JE.—6

32

NEW PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOLS BOARD— continued. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1922 — continued. Receipts —continued. Payments continued. Lower Department Account :—• £ s. d. Lower Department Account :— £ s. 4 Balance, 31st December, 1921 .. 420 19 3 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 1,008 0 0 School feos .. .. .. 1,248 2 4 Incidental expensos .. .. .. 218 3 10 Balanco, 31st December, 1921 .. 442 17 9 £1,669 17 £1,669 1 7 Hostels Account :— Hostels Account :— Balanco, 31st Decembor, 1921 .. 306 16 7 Proportion of office expenses . .. 57 11 9 Boarding feos .. .. .. 9,878 8 11 Provisions.. .. .. .. 3,440 17 9 Refunds of advances to boardors .. 2,487 6 11 Fuel, light, &c. .. .. .. 650 8 2 Sales, farm stock .. .. .. 9 3 0 Salaries of teachers for supervision .. 100 0 0 Refunds of tradesmen's accounts .. 282 11 1 Wages of matron and staff .. .. 2,243 210 Grazing rent .. .. .. 5 8 4 Furniture, utensils, &c. .. .. 528 5 9 Donation for organ .. .. .. 4 5 0 Repairs to buildings .. .. 282 11 10 Insurance, rates, interest, &c. .. 782 16 8 Advances to boardors .. .. 2,019 0 11 Proportion salaries —Music-master. £250; Secretary, £214 10s. sd. .. .. 464 10 5 Ropaymont of principal of loans .. 413 19 0 Othor expenses — Farm expenditure.. .. .. 677 0 0 Tradosmon .. .. .. 313 0 3 Transfers to Building Account— Towards sickroom, £124 Bs. lOd. ; secondary department for laboratories, £67 lis. 3d. .. .. 192 0 1 Towards girls' boarding .. .. 143 0 9 Balance, 31st Docember, 1922 .. 655 7 11 £12,973 19 10 £12,973 19 10 Secondary Department General Ac- Secondary Department General Account : — count :— Government payment for salaries of Toaehers' salaries and allowances .. 6,542 17 6 toachors .. .. .. .. 5,610 10 7 Incidental expenses .. .. .. 1,1.00 10 3 Government payment for incidental Scholarships and bursaries .. .. 45 0 0 oxpenses .. .. .. 1,110 0 0 Maintenance of buildings .. .. 126 3 3 School foes .. .. .. 657 10 3 Rates and taxes .. .. .. 179 9 2 War bursaries .. .. .. 45 0 0 Capitation overpaid, doduction from Contractors' deposits .. .. 6 0 0 grants .. .. .. .. 636 18 5 Memorial, interest .. .. .. 6 11 7 Contractors'deposits .. .. 8 0 0 Transfers from Endowments Incomo Ac- Laboratories —boys', £105 175.; girls', count— £16 Is. 9d. .. .. .. 121 18 9 Salaries .. .. .. .. 1,569 5 4 Special prizes .. .. .. 3 0 0 Boys' laboratory, £45 55.; girls' Balance, 31st December, 1922 .. 1,375 4 7 laboratory, £9 2s. 6d. .. .. 54 7 6 Rates, taxes, and insurances .. 128 3 3 Repairs and maintenance .. .. 126 3 3 Hostels Account .. .. .. 192 0 1 £10,139 1 11 £10,139 1 11 Statement of Amounts due to Board and of Liabilities as at 31st December, 1922. Liabilities. £ s. d. Amounts due to Board. £ s. d. Ronts paid in advance .. .. 156 3 11 Rents .. .. .. .. 14119 Public Trustee (loan) .. .. .. 9,995 15 6 Secondary-reserves ronts .. .. 105 210 Interest on loans .. .. .. 275 0 0 Lower-department feos .. .. 24 0 0 Sundry creditors, Boys' School .. .. 185 15 1 Boarding fees .. .. .. 113 7 11 Sundry creditors, Girls' School .. .. 33 17 1 Advances to boarders .. .. .. 270 19 8 Strandon shelters .. .. .. 277 8 7 Fees .. .. .. .. 25 9 6 Bequests .. .. .. .. 75 0 0 Salaries due from Government .. .. 173 19 7 Contractors' deposits .. .. .. 10 0 0 Investments .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 Balance, current account .. .. 889 2 10 £11,009 0 2 £1,949 4 1