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General Statement o Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1879. Receipts. £. a. d. Expenditure. £ a. d. To Grants from Government— By Overdrafts Ist January, 1879 .. 3,216 2 4 Statutory Capitation (£3 155.) .. 8,080 6 5 Office and BoardGrants to Committees (10s.) .. 1,082 10 10 Office staff, salaries .. .. 343 15 0 Scholarships (Is. 6d.) .. .. 90 0 0 Departmental contingencies .. 349 6 8 Inspection Subsidy .. .. 300 0 0 School Inspection— Special for Buildings .. .. 6,000 0 0 Salaries .. .. .. 404 3 4 Payments by School Commissioners from Travelling expenses .. .. 175 0 0 Education Eeserves .. .. 38 14 10 Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 8,392 9 2 From Public Libraries vote .. .. 235 0 0 School Committees, for educational purSpecial grant to meet liabilities .. 2,000 0 0 poses .. .. .. 1,276 8 2 Grant for training of teachers .. 20 0 0 Scholarships—Paid to holders .. 77 10 0 Sundry receipts, refunds, &c, .. 37 8 6 Training of teachers .. .. 20 0 0 School books and material sold .. 378 9 4 Insurance of school buildings .. 135 7 2 School Buildings— New buildings .. .. 265 13 9 Enlargement, improvement, and repairs .. .. .. 1,370 19 1 School furniture and appliances not' included in preceding .. .. 363 7 9 Purchase of sites .. .. 193 0 0 Plans, supervision, &o. (two years) .. 349 2 5 Library Committees, out of Public Libraries vote .. .. .. 235 0 0 School books and material .. .. 560 11 4 Interest on overdraft .. .. 81 3 10 Befunds .. .. .. 33 4 3 Preparing plans and descriptions of school districts .. .. .. 10 9 0 Balance .. .. .. 409 16 1 £18,262 9 11 £18,262 9 11 Gerhard Mueller, Chairman. E. T. Robinson, Secretray. I hereby certify that I have examined the above accounts, compared the same with the vouchers, cash book, ledger, Bank pass-book, and other documents connected therewith, and find them correct and according to law. Hokitika, 3rd March, 1880. Edward Patten, Auditor. Statement of Assets and Liabilities on Building Account, 31st December, 1879. Assets. £ a. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. To Balance in hand, 31st December, 1879 .. 1,380 011 By Amount due upon contracts, 31st DecemBalance of Grant of £8,500 .. .. 2,500 0 0 ber, 1879 .. .. .. 3,648 1 0 Balance .. .. .. 23 0 1 Plans, supervision, &a. .. .. 255 0 0 £3,903 1 0 £3,903 1 0 Statement of Assets and Liabilities upon General Account, 31st December, 1879. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities £ s. d. To Balance .. .. .. 1,214 410 By Debit balance, 31st December, 1879 ~ 970 410 Payments for instructing pupil teachers .. 244 0 0 £1,214 4 10 £1,214 4 10 Summary of the School Fund Accounts for the Year ending 31st December, 1879. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure £ s.-d. To Balances in Bank or in hand on Ist Jan., By Bank overdrafts, 31st December, 1878 .. 718 0 1879 .. .. .. 39 4 5 Cleaning (allowances and requisites), &c... 417 0 6 Eeceipts trom Education Board— Fuel .. .. .. .. 130 8 3 Ordinary grants .. .. 1,398 0 0 Books, maps, stationery, and furniture for Special grants .. .. .. 60 5 0 general school use .. .. 206 3 6 Donations, subscriptions, &«., from others Eepairs not paid for directly by Board .. 215 17 9 than Education Board .. .. 55 9 5 Clerks' salaries .. .. .. 61 15 0 Other sources .. .. .. 13 3 8 Office expenses .. .. .. 72 9 6 Debit balance, 31st December, 1879 .. 20 16 4 Prizes .. .. .. 49 14 6 School Fetes or treats .. .. 3 5 0 Beading books or text books supplied free to scholars .. .. .. 110* Paper, pens, ink, &c, supplied free to scholars .. .. .. .. 57 14 7 Sundries .. .. .. 37 4 10 Bank credit balances .. .. 298 4 7 Cash in hand .. .. .. 28 1 7 £1,586 18 10 £1,586 18 10