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£ s. d. Bank balance at beginning of year, Cr. . . .. . . . . .. .. 875 12 4 £ s. d. Bank balance at end of year, Cr. .. .. .. .. 270 11 6 Less unpresented cheques .. . . .. .. .. 134 18 8 135 12 10 On hand .. 26 12 9 Total at end of year, Cr. .. .. .. .. .. .. £162 5 7 W. N. Franklyn, Chairman. Education Office, Nelson, 4th May, 1912. N - R - Williams, Secretary. Auditor's Certificate. The balance-sheet has been duly examined by the Audit Office, but cannot be certified as correct inasmuch as various transfers therein are without authority of law.—E. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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1 '.. \ :. 26 Direction and administration (school and special classes) Buildings : Maintenance, rebuilding, rent — 27 Maintenance and small additions(a) )_ and ordinary rebuildmg (6) J 28 Rebuilding schools destroyed by fire 29 Rents of buildings and sites for school purposes New buildings, furniture, additions, sites — 30 Public schools 31 Manual instruction 32 Technical instruction 33 Rent of buildings for manual-in-struction purposes 34 Rent of buildings for technical-in-struction purposes 35 Sites-sales Other separate accounts — Contractors' deposits 694 14 2 694 14 21 7 3 4J (o)l,597 16 0 (6) 370 9 8 ) 573 4 0 1 250 0 I 1,897 16 6 [ 3,475 0 0 697 10 4 786 9 2 5 0 0 I J.2,833 10 2 1,064 0 0 269 16 4 1,188 13 10 760 19 10 795 0 0 153 0 0 106 14 9 100 0 988 10 3 163 13 4 1,119 2 10 573' 4 0 584' 6 7 25 0 .. 20 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 683 5 5 38,702 4 1 2,813 1 0i 1 3,479 5 0 524 8 Totals .. 3,031 14 3 2,156 Ill 37,052 4 IO! 253 7 1 1,667 18 2 1,667 18 2 2,975 6 7 * Exclusive of secondary f In terms of the Order ii Lepartments of district high schools, salaries and allowances of pnpil-teachers, and half of the total cost of the training-college staff. Council of 13th February, 1911, but exclusive of cost of works paid for out of Government grant for maintenance of school buildings and included below under that heading.