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Boys' High School, Capital Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance, Ist January, 1896 .. .. 455 5 0 By Balance .. .. .. .. 2,519 5 0 White, H. —Purchase of Reserve 1230, 258 acres at £8 .. .. .. 2,064 0 0 £2,519 5 0 £2,519 5 0 To Balance, Ist Jan., 1897 .. £2,519 5 0 Boys' High School, Maintenance Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance, Ist January, 1896 .. ... 32 13 9 By Salaries .. .. .. .. 3,835 0 0 Fees .. .. .. .. 2,058 10 6 Contribution to School of Art, for inRent of reserves .. .. .. 2,617 9 1 struction given in drawing .. .. 50 0 0 Rent of reserves outstanding for 1895 .. 466 16 1 Insurance .. .. .. .. 30 12 4 Sale of parsing notes.. .. .. 0 7 9 Contribution towards expenses of RegisInterest on p.n. (Wright) .. .. 2 8 5 trar's office .. .. .. 90 0 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 10 3 3 Examiners'fees .. .. .. 78 3 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 33 6 6 Leaving exhibitions .. .. .. 30 0 0 Chemicals and apparatus .. .. 30 4 3 Inspecting reserves and advertising .. 165 0 10 Interest on Loan Account (£5,000) .. 250 0 0 Expenses in ' connection with endowments — Reserve 1163 (stable) .. .. 22 0 0 1223 (road) .. .. 10 0 0 1183 „ .. .. 3 3 0 1124 (protective works) .. 66 10 0 1124 (expenses connected with sale) .. .. 9 9 6 2009 (breakwater) .. .. 15 0 0 Incidental expenses of maintenance— Fuel and lighting .. .. .. 45 18 4 Printing, stationery, books, &c. .. 125 13 7 Prizes .. .. .. .. 48 19 6 Expenses of entertainments .. 28 11 0 Keeping grounds in order .. .. 10 810 Grant to Cadet corps .. .. 15 0 0 Bent of cricket-ground .. .. 45 0 0 Cleaning, washing, &c. .. .. 19 10 8 School furniture and fittings .. 6 9 6 Gymnastic apparatus .. .. 6 9 6 Repairs .. .. .. .. 96 9 6 Legal expenses .. .. .. 14 12 0 Advertising .. .. .. 37 17 11 Grant to school library .. .. 5 0 0 Sundry expenses .. .. .. 30 12 1 £5,221 15 4 £5,221 15 4 By Balance, Ist Jan., 1897 .. £33 6 6 Boys' High School, Buildings Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance .. .. .. .. 2,531 7 5 By Balance, Ist January, 1896 .. .. 1,486 3 6 Clephane, A., balance of contract for additions .. .. .. .. 517 0 0 Clephane, A., extras on contract .. 82 13 6 Salary of clerk of works .. .. 28 10 0 Collins and Harman, architect's commission, &c. .. .. .'. 51 6; 0 Graham, P., contract for urinals, &c. .. 341 8 5 Collins and Harman, architect's commission .. .. .. .. 24 6 0 £2,531 7 5 £2,531 7 5 By Balance, Ist Jan., 1897.. £2,531 7 5 Boys' High School, Loan Redemption Account. Receipts. £ s. d. I Expenditure. £, s„ d. To Bank of New South Wales, advance to pay off loan from New Zealand Trust and Loan Company .. '.', 5,000 0 0 By Balance, Ist January, 1896 .. .. 5,000 0 0 Superior Education, Capital Account. Beceipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance, Ist January, 1896 .. .. 2,713 11 2 By Legal expenses .. •.•. .. 217 5 Share of cost of inspection and report on Saxton's Estate, Robinson's Bay.. 10 0 Share of insurance of buildings on Saxton's Estate .. .. .. 011 1 Balance .. .. .. .. 2,709 2 8 £2,713 11 2 £2,713 11 2 To Balance, Ist Jan., 1897.. £2,709 2 8