-books .. .. •• 65 0 Interest .. •*• • • •• 3 5 8 £1,361 4 11 Balance, Ist January, 1903 .. .'. £136 17 7

Expenditure. £s. d. Salaries 82119 6 Insurance .. .■•••• 57 0 d Contribution towards expenses of Registrar's office .. .. •• •• 30 0 Repairs .. .. •• •• JlB b Cases, fittings, &c. .. •• • ■ 2 j> * ° Books and binding .. •• •• ,„ " , Purchases (specimens) .. .. •• t a\n Freight and oharges .. •••• ZJ D Fuel .. •■ .•• •• 60 9 Sundry expenses— Printer's type .. •■•• „i q Printing and advertising .. •• 0 J Curator's petty cash .. .. ••20 0 U Guide-book Sinking Fund .. ••10 0 0 Painting exterior of building .. ■ • inn Typewriter .. nin 0 Workers' compensation insurance .. ulu " Balance .. •• •• •• 136 17 7 £1,361 4 11

Museum Guide-book Sinking Fund.

Receipts. £ s - d. Balance, Ist January, 1902 .. • • 10 0 0 Amount transferred from Museum Account .. 10 0 U £20 0 0 Balanoe, Ist January, 1903 .. .. £20 0 0

Expenditure. &s- d. Balance . 20 0 0 £20 0 0

Asteonomical Obseevatoey Account.

Receipts. £ s - 3. Balance, Ist January, 1902 ".. . • 336 10 0 Interest .. •• •■ •• 13 14 2 £350 4 2 Balance, Ist January, 1903 .. • • £350 4 2

Expenditure. £s. d. Balance .. •• ■• •■ 350 4 2 £350 4 2

Emily Fostek Memobial Account.

Receipts. £ s - <*• Balanoe, Ist January, 1902 .. .. 63 0 6 Interest, to 31st December, 1901, Post-Office Savings-bank .. .. •• •• xl 710 £64 18 4 Balance, Ist January, 1903 . • .. £64 18 4

i Expenditure. £s. d. Balance .. 6 * 18 i £64 18 4

Mobtgages of Fbebholds Account.

Receipts. £ s> d. Balance 0 0

Expenditure. £s. d. Balance, Ist January, 1902 .. .. 19,150 0 0 Balance, Ist January, 1903 .. •■ £19,150 0 0

Public Libeaey Scbip of Shabeholdees (Liability).

Receipts. £ s - d. Balance g ß ,^

Expenditure. £s. d. Balance, Ist January, 1902 .. •■9B 10 2 Balance, Ist January, 1903 .. .. £98 10 2

Approximate Cost of Paper.-Preparation, not given; printing (1,555 copies), £11 12s.

By Authority: John Maokay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9o3. Price 9d.]

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