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Museum Account. Receipts. £ s. d. ; Expenditure. £ a. d. Contribution from Museum, Library, and Balance, Ist January, 1909 329 11 6 School of Teohnical Science Endowment Salaries .. .. .. .. 977 8 4 Fund .. .. .. .. 1,500 0 0 Insurance .. .. .. .. 41 2 4 Sale of guide books .. .. .. 5 0 0 Contribution towards expenses of Regie Subscription (whale-skeleton) .. .. 0 8 0 trar's office .. .. .. 30 0 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 507 1 0 Repairs .. .. .. .. 816 3 Cases and fittings . .. 42 10 4 Taxidermist's requisites .. .. 15 18 10 Books and binding .. .. .. 18 5 4 Purchase of specimens, freight, and charges 22 13 1 Fuel .. .. .. .. .. 170 General expenses, viz.— Printing, stationery, and advertisements 16 8 10 Gas service to workshop .. .. 5 5 4 New type .. .. .. .. 5 5 4 Telephone subscription .. .. 310 0 Sundries .. .. .. 8 8 2 Publication of museum records .. .. 2 7 5 Guide-book sinking fund—allocation .. 10 0 0 Erection of whale-house, and cost of mounting whale .. .. .. 364 11 7 Labour, clearing grounds .. .. 14 17 0 Alterations to Maori House .. .. 61 13 3 Early Colonists' Section .. .. 14 4 3 Contribution towards cost of travellingexpenses of members of Board of Governors .. .. .. .. 2 15 3 Interest .. .. .. .. 15 14 7 £2,012 4 0 £2,012 4 0 Balance, Ist January, 1910 .. .. 507 1 0 Museum Guide-book Sinking Fund. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s tl Balance, Ist January, 1909 .. .. 20 0 0 Balance, 31st December, 1909 .. .. 30 0 0 Museum maintenance, allocation .. 10 0 0 £30 0 0 £30 0 0 Balance, Ist January. 1910 .. .. £30 0 0 Public Library Maintenance Account. Receipts. £ a. d. I Expenditure. £ a. d. Contribution from Museum, Library, and ! Balance. Ist January, 1909 .. .. 619 8 0 School of Technical Science Endow- Salaries .. .. .. .. 871 16 8 ment Fund .. .. . • ■ • 470 0 0 Contribution towards expenses of RegisSubscriptions .. .. ■ ■ • • 724 13 6 trar's office .. .. .. 30 0 0 Subscriptions for extra volumes .. .. 56 19 0 Insurance .. .. .. .. 33 4 0 Fines .. .. • • 47 15 5 i Lighting .. .. 144 7 9 Reserving books .. .. .. 518 9 i Fuel .. .. .. 26 4 6 Sale of catalogues .. .. .. 10 13 6 ' Subscriptions to colonial newspapers 48 3 2 Sale of magazines .. .. . - 7 0 2; Repairs .. .. .. 24 5 9 Revenue from estate cf late James Gam- Printing, stationery, and advertising 50 5 1 mack .. .. .. 575 0 0 ' General expenses, viz.-— Interest on capital (Postle bequest) 66 12 9 ! Furniture and fittings .. .. 10 13 7 Government subsidy .. . 16 9 2 Cleaning and appliances .. 9 110 Sale of book to Wellington Library 0 5 0 Keeping grounds in order .. .. 511 0 Balance .. •• .. 1,130 9 5 Typewriter .. .. .. .. 15 0 0 Subscription to directories, post-offic box, &c. .. .. .. .. 3 4 6 Sundries .. .. .. .. 6 J 8 New books for circulating department 274 16 8 Renewal of standard works .. .. 54 210 Periodicals and English newspapers .. 108 7 9 Binding books (circulating department) .. 57 11 11 Reference Library—books, periodical?, and binding — A. Postle Trust .. .. 66 12 9 General Account .. .. 161 6 11 New buildings loan of £4,00:) Interest .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 Allocation to sinking fund .. 54 0 0 Interest on current account .. .. 25 0 3 Reclassification of books .. .. 67 14 0 Reroofing Reference Library .. .. 97 10 9 Juvenile Department—books and fittings.. 44 10 1 Contribution towards cist of travellingexpenses of members of Board of Governors ... .. .. .. 2 15 3 £8,117 16 8 £3,117 16 .8 Balance, Ist January, 1910 .. ..£1,136 9 5

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