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SOUTHLAND HIGH SCHOOLS BOARD— continued. General Statement op Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1923 — continued. Receipts. Payments. Secondary Department General Ac- £ s. d. Secondary Department General Ac- £ s, d count :— count :—■ Government payment for salaries of Balance, 31st December, 1922 . 1,274 15 0 teachers .. .. .. .. 8,066 18 10 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 8,695 19 8 Government payment for incidental ex- Incidental, expenses .. .. .. 733 8 0 penses •.. .. .. .. 1,532 10 0 | Material for classes for manual and Government capitation for manual and science instruction . . . . 121 15 1 science instruction .. .. 172 15 10 Rents, school-sites .. .. .. 50 1 8 Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. 22 2 9 Maintenance of buildings .. .. 92 8 9 Voluntary contributions for general pur- Rates and insurance.. .. .. 33 9 5 poses .. .. .. .. 22 2 9 Scholarships and bursaries .'. .. 23 0 S School fees.. .. .. .. 189 10 0 Interest on overdraft .. .. 5 6 0 War bursaries .. .. .. 23 0 8 J School library (subsidy) .. .. 35 7 5 Prize Fund donation .. .. 4 9 0 I. Balance, 31st December, 1923 .. 1,131 3 7 Transfers from Endowments Income Account— For repairs to buildings .. .. 92 8 9 For rates and rents .. .. 33 9 5 For salaries .. .. ..1,987 5 1 Rent of school-sites .. .. 50 1 8 £12,197 1 3 £12,197 1 3 Statement of Amounts due to Board and of Liabilities as at 31st December, 1923. Liabilities. £ s. d. Amounts due to Board. £ s. d. Balance contribution towards cost of new Rents collected by Lands Department .. 48 11 2 Boys' High School .. .. .. 4,000 0 0 Rents accrued and not paid .. .. 1,115 10 5 Principal of loans, Public Trust Office ... 1,000 0 0 Grants due from Government .. .. 109 16 11 Interest on loans .. .. .. 716 2 Science material, capitation .. .. 150 2 0 Due to Department—Salaries .. .. 215 0 Contributions prize fund .. .. 11 10 0 Sundry creditors .. .. .. 31 13 7 Fixed deposits .. .. .. 3,753 7 9 Balance, current account .. .. 2,200 I! 0 £5,042 4 9 £7,449 9 3

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