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Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1945 (Figures to nearest pound.) Receipts' Payments £ Balance at beginning of period— £ £ Advertising .. . . .. .. .. 23 Cash in bank .. .. .. .. 4,474 Audit fees .. .. .. .. . .18 Imprest accounts .. . . .. .. 10 Carillon: Miscellaneous payments .. .. .. 166 Investments— Cleaning . . .. .. .. .. , . 25 Deposit with Public Trustee .. .. 5,390 Educational services .. .. .. 295 New Zealand Government stock .. .. 5,000 Exhibitions in Art Gallery .. .. .. , ~27 Fixed deposit, Bank of New Zealand .. 1,000 Freight and cartage . . .. .. .. . [ 16 Deposit, Post Office Savings-bank .. .. 523 Fuel, light, power, and water .. .. .. !! 41 16,397 Insurances .. .. .. ~ .. ~ 124 Government grants for maintenance . . .. .. 8,500 Office expenses .. . . .. . . '' 26 Interest on investments .. .. .. .. 420 Photographic supplies .. .. !! '' i B6 Local bodies : Contribution for maintenance .. .. 2,918 Postages, telegrams, and toll calls .. .. ~ 43 Macarthy Trust grant .. . . .. .. 200 Printing and stationery . . .. .. ~ 382 Beauchamp Trust .. . . .. .. .. 294 Rent for Art Gallery temporary premises .. .. 970 Miscellaneous receipts .. .. .. .. 1 Repairs and maintenance : Buildings and equipment .. 968 New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts : Contribution Salaries .. . . . . . . . . 5 595 towards salary, &c. .. .. . . .. 225 Specimens and pictures, preparation of . . .. 80 Rental for occupation of portion of building .. .. 1,250 Subscriptions to societies .. .. .. .. 16 Subscription towards Building Fund .. .. .. 9 Telephones and fire-alarms .. .. .. . . 65 Transferring Art Gallery location (recoveries) .. .. 96 Transferring Art Gallery location . . .. .! 31 Centennial Art Exhibition: Picture sales .. .. 3,156 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. ~ 186 Unauthorized expenditure .. .. .. .. 1 Uniforms, overalls, &c. .. .. ~ ~ 25 Centennial Art Exhibition— Artists for pictures sold .. .. .. .. 3,038 Commission .. .. .. .. .. 63 Miscellaneous .. . . .. .. ~ 185 Capital— Buildings .. .. .. .. , . 100 Exhibits —■ Art Gallery .. .. .. .. • • 1,267 Museum .. .. .. .. .. 190 Furnishings .. .. .. .. , , 16 Library .. . . . . .. .. .. 195 Mechanical appliances .. .. ~ .. 34 Miscellaneous equipment .. .. .. .. 54 Photographic apparatus .. .. .. .. 120 Publications : Stock .. .. .. .. 66 Scientific apparatus .. .. . . .. 2 ToqIS .. . . .. . . ~ . , 7 Balance at end of period— £ Cash in bank .. . . .. .. 3,674 Imprest accounts . . . . .. 10 Investments— Deposit, Public Trustee .. .. .. 5,579 National Savings Account .. .. 1,020 New Zealand Government stock . . 7,000 Fixed deposit, Bank of New Zealand .. 1,000 Deposit, Post-office Savings-bank .. 536 18,819 £33 >466 £33,466 . Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1945 (Figures to nearest pound.) Expenditure £ Income Advertising .. .. .. .. .. 23 Contributions— £ Audit fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 New Zealand Government .. .. .. .. 8,500 Carillon: Miscellaneous payments .. .. .. 166 Local bodies— £ Cleaning .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 Wellington City Council .. .. .. 1,700 Educational services .. ... .. .. 309 Wellington Harbour Board . . .. 500 Exhibitions in Art Gallery .. .. .. . . 31 Lower Hutt City Council .. . . 337 Freight and cartage .. .. .. .. . . 17 Palmerston North City Council .. .. 190 Fuel, light, power, and water .. .. .. .. 41 Other local bodies in Wellington district .. 190 Insurances .. .. .. .. .. .. 124 2 917 Office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 26 Miscellaneous receipts .. .. .. .. 1 Photographic supplies .. .. .. .. 185 New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts (contribution Postages, telegrams, and toll calls .. .. . . 43 towards salaries, &c.) .. .. .. .. 225 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 378 Rental for occupation of portion of buildings .. .. 1,000 Rent for Art Gallery temporary premises .. .. 970 Repairs and maintenance : Buildings and equipment .. 960 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,595 Specimens and pictures, preparation of .. .. 80 Subscriptions to societies .. .. .. .. 16 Telephones and fire-alarms .. .. . . .. 65 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 189 Unauthorized expenditure .. .. .. .. 1 Uniforms and overalls .. .. .. .. 25 Balance carried down .. .. .. .. 3,356 £12,643 £12,643 £ £ Capital purchases from revenue .. .. 1,391 Balance brought down .. .. .. ..3 356 Appropriations— Accumulated surplus (general) .. . . .. ' 200 Repairs, Renewals, and Extensions Reserve . . .. 1,000 Interest on investments .. .. .. ' 413 Art Gallery and Museum Rehabilitation Reserve .. 500 Educational Purposes Reserve— Art Gallery . . .. .. .. .. 250 Museum . . .. .. . . .. 250 Picture Purchase Reserve .. .. .. .. 200 Museum Exhibits Purchase Reserve .. .. .. 200 Balance carried forward .. .. .. .. 178 £3 > 969 £3,969

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