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MAELBOEOUGH HIGH SCHOOL. General Statement of Accounts foe the Yeab ended 31st Decembek, 1911. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 306 4 0 Management— Prom Government—Grant for sites, build- Office salary .. .. .. .. 52 0 0 ing, furniture, &c. .. .. 500 0 0 Other office expenses .. .. .. 10 6 Government capitation— Other expenses of management .. 717 4 For free places .. .. .. 1,291 13 4 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 1,237 3 4 For recognized sohool classes for manual Scholarships .. .. .. . ■ 10 0 0 instruction .1 .. .. 50 7 6 Prizes .. .. .. .. 5 0 0 Statutory grant, 1911-12 .. .. 400 0 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 11 15 6 Revenue of secondary education reserves .. 17 1 6 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 90 18 8 School fees .. .. .. .. 103 10 0 Books and stationery for eale to pupils, and Booke, &c, sold and other refunds .. 114 17 0 other temporary advances .. .. 109 17 9 Interest on current account .. .. 0 8 5 Maintenance of classes for manual instrucBequest for Young Scholarship .. .. 200 0 0 tion .. .. .. .. .. 42 12 0 Debit balance at Government grant—Ordinary .. .. 500 0 0 end of year .. .. 277 12 3 Manual instruction (Government grant) .. 272 15 3 Outstanding cheques .. 1115 0 Purchases and new works .. .. 514 3 6 Fencing, repairs, &o. .. .. .. 718 3 289 7 3 Miscellaneous (rates, &c.) .. .. 18 12 8 Or. Savings-Bank 13 5 9 Buildings, equipment, &c, for manual inCash in hand 217 0 struotion .. .. .. .. 272 15 3 ———— 16 2 9 Interest on ourrent account .. .. 18 1 3 273 4 6 Refund of deposit .. .. .. 30 0 0 Interest on Nosworthy bequest .. .. 33 15 0 Return of subsidy on Jordan donation .. 21 0 0 £3,257 6 3 £3,25? 6 3 R. McCallum, Chairman. B. Hylton, Secretary. Examined and found correct, except that—(l.) The payment of £98 13s. 6d. to Mr. E. H. Penny, a member of the Board, for books supplied contravenes a principle of law that persons holding positions of a fiduciary character should not benefit from their relations thereto. (2.) The sum of .£5OO bequeathed for the foundation of the Wrigley Scholarship has been unlawfully used for other purposes. Note.—This exception has been taken on the balance-sheets 1907, 1908, 1909, and 1910. (3.) The Young Scholarship bequest of £200 has been used for purposes other than those for which the money was received, (i.) The bank overdraft of £277 12s. 3d. is without authority of law.—R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General. Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1911. Assets. £ s> (j. ; Liabilities. £ s d Grants from Government — Debit balance, 31st December, 1911 .. 273 4 6 Capitation on free plaoes .. .. 439 11 8 Buildings .. .. .. .. , 71 0 4 Capitation, manual and technioal classes 53 12 6 Prizes .. .. .. .. 8 6 8 Balance of grant on science-room .. 46 6 8 Manual and technical classes .. .. 50 18 6 . Miscellaneous .. .. .. 4 17 3 Alexander Young's bequest .. .. 200 0 0 Bequest for Wrjgley Scholarship . . 500 0 0 £539 10 10 £1,108 7 3 E. McCallum, Chairman. E. Hylton, Secretary.

NELSON COLLEGE. Statement op Eeceipts and Expenditure foe the Yeae ending 31st Dhcembee, 1911. Endowment Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Rents .. .. .. .. .. 929 0 0 Rates and taxes .. .. .. 43 11 9 Interest .. .. .. .. 91 911 Insurances .. .. __ .. .. 412 8 School Commissioners' revenue endowments 60 15 6 Printing and advertising .. .. 8 9 6 Government revenue endowments .. .. 191 18 3 Governors' and auditors' fees .. .. 34 11 8 Seoretary .. .. .. .. 83 6 0 Office-rent .. .. .. .. 18 15 0 Offioe-cleaning and gas .. .. 412 4 Interest on bank overdraft .. .. 5 10 Telephone and letter-box .. .. 6 0 0 Bank oharge .. .. .. .. 010 0 Survey fee .. .. .. 10 2 6 Petty cash, postages, and sundries .. 20 0 6 Total .. 1,273 3 8 Total .. .. .. 239 12 11

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