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WANGANUI COLLEGIATE SCHOOL BOARD. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1916. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d Balance in hand and in bank at beginning Overdraft or Dr. balance at beginning of of year .. .. .. .. 269 9 8 year .. .. .. .. 1,575 18 8 Current income from leserves vested in Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 5,058 13 8 Board .. .. .. .. 2,928 2 6 Incidental expenses— School fees .. .. .. .. 2,617 0 0 Proportion of office salaries .. .. 203 0 0 Boarding-school foes .. .. .. 11,239 4 0 Proportion of office expenses .. .. 144 17 I Books, Sc., sold and othor refunds .. 3,920 9 7 Board's travelling-allowances (not on aoMusic fees .. .. .. .. 431 11 0 count of endowments) .. .. 14 16 6 Sundry school fees (games fund, Sc.) .. 521 8 8 Legal expenses (excluding thoso on acIJeposits on contracts, Sc. .. .. 75 9 2 count of endowments) .. .. 17 16 4 Sundry school funds (in trust) .. . . 267 3 7 Material for classes other than classes Income from prize funds .. .. 15 19 10 rocognized under manual re ulations Dr. balance at end of year .. .. 627 5 6 —Laboratory expenses .. .. 50 17 6 Printing, stationery, and advertising in connection with school .. . . 360 2 4 Cleaning and sanitary service in connection with school buildings .. .. 60 0 0 Heating, lighting, and water - supply in connection with school buildings .. 106 13 7 Care of school-grounds .. .. 193 18 4 Games and physical exercises (excluding buildings and permanent apparatus) .. 246 10 0 Prizes .. .. .. . . 62 10 6 Scholarships .. . . .. . . 304 18 4 Books and stationery for sale to pupils, and other temporary advances .. .. 3,355 5 8 Boarding-school Account .. .. 6,554 3 1 School medical officer .. .. .. 130 0 0 Buildings, Sc. (from current revenue) — Now buildings or additions .. . . 273 2 7 Maintenance and repairs to buildings and grounds . . .. . . .. 258 5 8 Miscellaneous (rates, insurance, Sc.) .. 201 311 Endowments— Proportion of office salaries .. .. 200 0 0 Proportion of office expenses .. .. 75 0 0 Travelling-expenses of Board . . .. 14 16 7 Legal expenses .. .. .. 88 18 3 Miscellaneous (surveys, rates, insurance, repairs) .. . . .. .. 194 6 10 Interest on overdraft .. .. .. 76 1 5 Interest on loans .. .. 2,750 0 0 Extraordinary school expenditure .. 126 17 6 Roading ostate .. .. .. 166 0 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 48 3 2 £22,913 3 6 £22,913 3 6 = - 1 hereby certify to the correctness of the above return. —Fred. Bourne, F.I.A.N.Z. Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1916. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Rents outstanding .. .. .. 530 II 5 Accrued interest .. .. .. 707 11 7 Boys'accounts outstanding .. .. 1,325 12 0 House accounts .. .. .. 399 10 9 Boys' extras paid but not charged .. 857 14 5 Sundry creditors .. .. .. 185 9 2 Sundry debtors .. .. 102 911 Sundry school funds .. .. .. 634 12 3 Cash on hand . . .. .. .. 48 3 2 Loan from A.M.P. Society .. .. 55,000 0 0 Bank overdraft .. .. .. 627 5 6 £2,864 10 11 £57,554 9 3 A. G. Bignell, Chairman. J. P. Williamson. Secretary.