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NEW PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOLS BOARD- continued. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1923— continued. Receipts. Payments. Buildings and Sites Capital Account :— Builijings and Sites Capital Account :— £ s. d. Government grants— £ s. d. Balance, 31st December, 1922 .. 823 10 (i Furniture .. .. .. 186 11 0 Purchase of school furniture .. .. 186 11 0 Repairs .. .. .. .. 114 10 0 New buildings, additions, furniture, apLoans raised for buildings .. .. 3,000 0 0 paratus, &c. — Transfers from Endowments Income Building laundry .. .. .. 1,441 2 0 Account— Building class-rooms .. .. 1,389 4 0 School furniture .. .. .. 123 1 4 Repairs, Strandon .. .. 114 10 0 Interest and principal .. .. 1,338 0 0 School furniture .. .. .. 133 15 7 Balance. 31st December, 1923 .. 070 12 6 Office furniture .. .. .. 6 10 Principal of loans repaid . . .. 707 0 0 Interest on loans for buildings .. 631 0 0 £5,432 14 10 • £5,432 14 10 Lower Department Account :— Lower Department Account :— Balance, 31st December, 1922 .. 440 5 2 Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 1,020 0 0 Sohool fees .. .. .. 1,150 2 6 Incidental expenses .. .. .. 251 (i 3 Prizes .. '.. .. .. 7 8 3 Rent of buildings . . .. . . 50 0 0 Rates, insurance, &c. .. .. 2 19 0 Transfer to Preparatory Building Account, 100 0 0 Balance, 31st December, 1923 .. 158 14 2 £1,590 7 8 £1,590 7 8 Hostels Account :— Hostels Account ;— Balance, 31st December, 1922 .. 837 2 10 Proportion of office expenses . . .. 79 3 0 Boarding fees .. .. .. 9,102 2 0 Provisions .. .. .. .. 3,415 14 8 Refunds of advances to boarders .. 2,281 11 6 Fuel, light, &c. .. .. .. 825 14 7 Sales, farm stock .. .. ... 22 4 0 Salaries of teachers for supervision .. 583 17 4 Refunds of tradesmen's accounts .. 28 0 4 Wages of Matron and staff .. .. 2,231 16 8 Grazing lent .. .. .. 17 10 8 Furniture, utensils, &c. ... .. 476 10 1 Refunds .. .. .. .. 52 13 1 Repairs to buildings .. .. .182 13 0 Insurance, rates, interest, &0... .. 501 18 6 Advances to boarders, and refunds .. 2,176 16 10 Other expenses .. .. .. 313 12 0 Farm expenditure .. .. .. 692 9 1 Tradesmen .. .. . . 17 9 3 Girls' shelter .. .. .. 120 1 9 Balance, 31st December, 1923 .. 723 13 2 £12,341 10 5 £12,341 10 5 Secondary Department General Ac- Secondary Department General Account :— count : — Government payment for salaries of Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 7,506 3 4 teachers.. .. .. .. 6,709 19 7 Incidental expenses .. .. .. 1,067 11 9 Government payment for incidental Material for classes for manual and expenses .. .. .. 1,182 11 8 science instruction .. .. 117 15 7 Government capitation for manual and Scholarships and bursaries .. . . 17 10 0 science instruction .. .. 113 19 4 Maintenance of buildings .. .. 192 7 8 School fees .. .. .. 450 4 3 Rates and taxes .. . . .. 104 19 2 War bursaries .. .. .. 17 10 0 Memorial prizes .. .. .. 3 11 7 Girls'school concert .. .. 15 0 0 Gully improvements.. .. .. 19 3 7 Memorial, interest .. . . .. 3 9 1 Prizes .. .. . . .. 43 5 0 Transfers from Endowments Income Balance, 31st December, 1923 .. 258 16 2 Account— Salaries .. .. .. .. 435 5 4 Laboratories and classes .. .. 62 12 9 Rents, rates, and insurances .. 164 19 2 Maintenance of buildings .. .. 192 7 8 Prizes .. .. .. .. 43 5 6 £9,391 4 4 £9,391 4 4 Statement of Amounts due to Board and of Liabilities as at 31st December, 1923. Liabilities. £ s. d. I Amounts due, lo Board. £ s. d. Rents paid in advance .. .. 156 13 11 Rents accrued and not paid .. .. 280 10 11 Principal of loans .. .. .. 12,288 15 6 Interest accrued and not paid .. .. 138 1 6 Interest on loans .. .. .. 301 10 0 Lower-department fees .. .. 40 0 0 Hostels Account — Hostels Account — Sundry creditors .. .. .. 387 3 1 Boarding fees .. .. ... 149 18 2 Strandon shelters .. .. .. 275 8 6 Advances to boarders .. .. 388 10 4 Bequests .. .. .. .. 75 0 0 j Secondary General Account — Contractors' deposits .. .. .. 10 0 0 Fees ' .. .. .. .. 38 10 0 Salaries due from Department .. 91 14 0 Incidentals . . .. .. 18 4 Investments .. .. .. .. 75 0 0 Balance, current account .. .. 470 11 0 £13,494 11 0 | £1,674 10 9