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Genebal Statement of Receipts and Expenditube for the Year ended 31st December, 1879. Receipts. Primary Educa- Secondary Edu- _ tion Eeserves. cation Eeserves. iotal. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To balance on Ist January, 1879 ... ... ... 5,844 7 2 2,321 0 1 8,165 7 3 Arrears due Ist Jan., 1879, collected in year 1879 — (1.) Rents, profits, or receipts of reserves ... 459 13 1 145 12 7 605 5 8 (2.) Other receipts ... ... ... ... 3,749 2 9 72 11 0 3,82113 9 (3.) High Schools reserves rents ... ... ... 35 5 6 35 5 6 Moneys payable and collected within year 1879 — Rents, &c, of reserves ... ... ... 6,241 18 8 327 11 7 6,569 10 3 Interest allowed by Bank on Cr. balances ... 228 5 2 29 10 10 257 16 0 Total receipts ... £ 16,523 610 2,931 11 7 19,454 18 5 Expenditure. Total. £ s. d. By Office—Salaries and allowances to officers ... ... ... ... ... 376 6 0 ~ Printing, stationery, and office rent ... ... ... ... ... 210 11 7 Expenses of leasing—Auctioneer's commission ... ... ... ... 17 17 0 ~ Advertising and other expenses ... ... ... ... 73 2 6 Expenditure on reserves —Surveying ... ... ... ... ... 426 2 0 ~ Fencing, and other expenditure ... ... ... 20 0 0 Legal expenses ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 13 6 Payments to Otago Education Board ... ... ... ... ... 9,602 19 2 ~ Southland Education Board ... ... ... ... ... 2,475 11 0 ~ Board of Governors Otago High School ... ... ... ... 2,016 18 5 Southland „ ... ... ... ... 508 18 5 Waitaki „ ... ... ... ... 83 2 4 Balance in hand and in Bank ... ... ... ... ... ... 3,640 1 6 Total expenditure ... ... £ 19,454 18 5 Arrears. Primary Educa- Secondary Edution Eeserves. cation Eeserves. lotal. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Arrears on 31st December, 1879 ... ... ... 1,893 10 3 385 7 2 2,278 17 5 Total arrears £ 1,893 10 3 385 7 2 2,278 17 5 Liabilities or Engagements. £ s. d. Apportionment of Primary Reserve rents for quarter ended 31st December, 1879 — Otago Education Board ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,789 18 6 Southland „ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 705 19 10 Total liabilities ... ... £3,445 18 4 I certify the above statement to be a correct abstract of the Commissioners' transactions for the period stated. H. Livingston, Auditor.