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£ s. d. Net balance at Ist January, 1914, Or. .. .. .. .. .. .. 79 15 1 £ s. d. Bank balance at 31st December, 1914, Gr... .. .. .. 160 11 3 Less unpresented cheques .. .. .. .. .. 64 2 9 96 8 6 On hand .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 15 1 Totals at 31st December, 1914, Gr. .. .. .. . . .. £101 3 7 F. W. 0. Smith, Chairman. Education Office, Nelson, Ist June, 1915. N. R. Williams, Secretary. Auditor's Certificate. Examined and found correct, except that the making of special grants to School Committees for contract purposes is without authority of law.— li. J. Collins Controller and Auditor-General.

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v" Buildings : Maintenance, rebuilding, rent — 23 Teachers' house allowances .. .. 17 11 9| 1,016 17 7 .. .. 1,011 96 .. .. .. 12 38 .. 150 24 (a (Maintenance and small additions) ~| ' ggg q f (a)2,955 3 3 .. .. ~j 9- and \ I 3 _ 808 3 6 | ! : " " I (6)1,865 17 0 .. .. j-3 828 0 9 .. 2,696 0 0 3,000 0 0 2o Rebuilding schools destroyed by fire j j .. -. 48 18 6 j 26 Rents of buildings and sites for J 1 136 15 0 .. .. 112 19 0 .. .. J school purposes New buildings, additions, furniture, apparatus, sites — 30 Public schools .. .. .. .. 702 11 6 1.028 4 0 ... .. 835 3 5 .. .. .. 509 10 11 510 0 0 510 0 0 32 Technical instruction .. .. .. 643 18 11 64 0 0 .. 61 6 8 167 2 9 .. .. .. 685 15 0 237 15 6 120 0 0 Other separate accounts — 35 Contractors' deposits .. .. 30 0 0 .. .. .. 70 0 0 20 0 0 .. .. 80 0 0 .. .. 80 0 0 36 Ambulance Equipment Fund .. .. .. .. .. 95 0 0 95 0 0 .. .. .. .. j Totals .. .. .. 3,890 12 3 3.810 17 2 44.923 13 10 907 13 3 1,131 1 2 46.940 19 9 .. .. 3,983 16 5 3.882 12 10 5,847 4 11 4,656 18 5 * Exclusive of secondary departments of district high schools, but including salaries and allowances of pupil-teachers. t In terms of the Order in Council of 13th February, 1911, but exclusive of co3t of works paid for out of Government grant for maintenance and rebuilding of school buildings and included under that heading.