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TIMARU HIGH SCHOOL. Geneeal Statement of Accounts foe the Yeae ended 31st Decembeb, 1915. Receipts. £ a. A. Expenditure. £ s. d. Government capitation— Dr. balance at beginning of year .. ..1,112 6 7 For free places .. .. .. 2,641 5 0 Management— For reoognizod school classes for manual Office salary .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 instruction .. .. .. .. 83 7 4 Other office expenses .. .. .. 24 18 11 Endowments — Board members' travelling-expenses .. 8 2 6 Price of reserves sold (Capital Account) .. 8 0 0 Expenditure on endowments, &c. .. 79 18 8 Current income from reserves .. .. 2,257 14 8 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. .. 3,085 14 4 Interest on moneys (derived from endow- Scholarships .. .. .. .. 67 0 0 ments) invested and on unpaid purchase- Prizes .. .. .. .. .. 40 7 6 money .. .. .. .. 113 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 165 510 Sohool fees .. .. .. 139 10 0 Cleaning, fuel, light, &o. .. .. .. 247 11 6 Voluntary contributions—On account of Material for classes other than classes for general purposes of the school .. .. 14 1 4 manual instruction .. .. .. 50 12 0 Refund two months'salary .. .. 25 0 0 Maintenance (including material) of classes Refund proportion of rates .. .. 0 19 7 for manual instruction .. .. 118 16 4 Refund of superannuation overdrawn .. 0 13 Purohases and new works .. .. 855 6 2 Refund of Trinity Church Aocount overpaid 10 0 Maintenance and repairs of buildings .. 133 11 8 Sohool fee twice paid into bank (redrawn) .. 3 0 0 Miscellaneous (rates, insurance, &c.) .. 104 8 0 Waimate County Council—Shingle taken Buildings, equipment, &c, for manual infrom reserve .. .. .. .. 6 19 0 struction .. .. .. .. 140 0 0 Refund of salary advanced .. .. 25 0 0 Other expenditure, namely — Dr. balanoe at end of year .. .. 1,242 1 9 Refund rent overpaid .. .. .. 10 1 3 Superannuation overdrawn .. .. 0 13 Refund of school fees twice paid .. 3 0 0 Allowance to boarding scholarship-holders 55 0 0 Telephones (schools) .. .. .. 15 0 0 Piotureß, framing, &c. .. .. .. 12 6 5 Repairs to piano, &c. .. .. .. 4 10 Sundries .. .. .. .. 16 3 0 £6,449 12 11 £6,449 12 11 Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities as at 31st December, 1915. Assets. £ s. d. | Liabilities. £ a. A. Outstanding rents .. .. .. 224 17 1 Dr. balance at Bank of New Zealand, includGovernment oapitation due— , ing unpresented cheques .. .. 1,243 13 1 Free pupils (third term) .. .. 924 6 8 \ New Zealand Government Life Insurance Manual olasses .. .. .. 80 0 0 Department (balance of loan) .. .. 5,418 11 8 Sohool fees .. .. .. .. 11 5 0 Sundry accounts .. .. .. 60 0 0 Balance purchase-money of section sold .. 52 0 0 Cash in hand .. .. .. .. 1114 —— — * £1,294 0 1 £6,722 i 9 A. C. Maetin, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct, except that there is no authority of law for the expenditure of the Board funds on the printing and issuing of the magazine.—R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

WAIMATE HIGH SCHOOL. Geneeal Statement of Accounts foe the Yeae ended 31st Decembeb, 1915. Receipts. £ a. A. Expenditure. Balanoe at beginning of year .. .. 2,675 19 11 Management— £ s. d. Ourrent income from reserves vested in Board 359 2 6 Office salary .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 Interest on moneys invested .. .. 131 0 0 Other office expenses .. .. .. 21 12 1 Interest on Post-office Savings-bank deposit 3 4 3 Teachers' salaries .. .. .. 145 o 0 Rental of freehold land .. .. .. 17 6 6 Examiners' fees.. .. .. .. 10 10 0 Scholarships .. .. .. .. 90 0 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. .. 18 5 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 8 0 0 Repair and upkeep of fences, grounds, &c... 7 15 0 Books .. .. .. .. .. 13 0 1 Lesson-books .. .. .. .. 4 18 Grant to technical classes .. .. 10 0 0 Agricultural material .. .. .. 5 0 0 Rates .. .. .. .. .. 3 17 2 Fees, wool-classing pupils .. .. 5 10 0 Bank charges and cheque-book .. .. 015 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 2,823 7 2 ■ £3,186 13 2 £3,186 13 2 W. M. Hamilton, Chairman. Geo. Bolton, Secretary. Examined and found correct. —R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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