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HOKITIKA HIGH SCHOOL. Geneeal Statement of Accounts foe the Yeah ended 31st Decembeb, 1915. Receipts. £ a. A. Expenditure. £ a. A. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 1,683 9 4 ManagementCurrent income from reserves vested in Office salary .. .. .. .. 15 15 0 Board .. .. .. .. 28 15 0 Other office expenses .. .. ~ 13 4 Revenue of secondary-eduoation reserves . . 108 310 Subddy to Westland Education Board .. 125 0 0 Interest on moneys invested and on unpaid Maintenance and repairs of buildings .. 66 6 3 purchase-money .. .. .. 64 0 0 Miscellaneous (rates, &c.) .. .. 33 6 0 Balanoe at end of year .. .. .. 1,642 17 7 £1,884 8 2 £1,884 8 2 H. L. Michel, Chairman. Chas. Kibk, Secretary. Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1915. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Cr., current account, Bank of New Zealand 34 17 7 Borough rates .. .. .. .. 30 1 8 Fixed deposits, Bank of New Zealand .. 1,400 0 0 Secretary's salary (December quarter) .. 318 9 Deposit, Hokitika Savings-bank .. .. 208 0 0 Rent due on section .. .. .. 15 0 Reserves revenue due (December quarter) 10 15 6 £1,654 18 1 £34 0 5 H. L. Michel, Chairman. Chas. Kibk, Secretary. Examined and found correct,—R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

RANGIORA HIGH SCHOOL. Geneeal Statement of Accounts foe the Yeab ended 31st Decembeb, 1915. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 101 8 8 Management— £ s. d. Government oapitation— Office salary .. .. .. .. 12 0 0 For free plaoes .. .. .. 918 0 0 Other expenses of management .. 19 16 9 For recognized classes for manual in- Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 995 710 struction .. .. .. .. 97 8 0 Prizes.. .. .. .. .. 5 19 11 Current income from reserves .. .. 189 6 4 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 48 11 6 Sohool fees .. .. .. .. 105 10 6 Repair and upkeep of fences, grounds, (fee. 12 14 6 Voluntary contributions on account of Material for classes other than classes for general purposes of the school .. .. 10 10 0 manual instruction .. .. .. 9 2 2 Rent of cottage .. .. .. 31 17 0 Maintenance and repairs of buildings .. 106 5 6 Red Cross and Patriotio Funds .. .. 168 2 0 Miscellaneous (rates, insurance, &o.) .. 8 8 8 Sundries .. .. .. .. 25 10 0 Red Cross and Patriotic Funds .. .. 168 2 0 For technical instruction— Conveyance of pupils .. ... .. 42 15 0 Grants from Government— Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 32 14 10 Capitation.. .. .. .. 157 9 8 For technical instruction— Fees and other class payments .. 55 7 2 Salaries of instructors and director .. 147 8 0 Sales of material .. .. .. 19 7 0 Lighting, heating, and cleaning .. 20 1 1 Rent .. .. .. .. 3 0 0 Material for class use .. .. 24 5 9 Sundries .. .. .. .. 13 9 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 221 18 8 £1,879 15 11 £1,879 15 11 Robeet Ball, Chairman. E. R. Good, Treasurer. Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1915. Assets, £ s. d. I Liabilities. £ a. A. Cash in bank .. .. .. .. 236 7 9 Loan account, Union Bank Australasia, Cash in hand, Treasurer .. .. .. 1 010 Rangiora .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 Capitation due .. .. .. .. 324 19 6 Unpresented cheques .. .. .. 15 911 Technical School .. .. 139 7 9 £701 15 10 £215 9 11 Robebt Ball, Chairman. E. R. Good, Treasurer. Examined and found correct.—R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.