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Wm. P. Moat, Chairman. H. N. Gaeland, Secretary. Examined and found correct.—James I'Tdward FitzGerald, Controller and Auditor-General.

TARANAKI. Balance-sheet of the Education Fund of the Taranaki School Commissioners for the Year ended 31st December, 1889.

Expenditure. Primary Education Reserves. Secondary Education Reserves. Total. | £ s. a. By Office salaries ... ... ... ... 76 9 4 Office expenses ... ... ... ... 762 Legal expenses ... ... ... ... 30 6 0 Expenses of leasing—Advertising ... ... 22 18 1 Fencing, &c, reserves ... ... ... 2 11 0 Road and county rates ... ... ... 68 14 0 Stamp duty ... ... ..'. ... 4 10 0 Payments to Boards— .Auckland Education Board ... ... 1,547 2 9 Hawke's Bay Education Board ... ... 74 17 3 Payments towards secondary education— Auckland Girls' High School Gisborne High School Deposits refunded ... ... ... ... 60 12 6 Balance at credit on 31st December, 1889— Bank of New Zealand ... £1,194 15 4j Auckland Savings-Bank ... 212 1 5 Post Office Savings-Bank ... 207 10 0 " Cash in hand ... ... 8110) £ s. a. i 23 10 8 0 8 10 5 7 0 ! ' 20 15 8 45 13 8 22 17 11 1 10 0 h I £ s. d. 100 0 0 7 15 0 35 13 0 43 13 9 48 4 8 91 11 11 6 0 0 1,622 0 0 41 0 0 \) 174 12 5 j 16 5 8 215 12 5 76 18 2 | 1,695 7 9 Total expenditure 3,942 16 8 Assets. £ s. a. £ s. a.! 31 19 4 1 5' 0 90 3 1 46 10 0 668 18 6 196 14 5 £ s. a. 1,695 7 9 38 4 4 136 13 1 865 12 11 £ s. a. Balance of cash in hand, 31st December, 1889 ... .... Arrears of rent for 1887 ... ... ... ... 31 19 4 Arrears of rent for 1888 ... ... ... ... 90 3 1 Arrears of rent for 1889 ... ... .... ... 668 18 6 Total assets ... ... ... 791 0 11 791 0 11 ' 244 9 5 2,730 18 1 Liabilities Deposits Expenses of leasing Office expenses £ s. 31 12 8 2 0 13 j j i d. 0 Q o 6 £ s. d. 6 5 8 5 10 3 £ s. 37 17 13 12 0 13 ■ j i ( d. 8 6 6 Total liabilities... 40 7 9 11 15 11 52 3 8

General Account. Receipts. ro Balance on 31st December, 1888— Primary education — Rents of reserves Lease fees Valuation fees Transfer fees Interest on fixed deposits Secondary education— Rents of reserves Leases .. .. %. Transfer fees Interest on fixed deposits Carried forward £ s. d. i Expenditure. 570 10 3 By Primary education— Salaries .. 1,238 14 10 Printing .. 15 0 0 Aavertising 7 0 0 Auctioneer's commission ., 3 0 0 Surveying 14 11 11 Legal expenses Rates 319 2 3 Stamp duties and sundries .. 4 10 0 Valuations .. ... 10 0 Labour 11 19 9 Refunds .. ..2,185 12 0 Carried forward .. £ s. d. 34 7 0 9 8 0 16 9 11 27 7 2 20 16 9 38 14 5 85 15 11 6 15 7 19 14 G 6 2 6 29 0 2 .. 294 12 5