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THAMES HIGH SCHOOL BOARD. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1918. Receipts, £ s. d. Payments, £ s. d. Balance in hand and in bank at beginning j Endowments— 'of yoar .. .. .. .. Ihoio II ' Proportion of office salaries and expensed 91 9 8 Endowments— Improvements to house of lessee .. 190 0 0 Current income from reserves vested in Secondary Department— Board .. .. .. .. 908 2 0 Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 1,048 0 0 Revenue from secondary-education re- Incidental expenses .. .. .. 418 5 0 serves .. .. .. .. 129 14 6 Maintenance of classes for manual inAuckland Education Endowment .. 51 17 5 struction.. .. .. .. 175 7 10 (loldticlds revenue .. .. .. 20 3 4 Scholarships .. .. .. 10 8 3 Secondary Department— Buildings, &c, — From Government— New buildings, additions, or other new Capitation for free places (including works .. .. .. 1,311' .6 0 annual grant, £100) .. .. 1,848 8 1 Maintenance and repairs to buildings 40 8 6 Capitation for classes, for manual in- Miscellaneous (rates, insurance, &c.).. 13 5 4 struction . . ~ .. 56 12 0 Loans— School fees.. .. .. .. 106 8 0 Principal repaid .. .. .. 338 13 3 Rents .. .. .. .. 27 10 0 : Interest .. .. .. .. 328 15 7 Interest (mortgage investment) .. 67 19 0 General—Contractor's deposit repaid .. 40 0 0 Sale of old building .. . . .. 20 0 0 Law-costs refunded .. .. .. 16 7 0 Dr. balance at end of year .. .. 1,148 6 8 £4,647 19 5 £4,647 19 6 Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities as at 31st December, 1918. Assets, £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Unpaid school fees .. .. .. 412 0 Loan, Government Insurance Department Unpaid rents .. .. .. 54113 11 (balance) .. .. .. .. 6,084 8 I Mortgage investment .. ' .. .. 1,500 0 0 Overdraft. Bank of New Zealand .. 1,148 0 8 Balance due contractor, grounds-tilling contract .. . . .. .. 112 10 0 £2,049 5 11 £7,345 4 9 Henry Lowe, Chairman. Jas. Kernick, Secretary. NEW PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOLS BOAR!). General Statement of Accounts for the Yeah, ended 31st December, 1918. Receipts, £ s. d, Payments. £ s. d. Balance in hand aii'l in bank at beginning Endowments—Law-expenses .. .. 36 12 0 of year .. .. .. .. 1,982 6 0 Secondary I lepartmcnt— Endowments — Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 3,929 11 2 Money received for reserves sold (Capital incidental expenses .. .. 721 10 0 Account) .. .. .. 45(1 0 0 Bursary .. .. .. .. 1,7 10 0 Current income from reserves vested in .Buildings, &c Board .. .. .. .. 999 12 3 New buildings, additions, or other Revenue from secondary-education re- new works .. . . .. 5,350 16 8 serves .. .. .. .. 1,019 1 4 Maintenance and repairs to buildings 42 5 8 Secondary Department— Furniture and apparatus (excluding From Government— boardinghouses) . . .. 166 15 4 For sites, buildings,'furniture, fto., for Buildings, furniture, &0., for classes genera] purposes .. .. 1,843 15 0 recognized under manual regnlaCapitation for free places (including tions.. .. .. .. 7 17 8 annual grant, £100) .. .. 2,860 19 9 Miscellaneous (rates, insurance, &o.) 121 17 5 Capitation for classes for manual in- Lower Department— struction .. .. .. 38 7 0 Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 530 0 0 Bursary .. .. '. ■ 17 10 0 Incidental expenses .. .. 231 18 3 Subsidies on voluntary contributions 63 0 0 Boardinghouses— School fees .. .. .. 308 0 0 General maintenance .. .. 5,240 3 8 Refunds from pupils for books, &c. .. 16 15 8 Advances to pupils.. .. .. 1,941 19 5 Voluntary contributions .. .. 67 2 0 Live-stock, &o. .. .. .. 599 0 3 Citizens' Committee Building Fund .. 810 10 0 Proportion of office salaries and expenses 151 13 4 Lower Department—School fi es .. 824 10 0 Loans—lnterest .. .. .. 770 0 0 Boardinghouses.— General— Boarding fees .. .. .. 7,212 2 1 Contractors' deposits .. .. 150 0 0 Refunds of advances to pupils .. 2,406 4 4 Cricket-ground, library, &c. .. .. 127 0 0 General— Balance at end of year .. .. 869 15 8 Refund, amount expended on gully, 1917 .. ■' .. .. .. 46 I 3 Interest .. .. .. .. 32 8 4 Interest on Bequest Trust Account .. 115 0 £21,006 6 6 £21,006 6 6 Examined and found correct.—R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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