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General Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending the 31st December, 1904— continued.

Primary. Seconaary. Total. Expenditure. Expenditure. £ s. a. iy Salaries and allowances to officers — Secretary, £300; clerk, £150; Southland agent, £225; ranger, £56 lis. 6d. Clerical assistance ... School Commissioners' travelling-expenses attending meetings at Dunedin — T. MacGibbon — train fares, £15 16s. 4d.; hotel expenses, £29 5s.: Hon. .A. Baldey—boat fares, £9 5s.; hotel expenses, £27 : Donald Borrie—train fares, £13 15s. 2d.; hotel expenses, £19 10s. : William Dallas—hotel expenses, £19 10s. Maps and plans of endowments Office rent, cleaning, fuel, and light Printing and stationery Incidentals Stamps and telegrams, &c., £40 0s. lid.; telephone, £7 0s. 6d.... Legal expenses Expenses of leasing — Auctioneer's commission, &c. Advertising Inspection of reserves —Travelling-expenses and ' valuation fees ... ... ... ... Expenditure on reserves —Drainage and protection from river encroachment ... ... .... Insurance premiums Rates ... ... Return of deposit Refund of rent Payment of valuations for improvements to outgoing tenants Office furnishing Payments towards primary education — Otago Education Board ... ... ...8,097 6 5] Southland Education Board ... ...3,417 12 2) Payments towards secondary education — Otago High Schools Board... Southland High Schools Board Waitaki High Schools Board Credit balances on the 31st December, 1904 ... | £ s. a. £ s. d. 731 11 6 9 0 0 134 1 6 26 12 9 96 8 4 26 6 6 10 5 8 47 1 5 35 19 6 25 11 1 30 9 6 209 4 3 770 11 1 11 5 0 36 17 7 27 0 0 15 0 0 51 9 9 0 15 3 11,514 18 7 347 19 2) 158 18 10 113 12 4j 620 10 4 3,168 17 2 Total expenditure 17,599 16 9 I Assets. Arrears on the 31st December, 1904, viz.— Arrears of rent due in and prior to 1901... Arrears of rent due in 1902 Arrears of rent due in 1903 Arrears of interest due in and prior to 1903 Arrears of rent due in 1904 Arrears of interest due in 1904... Amount due on fixed deposit Amount of balance in bank and in,hand ... Amount advanced on mortgage ... £ s. a. 11 7 6 10 6 148 19 10 0 16 10 4,259 11 9 46 1 11 2,800 0 0 2,740 16 5 39,649 12 1 £ s. d. 0 13 6 £ s. d. 11 7 6 10 6 149 13 4 0 16 10 4,413 16 9 46 1 11 154" 5 0