E.—6

SOUTHLAND HIGH SCHOOLS BOARD. General Statement of Accounts for the Vrar ended 31st December, 1917. Receipts. £ s. cl. lixpendihire. £ s. d. Balance in hand and in bank at beginning Endowments - of year .. .. .. .. 5,456 0 7 ■ Proportion of office salaries .. .. 50 0 0 Endowments — Proportion of office expenses . . .. 33 13 4 Current income from reserves vested in Legal and inspection fees re endowments 73! 8 4 Board .. .. .. .. 2,054 0 2 Seoondary Department— Revenue from secondary-education re- Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 4,733 19 5 serves (administered by Land Boards) 277 15 6 Incidental expenses .. .. .. 614 16 6 Secondary Department— Buildings, &c. — From Government— New buildings, additions, or other Capitation for free places (including new works .. .. .. 1,612 5 0 annual grant, £100) .. .. 3,672 6 7 Maintenance and repairs to buildings- 417 3 0 Capitation for classes for manual in- Furniture and apparatus (excluding struction .. .. .. 43 12 1 boardinghouses) .. .. 44 6 0 , School fees .. .. .. 294 0 0 Miscellaneous (rates, insurance, &c).. 60 17 2 General — General — interest on fixed deposit .. .. 160 2 4 Petty cash .. .. .. 10 0 0 Refunds— Library .. .. .. .. 10 14 9 Technical High School— Donation, museum .. .. .. 15 0 0 Physical instructor's salary .. 75 0 0 Technical College physical instructor . . 75 0 0 Gangway .. .. .. 10 0 Contractor's deposit.. .. .. 7 0 0 Costs, endowments .. ~ 2 4 0 Balance at end of year .. .. 4,.309 3 7 Petty cash . . . . . . 10 0 0 Insurance . . .. .. 0 510 R,ents, Corporation leases . . .. 13 0 0 Sale of tank .. . . . . 10 0 Contractor's deposit.. .. .. 7 0 0 £12,067 7 1 £12,007 7 1 Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities on 31st December, 1917. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s d. Outstanding fees .. .. .. 24 13 4 Capitation overpaid in December, 1917 .. 337 0 9 Outstanding rents .. .. .. 957 19 0 Sundry creditors .. .. .. 68 3 0 School colours account . . . . 40 19 0 Interest on fixed deposit .. .. 22 10 0 Bank, on fixed deposit .. .. 3,904 0 0 Bank, on current account . . . . 345 .'! 7 £5,355 5 5 £405 12 9 R. A. Anderson, Chairman. F. G. Stevenson, Secretary and Treasurer.

Approximate Cost uj Paper. —Preparation, not given ; printing (1,260 copies), £87 10s.

Authority : Marcus F. Marks, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9lB

Price h. 3d.}

56