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£ s. d. Net balance at 1st August, 1916, Cr. .. .. .. .. .. ■■ 7,191 7 9 £ s. d. Bank balance at 31st December, 1916, Cr. .. .. .. 341 7 11 Less unpresented cheques .. .. .. .. 1,559 8 9 On fixed deposit .. .. .. .. .. £7,000 * ' 21 War Loan .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 8,000 0 0 Total at 31st December, 1916, Cr. .. .. .. — £6,78119 2 th. .- -iT7 ii- i. ,,n lf 4 n ,„ John G. W. Aitken, Chairman. Educate Office. Wellmgton, 14th May, 1917. ft L . Secretary . Examined ard found correct, except that the Audit Office is unaware of any statutory authority for the investment of the Board's fund in war certificates.— R. J. Collins, Controller and -iuditor-General.

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16 j Technical instruction —Receipts from capitation, contributions, subsidies, grants for material, fees, sales, &c., expended on — (a.) Classes conducted by Board — (i.) Salaries of instructors (ii.) Material . . .. " | (iii.) Direction, administration, &c. J (b.) Classes conducted by managers — All 2 14 6 services except buildings, equipment, and rent 17 Teachers' house allowances .. . ■ 36 10 1 18 Buildings —.Maintenance, rebuilding, rent — ; (a.) Maintenance and small additions, and "4- -* (b) ordinary rebuilding ' (c.) Rebuilding schools destroyed by fire J>14,306 12 11 ((/.) Rents of buildings and sites for school 3 ,3i5'- purposes 19 Rents of buildings for manual and technical instruction — Technical instruction (classes conducted by managers) 20 Public schools —Xcw buildings, additions, furniture, apparatus 21 New buildings, apparatus, &c, for manual and technical classes — (o.) Manual instruction (exclusive of elementary handwork) (ft.) Technical instruction (classes con- I ducted by Board) (c.) Technical instruction (classes conducted by managers) 272 19 8 6 14 1 3,498 5 6 1,299 4 10 f 4,073 15 0 27 9 9 800 0 0 150 0 0 2,172 0 0 37 10 0 79 10 0 127 9 11 39 19 0 80 0 0 172 4 3 r i 32 10 01 15 is 5 y 1 0 0 j 3,498 5 6 1,303 0 7 2,762 18 11 "I 7 4 0 J473 7 6 I J • 315 11 0 204 17 1 2 14 6 32 14 4 16,091 17 2 .. 2,429 14 8 5 0 0 2 10 0 1,405 12 7 in 3 10 0 150 0 0 J J 3 10 0 3 10 0 7,390 9 5 3,053 17 2 8,232 7 7 1,798 0 0 1,812 7 3 20 21 684 0 10 234 2 0 1 7 15 8 I ► 925 18 6 594 0 4 49 13 4 37 10 Oj 5,806 3 2 J 1,110 2 0 145 14 3 6,756 15 2 445 10 0 90 6 9 .. .. 7 3 5 90 6 9 22 j Sites-sales 23 j Contractors' deposits . . .. .. 63 16 9 ! Other separate accounts — 24 Teachers' war bonus Totals .. •• 24,102 18 4 6,331 16 2 6,324 12 9 7 3 5 24,102 18 4; 16,911 10 ■ 75,304 6 2 1,150 14 9 76,864 9 6| 26,351 13 10 19,569 14 8 9,851 12 1 3,628 6