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NEW PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOLS BOARD. General Statement of Accounts foe the Year ended 31st December, 1925. Receipts. j Payments. Endowments Income Account :—• £ s. d. j Endowments Income Account :— £ s. d. Balance, 31st December, 1924 .. 229 16 5 Proportion of office salaries .. .. 50 0 0 Current income from reserves vested in Law expenses .. .. 10 0 Board .. .. .. .. 957 6 9 Transfers to— Revenue from secondary-education re- New Building Account .. ... 1,491 0 0 serves .. .. .. .. 1,039 4 3 General Account— Repairs to buildings .. .. 351 12 0 Salaries, &c. .. .. .. 229 16 5 Rates and taxes .. .. 102 19 0 £2,226 7 5 £2,226 7 5 Buildings and Sites Capital Account :— Buildings and Sites Capital Account : — Government grants— Balance, 31st December, 1924 .. 627 5 2 Science appliances, £39 os. 4d. ; New buildings, additions, furniture, apArmoury, £50 .. .. .. 89 0 4 paratus, &c. Baths, £150; Music room, £250 .. 400 0 0 Armoury, Baths, Hospital .. .. 127 19 7 Transfers from Endowments Income Shelter, Strandon .. .. 93 1 9 Account—- School furniture .. .. .. 59 19 8 Interest and principal .. .. 1,491 0 0 Music-room .. .. .. 375 3 3 Voluntary contributions for new build- Principal of loans repaid .. .. 857 7 6 ings, &c. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Interest on loans for buildings .. 633 12 6 Balance, 31st December, 1925 .. 744 9 2 £2,774 9 6 £2,774 9 6 Lowek Department Account :— Lower Department Account :— School fees .. .. .. 900 16 9 Balance, 31st December, 1924 .. 66 5 5 Donations .. .. .. .. 242 10 0 Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 914 3 4 Refund by girls' boarding .. . . 66 5 5 Incidental expenses .. .. .. 227 9 7 Balance, 31st December, 1925 .. 361 3 9 Maintenance of buildings .. . . 12 13 6 Transfer to New Building Account .. 350 4 1 £1,570 15 11 £1,570 15 11 Hostels Account :— Hostels Account :— Balance, 31st December, 1924 ... 2,288 17 6 Proportion of office expenses .. .. 158 19 8 Boarding fees .. .. .. 9,888 10 9 Provisions .. .. .. .. 3,580 6 5 Refunds of advances to boarders .. 3,099 12 10 Fuel, light, &c. .. .. .. 668 19 11 Sales, farm stock .. .. .. 32 17 1 Salaries of teachers for supervision .. 1,026 19 2 Grazing-rents —Strandon .. .. 016 8 Wages of Matron and staff .. .. 2,082 13 8 Furniture, utensils, &c. .. .. 655 18 3 Repairs to buildings .. .. 321 4 8 Insurance, rates, interest, &c. .. 373 4 8 Advances to boarders, and refunds .. 2,816 18 6 Farm expenditure .. .. .. 531 12 3 Library payments .. .. 22 1 7 Other expenses .. .. .. 113 18 2 Transfer to girls' preparatory .. 66 5 5 Balance, 31st December, 1925 .. 2,891 12 6 £15,310 14 10 £15,310 14 10 Secondary Department General Ac- Secondary Department General Account : — count: — Balance, 31st December, 1924.. .. 334 13 8 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 8,758 8 6 Government payment for salaries of Incidental expenses .. .. 1,243 3 9 teachers .. .. .. .. 7,722 1011 Material for classes for manual and Government payment for incidental science instruction .. .. 136 15 10 expenses .. .. 1,255 0 0 Prizes .. .. . . .. 42 10 10 Government capitation for manual and Maintenance of buildings .. .. 351 12 0 science instruction .. .. 136 15 10 Rates and taxes .. .. .. 177 5 8 Refunds .. .. .. .. 29 2 5 Interest on overdraft . . .. 316 3 School fees .. ■ . .. 526 0 0 Girls' sports, &c. .. .. .. 19 15 6 Donations —Prizes .. .. .. 7 12 0 Prizes, contractor's deposit, &c. .. 2 0 0 Contractors' deposits .. .. 2 0 0 Travelling-expenses .. . . .. 3 2 6 Accident insurance .. .. .. 7 8 9 Girls' sports donations .. .. 10 0 0 Refund travelling-expenses .; .. 3 9 0 Transfers from Endowments Income Account — Salaries .. .. . ■ ■ • 229 16 5 Rents, rates, and repairs .. . . 102 19 0 Maintenance of buildings .. .. 351 12 0 Balance, 31st December, 1925 .. 19 10 10 £10,738 10 10 £10,738 10 10 " ===» I

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