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TARANAKI. Balance-sheet of the Taranaki School Commissioners for the Year ending 31st December, 1890.

T. King, Chairman. E. Veale, Secretary. Examined and found correct.—James Edward FitzGerald, Controller and Auditor-General.

WELLINGTON. Sir,— 16, Queen's Chambers, Wellington, 16th March, 1891. On behalf of the School Commissioners for the Wellington Provincial District, I have the honour to submit, for the information of His Excellency the Governor and the Government, the twelfth annual report of the Commissioners, being that for the year ending the 31st December, 1890. On the 31st March last the Cominissionets retired by lapse of time, and their successors w7ere appointed in due course. The personnel of the Commissioners, however, remains the same, with the exception of Mr. John Duthie, who takes the place of the Hon. John Ballance as representing the Wanganui Education Board.

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To Balance on 31st December, 1889 Bents of reserves ... ... Lease fees ... Transfer fees Sale of land... Beceipts. Primary. & s. a. I ... 1,030 12 4 | ..I 54 12 0 2 0 0 Secondary. Total. £ s. d. £ s. d. 942 4 5 256 8 7 I 1,287 0 11 10 10 0 65 2 0 2 0 0 10 0 0 Total receipts ... I 2,306 7 4 I 2,306 7 4 Expenditurt By Officers' salaries Commission Advertising ... Surveys Law charges Bates Labour Leases ... ... ... • Stationery ... Taranaki Education Board Wanganui Education Board ... New Plymouth High School ... Purchase of school-sites Unclassified expenditure Balance * £ a. a. 37 10 0 20 18 4 20 4 0 3 15 0 34 0 1 70 10 0 10 6 3 56 14 0 4 10 543 2 2 876 17 10 £ a. 12 10 5 16 1 5 1 10 9 4 21 0 220 0 a. o 3 0 I 0 6 0 o i £ a. a. 50 0 0 26 14 7 20 4 0 5 0 0 85 10 1 79 14 6 10 6 3 77 14 0 4 10 543 2 2 376 17 10 220 0 0 16 1 0 13 9 6 827 12 5 Total expenditure 2,306 7 4 Deposit Account. & s. a, £ s. a. To Balance on Slat Deoember, 1889 .. 71 7 0 By Transferred to General Account as rent.. .1.14 0 0 Receipts .. .. .. .. 78 15 7 Refund to depositors .. .. .. C 2 7 £150 2 7 £150 2 7 Statement of Balances on 31st December, 1890. Account. jg s , (i, Bank. £ S- <]. Cr. General Account .. .. .. 827 12 5 j Or. Current Account, Bank New Zealand .. 230 13 3 „ Fixed deposit, Bank New Zealand .. 323 18 0 „ Fixed deposit, Savings-bank .. .. 272 11 2 , Cash in hand .. .. .. 0 10 0 £827 12 5 £827 12 5 Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Assets. £ s, t l. I Liabilities. £ s , fl. To Balance, General Account .. .. 231 3 3 By Land Ptind .. .. .. 596 9 2 Balance of Land Fund .. .. 596 9 2 Balance of assets .. .. .. 1,028 2 2 Rents due and in arrear .. .. 796 18 11 i £1,624 11 4 £1,624 11 4