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£ s. d. Net balance at. Ist January, 1914, Cr. .. .. .. .. .. .. 290 14 5 £ a. d. Bank balance at 31st December, 1914, Cr. .. .. .. 518 0 11 Less unpresented cheques .. .. .. .. 386 8 0 131 12 11 In Post Office Savings-bank .. .. .. .. .. 898 4 10 Total at 31st December, 1914, Cr.. . .. .. .. .. £1,029 17 9 Education Office, Blenheim, 24th February, 1915. J. J. White, Chairman. E. Hylton, Secretary and Treasurer. Auditor's Certificate. Examined and found correct, except that the payment of £1 18s., expenses of Chairman to Wellington, is without statutory authority.— R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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V New buildings, additions, furniture, apparatus, sites — 30 Public schools .. .. .. .. 1,596 5 8j 1,556 3 0 .. .. 1,654 0 3 .. .. .. 1,694 2 5 532 1 9 31 Manual instruction .. .. . . 174 17 7 71 17 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. 103 0 2; 34 Sites sales .. .. .. 200 .. .. .. 18 00 .. .. .. 20 00 \ 35 Contractors' deposits .. .. 23 18 0 .. .. .. 83 15 0 71 18 0 .. .. 35 15 0 .. .. 35 15 0 36 Interest, Post Office Savings - bank 101 16 3 .. .. . . 24 13 10 . . .. .. 126 10 1 H Account Totals .. .. .. 2,235 5 10 1,944 11 5 18,434 2 4 393 16 9 348 16 9 18,437 12 6 .. .. 2,961 15 1 1,931 17 4 1,640 18 7 856 5 4 > — 1 ! "C * Exclusive of secondary departments of district high schools, but including salaries and allowances of pupil-teachers. In terms of the Order in Council of 13th February, 1911, but exclusive of cost of works paid for out of Government grant for maintenance and rebuilding of school buildings and included under that heading.