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Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities on 31sl December, 1917. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Cash in Bank of New Zealand .. .. 14 3 2 Balance due on Lots 3 and 4of Section 74.. 600 0 0 Cash in Post Office Savings-bank .. .. 15 12 10 Unpresented cheques .. .. .. 22 510 Income duo from secondary-education reserves (say) .. . . .. 45 0 0 Technical School fees outstanding .. 9 8 0 1384 4 6 622 5 10 Thomas Bain, Chairman. T. Macallan, Secretary. WELLINGTON COLLEGE AND GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL BOARD. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1917. Receipts. £ s. d. I Expenditure. •£ s. d. Balance in" hand "and in bank at beginning I Endowments of year .. .. .. .. 3,474 80 I Proportion of office salaries .. .. 150 0 0 Endowments— Proportion of office expenses .. .. J59 7 10 Current income from reserves vested in Repairs, insurance, legal expenses, valuaBoard .. .. .. 7,818 10 2 tion fees, &c. .. .. .. 1,714 5 4 Revenue from secondary-oducation re- i Secondary Department serves (administered by Land Boards) 1,347 10 0 Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 11,666 131 Ii Secondary Department— Incidental expenses .. .. 1,789 211 From Government— Maintenance (including material) of ' Capitation for free places (including classes for manual instruction .. 54 18} 'I I annual grant, £1.00) .. .. 8,620 2 3 Scholarships .. .. ~ 15 0 0 Capitation for classes for manual in- War bonus to teachers .. . . 745 17 9 struction ... .. .. 419 16 3 Buildings, &c.— Subsidies on voluntary contributions 4 .15 6 Maintenance and repairs to furniture Sohool fees.. .. .. .. 1,513 II 3 and apparatus .. .. .. 35 9"J 7 Refunds from pupils for books, &o. .. 74 8 10 Maintenance and repairs to buildings 250 13j£0 Library donations .. . . .. 4 15 6 Furniture and apparatus (excluding Lowor Department—School fees .. 348 0 0 boardinghouses) .. .. 292 Bg[9 Buildings, furniture, &c, for classes recognized under manual regulations 34 18 10 Miscellaneous (rates, insurance, &c).. 239 15 10 Lower Department— Teachers' salaries and allowances ~ 345 12 8 Incidental expenses . . .. .. 63 1 5 Expenditure on buildings (including maintenance, rates, rent, &c.) .. 55 510 Boardinghouses -General maintenance . . 130 13 9 Interest on loans .. .. .. 234 2 0 Balance at end of year .. .. 5,7481810 £23,626 4 3 1323,020 I 3 Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities on 31st December, 1917. Assets. . £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Cash in bank, current account .. .. 2,709 13 8 Unpresented cheques .. .. .. 50 2 4 Eixed deposit .. .. .. 3,094 7 0 Loan for Girls' College building.. ~ 2,000 0 0 Fees — Mortgage on reclaimed-land section .. 2,094 7 6 Wellington College , . ~ .. 06 8 2 Sundry creditors— Girls'College .'. ... .. 97 II 11 Rents paid in a3van.ee .. .. 123 5 4 Rents .. .. .. .. 484 15 11 Foes paid in advance— Free-place capitation .. .. .. 422 5 2 Wellington College .. .. 1 15 0 Girls' College .. .. .. 010 0 On open account— Wellington College .. .. .. 118 10 10 Girls' College .. .. .. 38 17 I £6,875 2 4 £4,428 8 1 W. F. Ward, Chairman. G. F. Judd, pro. Secretary.

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