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Statement of Loans on Mortgage Account at 31st December, 1912. A. Mortgage owing to Nelson College. £ s. d. j £ s. d. Balance outstanding on 31st December, I Repayment on account of mortgage .. 200 00--1911 .. .. .. .. 1,050 0 0 Balanoe outstanding on 31st December, 1912 .. .. .. .. 850 0 0 £1,050 0 0 £1,050 0 0 B. Mortgage owing by Nelson College. £ s. d. £ s. d. Amount outstanding on mortgage at 31st Amount outstanding on mortgage at 31st Deoember, 1911 .. .. .. 10,000 0 0 December, 1912 .. .. .. 10,000 0 0 £10,000 0 0 £10,000 0 0 Examined and found correct, except that the grants to the Nelsonian are without authority of law.—R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General. Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities of Nelson College at 31st December, 1912. Assets. £ b. d. Liabilities. £ s. d Rents due .. .. .. .. 125 10 0 Governor's fees .. .. .. 100 0 a Fees due .. .. .. .. 242 9 6 Unpresented cheques .. .. .. 610 0Capitation, free pupils— Boys' College .. .. .. 614 9 4 Girls' College .. .. .. 464 5 4 Advances to boarders .. .. .. 171 18 7 Cash in bank .. .. .. .. 1,849 5 1 Cash on deposit .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 £4,467 17 10 £106 10 0 R. Catley, Secretary.

GREYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1912. Receipts. £ s. d. I Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance, 31st December, 1911 .. .. 1,881 7 1 Secretary's salary .. .. .. 10 0 0 Reserves revenue .. .. .. 77 9 5 Bank oharges .. .. .. .. 0 10 ft Interest .. .. .. .. 73 7 8 Grant—Grey Education Board .. .. 100 0 0 Balance, 31st December, 1912 .. .. 1,92114 2 £2,032 4 2 £2,032 4 2 Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilites. National Bank .. .. .. .. 5 9 6 Post Office Savings bank .. .. 16 4 8 Grey Borough debentures .. .. 1,900 0 0 • Nil. £1,921 14 2 W. R. Kettle, Chairman. P. F. Daniel, Secretary. Examined and found correct—R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

HOKITIKA HIGH SCHOOL. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1912. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 1,669 19 6 Management— Current income from reserves .. .. 58 0 0 . Office Balary .. .. .. .. 15 15 0 Interest on moneys invested and on unpaid Other office expenses .. .. .. 0 10 0 purchase-money .. .. .. 57 0 0 Teachers' salaries and allowances (grant to Revenue of secondary-eduoation reserves . 69 14 6 Westland Education Board) .. .. 125 0 O Fencing, repairs, &o. .. .. .. 19 2 6 Miscellaneous (rates, &c.) .. .. 12 1 9 Balance at end of year .. .. ~ 1,682 4 9 £1,854 14 0 £1,854 14 0 H. L. Michel, Chairman. Chas. Kirk, Secretary. Examined and found correct. —IS. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General. Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities for the Year ending 31st December, 1912. Assets. £ s. d. i Liabilities. £ s. d. Credit balance, Bank of New Zealand, cur- Borough rates .. .. .. 33 0 O rent account .. .. 74 4 9 Secretary's salary (one quarter) .. .. 3 18 9 Fixed deposits. Bank of New Zealand .. 1,400 0 0 Deposit Hokitika Savings-bank .. .. 208 0 0 Rent due, " Government House" .. 35 5 0 Rent due on sections .. .. .. 4 0 0 Reserves revenue due- (December quarter) 20 14 2 £1,742 3 11 £36 18 9 H. L. Michel, Chairman. Chas. Kirk, Secretary

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