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[Appendix.

HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL. Gbnbbal Statement of Accounts foe the Yeae ended 31st Decembee, 1913. Beceipts. £ c. d. Expenditure, £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 37 14 3 Management — Government grant for sites, building, furni Office salary.. .. .. .. 52 0 0 ture, &o. (general purposes) .. .. 226 10 0 ! Other office expenses .. .. .. 10 0 7 Government capitation— Other expenses of management .. 10 5 9 For free places .. .. .. 1,547 18 4 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 1,302 6 8 For recognized school classes for manual Prizes .. .. .. .. 13 6 6 instruction .. .. .. 58 10 0 Material for classes other than classes Revenue of secondary education reserves.. 202 6 3 for manual instruction .. .. 38 9 4 School fees .. .. .. .. 92. 2 4 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 39 15 3 Books, &c, sold, and other refunds .. 0 10 0 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 58 7 10 Voluntary contributiuns on account of Books and stationery for sale to pupils, and general purposes of the sohool.. .. 0 9 6 other temporary advances .. .. 19 12 9 Fees for technioal instruction .. .. 31 10 0 Maintenance of classes for manual instruction .. .. .. .. 29 17 10 Site, buildings, furniture, &o.—Ordinary (Government grant) .. .. .. 79 0 0 Purchases and new works .. .. 167 4 6 Fencing, repairs, &o. .. .. .. 63 1 10 Buildings, equipment, 8 &c," for manual instruotion .. .. .. .. 83 19 2 Desks, £7 55.; sports, £16 19s. 7d. ; library, £6 3a. 9d. .. .. .. .. 30 8 4 For technical instruction (salaries of instructors) .. .. ~ .. 122 14 3 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 77 0 1 £2,197 10 8 £2,197 10 8 Examined and found correct, except that the payment of £30 4s. 2d. to cover travellingexpenses of Messrs. Barton, Bond, McDiarmid, and Bdgecumbe to Wellington is without authority of law. The Audit Office has been advised that this amount is being refunded.—B. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General. Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1913. Assets. Liabilities. £ s. d. £ s. d. Government Grant — ' Auckland Education Board— For plumbing apparatus .. .. 82 0 0 Instruction fees (technical classes) .. 75 7 3 For science apparatus .. .. 50 2 9 For capitation for general classes .. 334 3 4 „ for technical classes .. 123 0 0 Gash in hand and in bank .. .. 77 0 1 £666 6 8 £75 7 3 Geo. Edgecumbe, Chairman. B. English, Secretary and Treasurer. THAMES HIGH SCHOOL. General Statement of Accounts foe the Year ended 31st Decembee, 1913. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. dBalance at beginning of year .. .. 958 2 11 Management— Government capitation— Office salary .. .. .. .. 45 ] 2 6 For free places .. .. .. 1,109 7 11 Other office expenses .. .. .. 6 0 0 Foe recognized sohool classes for manual Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 949 3 4 instruction .. .. .. 34 5 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. 5 8 6 Current income from reserves .. .. 517 0 0 Material for classes other than classes for Interest on moneys invested and on unpaid manual instruction .. .. 23 1 8 purohase-money .. .. .. 52 10 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 16 1 3 Revenue of seoondary-education reserves .. 98 1 6* Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 28 10 0 Sohool fees .. .. .. .. 34 1 0 Maintenance of classes for manual inGoldfields revenue .. .. .. 41 12 0 struction .. .. .. ~ 34 1 11 Auckland Education Endowment .. 87 4 4 Site, buildings, furniture, &o. (from current Rent .. .. .. .. .. 10 13 0 revenue)— Purchases and new works .. .. 1,240 14 8 Fencing, repaiis, &c. .. 8 10 5 Miscellaneous (rates, &o.) .. .. 14 410 .Endowments (management) .. .. 61 8 4 Audit fee .. .. .. .. 110 0 Conveyance of scholars .. .. .. 10 0 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 1 15 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 496 15 3 £2,942 17 8 £2,942 17 8 -' '— . ■ Examined and found correct —R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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