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SOUTHLAND HIGH SCHOOLS BOARD. General Statement of Accounts foe the Year ended 31st December, 1925. Receipts. I Payments. Endowments Income Account :— £ s. d. Endowments Income Account : — £ s. d. Current income from reserves vested in Proportion of office expenses and salaries 130 0 0 Board .. .. .. .. 1,987 13 3 Inspection, legal expenses, and improveRevenue from secondary-education re- ments .. .. .. .. 153 15 0 serves .. .. .. .. 292 12 1 Hates, &c. .. .. .. .. 41 10 8 Transfer from General Account for new i Interest on loan from Public Trustee .. 1,061 8 6 Boys' School .. .. 1, 923 0 8 Transfers to General Account— For repairs to buildings .. .. 160 7 0 For salaries .. .. .. 1,923 0 8 Balance, 31st December, 1925 .. 733 4 2 £4,203 6 0 £4,203 6 0 Buildings and Sites (Capital Account) :— Building and Sites Capital Account :— Balance, 31st December, 1924 .. 423 5 8 Board's contribution towards cost Boys' Loans raised for Buildings, new Boys' High School .. .. .. 6,763 18 9 High School .. .. .. 786 15 6 Addition, Girls' High School .. .. 129 6 5 Alterations, Rectors' Residence .. 158 1 1 Balance, 31st December, 1925 .. 474 17 1 Loans raised for buildings .. .. 6,000 0 0 £7,368 2 3 £7,368 2 3 Secondary Department General Ac- Secondary Department General Account :— count: — Balance, 31st December, 1924 .. 1,720 14 1 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 9,260 19 10 Government payment for salaries of Incidental expenses .. .. .. 1,032 18 2 teachers .. .. .. 7,102 10 0 Material for classes for manual and Government payment for incidental ex- science instruction .. .. 150 0 10 penses .. .. .. .. 1,377 10 0 Maintenance of buildings .. .. 160 7 0 Voluntary contributions for general Scholarships and bursaries .. .. 10 0 0 purposes .. .. .. 56 14 4 Rates and taxes .. .. .. 41 10 8 School fees .. .. .. 217 8 6 Library subsidy .. .. .. 411 6 Prize Fund donation .. . . 10 3 0 Overpayment to Southland Education Exchanges, &c. .. . . . . 2 3 4 Board . . .. .. .. 12 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 39 2 6 Photograph, Boys' School . . .. 16 0 Scholarships .. .. .. 10 0 0 Transfer to Endowment Income AsSubsidies on voluntary contributions .. 32 17 4 count .. .. .. .. 1,923 0 8 Transfers from Endowments Income Ac- Balance, 31st December, 1925 .. 108 4 9 count— For repairs to buildings .. .. 201 17 8 For salaries .. .. .. 1,923 0 8 £13,694 1 5 £13,694 1 5 Statement of Amounts due to Board and of Liabilities as at 31st December, 1925. Liabilities. Amounts due to Board. Endowment Income Account — Sundry £s. d. Endowments Income Account— .. £ s. d. creditors .. .. .. .. 8 6 0 Rents accrued and not paid .. .. 975 5 6 Buildings and Sites Account—Additions Reserves vested in Land Boards .. 47 17 2 to buildings .. .. .. 110 0 9 Buildings and Sites Account— Principal of Loans—Public Trustee for Additions, Girls' School .. .. 1,545 5 2 Boys' School .. .. .. 20,000 0 0 Asphalting, &c., Boys' School .. 50 9 2 Interest on Loans —Public Trustee .. 200 0 0 Furniture and fittings, Boys' School .. 94 5 0 Other liabilities —Sundry creditors .. 28 4 3 Secondary General Account— Fees .. .. .. .. 8 3 0 Salaries due from Department .. 68 9 6 £20,346 II 0 I £2,789 14 6

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