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NEW PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOLS BOARD. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1924. Receipts. Payments, £ s. d. * £ s. d. Endowments Income Aooount :— Endowments Income Account :— Balance, 31st December, 1923 .. 82 6 4 Proportion of office salaries . . . . 50 0 0 Current income from reserves vested in Law expenses . . . . . . 1116 Board .. .. .. .. 1,143 14 11 Transfers to — Revenue from secondary-education re- New Building Account .. 1,681 9 2 serves .. .. .. .. 1,232 13 2 General Account— Repairs to building .. .. 253 11 3 Salaries, &c. .. .. .. 32 113 Rates and taxes .. . . 144 14 10 Hostel Account, for alterations to spouting .. . . .. 65 0 0 Balance, 31st December, 1924 .. 229 16 5 £2,458 14 5 £2,458 14 5 Buildings and Sites Capital Account :— Buildings and Sites Capital Account :— Government grants— Balance, 31st December, 1923 .. 653 17 3 Repairs, &c. .. .. .. 756 14 3 New buildings, additions, furniture, apHeating, &c. .. .. .. 112 12 0 paratus, &c. — Transfers from Endowments Income Gully improvement .. .. 154 17 5 Account— Shelter, Strandon .. . . 113 1 9 School furniture .. .. .. 190 9 2 School furniture . . .. . . 190 9 2 Interest and principal .. .. 1,491 0 0 Music-room .. .. .. 132 10 9 Balance, 31st December, 1924 .. 627 5 2 Principal of loans repaid .. .. 811 10 0 Interest on loans for buildings .. 679 10 0 Transfer to Hostel Account—Repairs . . 442 4 3 £3,178 0 7 £3,178 0 7 Lowek Department Account :— Lower Department Account :— Balance, 31st December, 1923 .. 158 1 3 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 1,020 0 0 School fees .. .. 1,147 0 0 Incidental expenses .. .. . . 246 1 7 Balance, 31st December, 1924 .. 66 5 5 Maintenance of buildings .. . . 10 9 Transfer to New Building Account .. 104 4 4 £1,371 6 8 £1,371 6 8 Hostels Account :— Hostels Account :— Balance, 31st December, 1923 .. 790 0 9 Proportion of office expenses .. .. 133 11 5 Boarding fees .. .. .. 11,351 8 0 Provisions .. .. .. .. 4,027 13 7 Refunds of advances to boarders .. 3,263 0 0 Fuel, light, &c. .. .. .. 699 3 9 Sales, farm stock . . . . .. 34 4 0 Salaries of teachers for supervision . . 591 1 9 Refunds, stationery, &c. .. .. 156 0 0 Wages of Matron and staff .. .. 2 ,442 14 9 Transfer from Endowment Income Ac- Furniture, utensils, &c. .. . . 777 13 1 count —Repairs .. .. .. 65 0 0 Repairs to buildings.. .. .. 681 2 10 Transfer from Building and Sites Capital Insurance, rates, interest, &c... .. 535 19 6 Account .. .. .. .. 442 4 3 Advances to boarders, and refunds . . 3,080 3 9 Farm expenditure .. .. . . 542 14 10 Printing, &c. . . .. . . 279 3 5 Sports and refunds . . . . . . 21 16 10 Balance, 31st December, 1924 .. 2,288 17 6 £16,101 17 0 £16,101 17 0 Secondary Department General Ac- Secondary Department General Account :— count :— Balance, 31st December, 1923 .. 164 16 10 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 8,579 2 4 Government payment for salaries of Incidental expenses .. .. .. 1,209 18 2 teachers .. .. .. 8,045 19 10 Material for classes for manual and Government payment for incidental science instruction .. .. 90 9 1 expenses .. .. 1,360 0 0 Refund tuition fees .. . . . . 12 5 0 Government capitation for manual and Maintenance of buildings . . .. 265 7 9 science instruction .. .. 95 6 5 Rates and taxes .. .. .. 144 14 10 Subsidy on voluntary contributions .. 15 0 0 Interest on overdraft .. .. 2 10 School fees . . .. .. 575 15 0 Girls' library . . .. .. 30 0 0 Donations —Prizes .. .. .. 22 16 0 Prizes, contractor's deposit, &c. .. 118 17 10 Contractors'deposits .. .. 2 0 0 Balance, 31st December, 1924 .. 334 13 8 Fire claim .. .. .. .. 11 16 6 Examination fees .. .. .. 63 1 9 Transfers from Endowments Income Account—• Salaries . . .. .. .. 32 11 3 Rents, rates, and repairs .. .. 398 6 1 £10,787 9 8 £10,787 9 8