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Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1944 (Figures to nearest pound.) Receipts Payments Balance at beginning of period— £ £ £ Cash in hand .. .. .. .. 827 Advertising .. .. .. .. .. 85 Cash in bank .. .. .. .. 1,887 Audit fees .. .. .. .. .. 18 Imprest accounts .. . . .. .. 10 Carillon: Miscellaneous payments .. .. .. 60 Investments— Cleaning .. .. .. . . .. ~ 40 Deposit, Public Trustee .. .. .. 5,208 Educational services .. .. .. .. 415 New Zealand Government stock .. .. 3,000 Exhibitions in Art Gallery .. .. .. .. 6 Fixed deposit, Bank of New Zealand .. 1,000 Freight and cartage .. .. .. .. 27 Deposit, Post Office Savings-bank .. .. 511 Fuel, light, power, and water .. .. .. 14 12,443 Insurances .. .. .. .. 301 Government grants for maintenance .. .. .. 8,500 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 13 Interest on investments .. .. .. .. 321 Photographic supplies .. . . .. .. 73 Local bodies: Contribution for maintenance .. .. 2,935 Postages, telegrams, and toll calls .. .. .. 47 Macarthy Trust grant .. .. .. .. 500 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 318 Miscellaneous receipts .. . . .. .. 4 Rent for Art Gallery temporary premises .. .. 944 New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts : Contribution Repairs and maintenance : Buildings and equipment .. 785 towards salary, &c. .. .. .. .. 225 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,027 Rental for occupation of portion of building .. .. 750 Specimens and pictures, preparation of .. .. 35 Subscription towards Building Fund . . . . .. 17 Subscriptions to societies .. .. .. .. 16 Centennial Art Exhibition: Picture sales .. .. 710 Telephones and fire-alarms .. .. .. .. 54 Transferring Art Gallery location .. .. .. 54 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 94 Uniforms .. . . . . .. .. .. 6 Centennial Art Exhibition— Artists for pictures sold .. .. .. .. 107 Commission . . .. .. .. .. 3 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 120 Capital— Exhibits— Art Gallery .. .. .. .. .. 710 Museum .. .. .. .. .. 152 Furnishings .. .. .. .. .. 72 « Library .. .. .. .. .. 200 Miscellaneous equipment .. .. .. .. 134 Photographic apparatus .. .. .. .. 20 Publications: Stock .. .. .. .. 40 Scientific apparatus .. .. .. .. 15 Tools .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Balance at end of period— £ Cash in bank .. .. .. .. 4,474 Imprest accounts .. .. .. 10 Investments— Deposit, Public Trustee .. .. .. 5,390 New Zealand Government stock . . .. 5,000 Fixed deposit, Bank of New Zealand .. 1,000 Deposit, Post Office Savings-bank .. 523 16,397 £26,405 £26,405 Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1944 (Figures to nearest pound.) Expenditure £ Income Advertising .. .. .. .. .. 85 Contributions— £ Audit fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 New Zealand Government .. .. .. 8,500 Carillon: Miscellaneous payments .. .. .. 60 Local bodies— £ Cleaning .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 Wellington City Council . . .. 1,700 Educational services .. .. .. .. 424 Wellington Harbour Board .. .. 500 Exhibitions in Art Gallery .. .. .. .. 5 Lower Hutt City Council .. .. 300 Freight and cartage .. .. .. .. .. 26 Palmerston North City Council . . .. 190 Fuel, light, power, and water .. .. .. .. 30 Other local bodies in Wellington District .. 105 Insurances .. .. .. .. .. .. 301 — 2,795 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 13 Miscellaneous receipts .. .. .. .. 3 Photographic supplies .. .. .. .. 73 New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts : Contribution Postages, telegrams, and toll calls .. .. .. 46 towards salaries, &c. . . .. .. .. 225 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 326 Rent for occupation of portion of buildings .. .. 1,000 Rent for Art Gallery temporary premises .. .. 944 Repairs and maintenance : Buildings and equipment . . 783 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,046 Specimens and pictures, preparation of . . . . 35 Subscriptions to societies .. .. .. .. 16 Telephones and fire-alarms .. . . . . . . 51 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 94 Uniforms .. .. .. .. ~ .. 6 Balance carried down .. .. .. .. 4,101 £12,523 £12,523 £ £ Capital purchases from revenue .. .. .. 1,219 Balance brought down .. .. .. .. 4,101 Appropriations — Accumulated surplus (general) .. .. .. 160 Repairs, renewals, and Extensions Reserve .. .. 1,000 Interest on investments .. .. .. .. 353 Art Gallery and Museum Rehabilitatiin Reserve . 1,000 Educational Purposes Reserve— Art Gallery .. .. .. . . . . 250 Museum .. .. .. .. . . 250 Picture Purchase Reserve .. .. .. .. 200 Museum Exhibits Purchase Reserve .. .. .. 495 Balance carried forward .. ~ .. .. 200 £4,614 £4,614

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