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Statement of Monetary Assets and Inabilities on 31st December, 1917. Assets. £ s. d. , Liabilities. £ s. d Balances— i Unpresented cheques . . .. .. 37 13 4 Bank of New Zealand .. .. 184 26 j Deposits on contracts .. .. .. 158 2 0 Post Office Savings-bank .. . . 657 3 6 Sundry creditors — New Plymouth Savings-bank.. .. 103 13 4 Boy's .. .. .. .. 227 3 2 Mortgage, Loan, and Agency Company. . 1.000 0 0 i Girls .. .. .. .. 48 1 3 New Plymouth Savings-bank (Trust, ; Accrued interest on loan .. .. 220 0 0 Account) .. .. .. 75 0 0 ; Capitation overpaid .. .. .. 1,580 2 10 Rent outstanding .. .. .. 58 1 9 Loan, Public Trustee .. .. .. 12,000 tl 0 Advances to pupils— Boys .. .. .. .. 540 14 8 Girls .. .. .. .. 133 18 0 Boarding fees— Boys .. .. .. .. 84 13 8 Girls .. .. .. .. loioo School fees — Boys .. .. .. .. 7126 Girls .. .. .. .. 20 12 6 Secondary-education reserves. December quarter .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 £3,145 18 5 £14,277 2 7 David Hutoiien, Chairman. B, Lash, Secretary.

WANGANUI GIRLS' COLLEGE BOARD. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1017. Receipts. £ s. d. ' Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance in hand and in bank at beginning Endowments—Legal expenses .. 3 3 0 of year ..-■ .. .. .. 104 10 5 Secondary Department— Endowments — Toachers'salaries and allowances .. 3,588 10 10 Current income from reserves vested in I ncidental expenses .. .. .. 918 10 4 Board .. .. .. .. 1,125 18 0 Maintenance (including material) of Revenue from secondary-education re- classes for manual instruction .. 81 510 serves (administered by Land Boards) 312 6 10 Books, &e., for sale to pupils, and other Secondary Department— temporary advances .. 1,750 911 From Government— Buildings, kc. — For buildings, furniture, fittings, &c, Purchase of sites .. .. .. 541 7 1 for classes for manual instruction .. 22 14 7 Maintenance and repairs to buildings .. 284 16 0 Capitation for free places (including Furniture and apparatus (excluding annual grant, £1.00) .. .. 1,934 0 7 boardinghouses) .. .. .. 4 5 2 Capitation for classes for manual in- Miscellaneous (rates, rent, &c.) .. 51 2 0 struction .. .. .. 110 0 0 Lower Department— School fees .. .. .. 1,997 0 3 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 136 13 4 Refunds from pupils for books, &,c. .. 1,639 15 9 ■ Incidental expenses .. .. .. 121 10 II Lower Department—School fees .. 315 910 Boardinghouses — Boardinghouses—Boarding fees .. .. 4,587 0 7 ; General maintenance .. .. 3,077 1.1 4 General— Furniture, &c. .. .. .. 287 3 I Refunds .. .. .. .. 26 1.3 1 Proportion of office salaries and expenses 133 0 0 Breakages .. .. .. .. 4 13 II General — Use of baths .. .. .. 51 10 0 Fire insurance .. .. .. 48 18 2 Use of pianos .. .. .. 117 16 2 Accident .. .. .. .. 13 16 7 Church sittings .. .. .. 59 18 0 Refunds .. .. .. .. 25 11 4 Sale of music, &o. .. .. .. 16 2 7 Church sittings .. .. .. 59 0 0 Rent of hall .. .. .. 0 10 0 Music .. .. .. .. 73 0 9 Stationery charge .. .. .. 35 7 0 Bank charge .. .. .. 010 0 Unclassified .. .. .. 0 19 0 Balance at end of year .. .. 1,260 211 £12,462 0 1 £12,402 0 I Examined and found correct. —R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General. Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities on 31st December, 1917. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Balance at bank .. .. .. 1,453 12 5 ; Unpresented cheques .. .. .. 193 8 3 Manual and technical capitation .. 73 17 9 Rent of office.. .. .. .. 15 0 0 Free-place capitation .. .. .. 88 8 I Sundry accounts .. .. .. 15 13 Advances to pupils .. .. .. 831 10 5 Outstanding fees .. ~ .. 339 11. 4 £2,787 0 0 | £223 9 6 j David McEari.ane, Chairman. W. .1. Carson, Secretary.

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