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1. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1904.

Receipts. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year— £ s. d. On mortgage .. .. 2,800 0 0 Dr. balance .. .. 1,128 15 7 1,671 4 5 Current income from reserves .. .. 345 0 0 Interest on moneys invested and on unpaid purchase-money .. .. .. 158 11 6 Paid by School Commissioners .. .. 203 4 2 School fees .. .. .. .. 2,178 19 11 Boarding-sohool fees .. .. .. 2,318 1 4 Sales .. .. .. .. .. 980 Advance repaid .. .. .. .. 90 16 9 Church sittings .. .. .. 32 14 0 Rent of cottage .. .. .. 24 0 0

Expenditure. £ s. d. Office salaries .. .. .. .. 65 0 0 Other office expenses .. .. .. 15 14 5 Caretaker .. .. .. .. 54 18 0 Other expenses of management .. .. 12 19 1 Teachers' salaries and aliowan-es .. 1,841 3 10 Boarding-school account .. .. 2,232 4 0 Examinations— Examiners' fees .. .. .. 26 5 0 Other expenses .. .. .. 4 8 4 Prizes .. .. .. .. 28 3 9 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 66 6 6 Furniture — House .. .. .. .. 46 7 6 School .. .. .. .. 56 1 6 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 11l 9 0 Miscellaneous (rates, &c.) .. .. 72 10 9 Interest on current account, £47 18s. 6d. ; bank charge, 10s. .. .. .. 48 8 6 Rent of coti age and site .. .. 80 15 0 Fees refunded .. .. .. .. 3 8 0 Church sittings .. .. .. 35 8 0 Balance at end of year— On mortgage .. .. .. .. 1,600 0 0 Cr. balance .. .. .. 630 811

£7,032 0 1 £7,032 0 1 Geo. S. Bridge, Chairman. W. J. Carson, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct. —J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General. 2. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —As prescribed by the New Zealand University for the Degree of B.A. in English, Mathematics, Latin, French, Mechanics ; with a somewhat abreviated B.A. course in German. Lowest. —English and Geography similar to Standard IV in public schools. History— Primary History, 60 pages. French—Conversation lessons ; writing of original sentences ; considerable vocabulary of common words. No text-book. Arithmetic—Similar to public-school Standard 111. Drawing—Freehand, brushwork, and model. Singing —Class singing. Scripture —Life of Christ. Gymnastics—General. WANGANUI COLLEGIATE SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. W. Empson, 8.A.; Mr. J. R. Orford, M.A. ; Rev. A. W. N. Compton, M.A.; Mr. H. B. Watson, M.A.; Mr. E. G. Atkinson, B.A. ; Mr. J. Harold; Mr. J. E. Bannister, M.A. ; Mr. W. A. Armour, M.A. ; Mr. J. S. Lomas, 8.A.; Mr. E. C. Hardwicke, M.A. ; Mr. F. L. Peck ; Mrs. Atkinson ; Mr. R. Dunn. 1. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1904. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To balance at beginning of year .. .. 182 9 8 Office salaries (commission) .. .. 57 1 3 Current income from reserves .. .. 1,198 19 0 Other office expenses .. .. .. 53 5 0 Interest on prize-moneys invested .. 8 12 6 Other expenses of management .. .. 35 5 7 School fees .. .. .. .. 1,895 0 0 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 3,110 16 8 Boarding-school fees .. .. .. 516 0 0 Prizes.. .. .. .. .. 45 3 6 Music fees .. .. .. .. 61 12 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 50 12 5 Lease fees .. .. .. .. 35 0 0 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 96 2 2 Refund of insurances .. .. .. 612 4 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 252 9 7 Donation re spectroscope .. .. 5 0 0 Miscellaneous (rates, &c.) .. .. 96 3 9 Cheques outstanding .. £62 10 0 Interest on current account .. .. 10 0 Less baiance at bank .. 17 6 7 Refund of tuition fees received in excess, ■ 45 3 5 1903 .. .. .. .. 44 0 0 Architect and auction expenses .. .. 36 1 6 Chemicals and spectroscope .. .. 24 4 6 Law costs and lease fees .. .. 52 3 0 £3,954 8 11 £3,954 8 11 T. B. Maclean, Acting-Chairman. Ed. N. Liffiton, Treasurer. Aubrey Gualter, Secretary to Trustees. I certify that the above balance-sheet is a correct summary of the receipts and expenditure of the Wanganui Collegiate School for the year ending 31st December, 1904.—John Notman, Auditor. 2. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —Work as for Junior University Scholarships. Lowest. —Latin, reading, writing, composition, arithmetic, drawing. PALMERSTON NORTH HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. J. E. Vernon, M.A., B.Sc. ; Mr. F. Foote, B.A. ; Miss E. M. Rowley, B.A. ; Mr. J. Ritchie; Miss G. Wyatt; Mr. L. J. Watkin ; Mr. R. Grant; Miss B. Mollison.

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