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PALMERSTON NORTH HIGH SOHOOL BOARD—continued. Statement of Amounts due lo Board and of Liabilities as at 31st December, 1923. Liabilities. £ s. d. Amounts due lo Board. Hostel-site .. .. .. .. 2,300 0 0 Buildings and Sites Account—Memorial £ s. d. Hostels Account—Sundry creditors .. 38 9 0 library .. .. .. .. 22 2 6 Secondary General Account—Sundry creditors 44 I 0 Hostels Account— Unprcsonted cheques .. .. .. 102 4 9 Boarding fees .. .. .. 184 5 0 Advances to boarders.. .. .. 147 0 8 Secondary General Account— Fees . . .. . . . , 24 0 0 Salaries due from Department . . .. 55 3 0 Reserves revenue, Deoember quarter .. 84 0 3 Manual capitation . . . . . . 134 0 4 Accrued interest . . .. .. 000 Investments .. .. .. .. 400 0 (I Fixed deposits.. .. .. .. 150 0 0 Balance, current account .. .. 59 11 6 £2,484 14 9 £1,266 3 9 GISBORNE HIGH SCHOOL BOARD. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1923. Receipts. 1 'aymenls. Endowments Income Account :— £ s. d. Endowments Income Account :— £ s. d. Balance, 31st December, 1922 .. .. 1,254 3 1 Proportion of offico salaries and expenses 75 0 0 Current income from resorvos vested in Additional allowance, 1922 .. .. 30 13 4 Board .. .. .. .. 3,521 0 7 Legal charges, valuation, and auctioneerAmount received under Thomson's lease 500 0 0 ing fees .. .. .. .. 33 19 2 Revenue from secondary education re- Transfer to —■ serves .. .. .. .. 115 4 7 General Account — For repairs to buildings .. .. 157 0 1 For salaries .. .. .. 2,175 8 1 Buildings and Sites Account— Adjustment, 1922 .. .. 1,209 0 0 Interest and instalments .. . . 977 15 0 Authorized works and new furniture 575 0 7 Hostel Account —Authority for painting 150 0 0 £5,390 8 3 £5,390 8 3 Buildings and Sites Capital Account :— Buildings and Sites Capital Account :— Transfers from Endowments Income Ac- Balance, 31st December, 1922 .. .. 9 0 0 count — Purchase of sites adjustment, 1922 .. 1,200 0 0 Adjustment Account, 1922 .. .. 1,209 0 0 Authorized work and architect's fees .. 508 1 1 Authorized works and furniture .. 575 0 7 New furniture .. .. .. 67 5 6 Interest, &o. .. .. .. 977 15 0 Principal of loans repaid .. .. 977 15 0 £2,762 1 7 £2,762 1 7 Lower Department Account :— Lower Department Account :— Balance, 31st December, 1922 .. .. 966 2 2 Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 314 3 4 School fees .. .. ■ • •. 382 10 0 Incidental expenses .. .. .. 54 14 9 Maintenance of buildings .. .. 93 3 11 Rates, insurance, &c... .. .. 5 19 1 Balance, 31st Docember, 1923 .. .. 880 11 1 £1,348 12 2 £1,348 12 2 Hostels Account :— Hostels Account :— Boarding and luncheon fees .. .. 4,232 9 6 Balance, 31st December, 1922 .. .. 740 10 6 Refunds of advances to boardors .-. 918 13 9 Proportion of office expenses .. .. 40 19 11 Refunds .. .. •• ■• 5155 Provisions .. .. .. .. 1,388 8 4 Transfer from Endowments Income Ac- Fuel, light, &c. .. .. .. 353 14 5 count—Painting girls' hostel .. 150 0 0 Salaries of teachers for supervision .. 200 0 0 Balance, 31st Decomber, 1923 .. .. 264 10 0 Wages of Matron and staff .. .. 1,206 5 9 Furniture, utensils, &c. .. .. 176 13 6 Repairs to buildings .. .. .. 250 4 7 Insurance, rates, &c. .. .. .. 105 8 3 Advances to boarders.. .. .. 1,034 1 8 Other expenses .. .. .. 75 1 9 £5,571 8 8 £5,571 8 8 Secondary Department General Ac- Secondary Department General Account :— count :— Balance, 31st December, 1922 .. ~ 234 10 3 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 5,215 19 6 Government payment for salaries of Incidental expenses .. .. .. 629 6 4 teachers .. .. •■ ..2,291115 Material for classes for manual and science Government payment for incidental ex- instruction .. .. .. 6 0 3 penses .. •. • • ■ • 985 0 0 Maintenance of buildings .. .. 96 18 7 Government capitation for manual and Rates and insurance .. .. .. 60 7 6 science instruction .. .. .. 46 6 0 Other insurance .. .. .. 17 110 Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. 20 0 0 Account paid in error.. .. .. 0 6 0 Voluntary contributions for general pur- Refund of donation to memorial baths .. 50 0 0 poses * .. .. • • . • 20 0 0 Balance, 31st December, 1923 .. .. 402 14 3 School fees .. .. .. .. 531 0 0 Labour on grounds .. .. . • 1 15 6 Adjustments, 1922 .. .. .. 16 3 5 Transfer from Endowments Income Account— For salaries .. •• •• 2,175 8 1 Maintenance, buildings .. .. 157 0 1 £0,479 0 9 £0,479 0 9

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