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ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE-SHEET.

Statement op Balances at 31st December. Or. Accounts. £ s. d. £ s. d. Boys' High Sohool Capital Aooount .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 10 3 Boys' High Sohool Maintenance Aooount .. .. .. .. .. 178 3 11 Boys' High Sohool preparatory department .. .. .. .. .. 8 610 Classical School Capital Account .. .. .. .. 557 7 1 Superior Education Capital Aooount .. .. .. .. .. .. 224 5 4 College maintenance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • ■ 460 19 2 Girls' High School Capital Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,002 8 1 Girls' High Sohool Maintenance Account .. .. .. .. .. 14 2 4 Public Library Capital Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,666 8 6 Public Library Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 54 0 0 Medical School Reserves Aooount .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,050 11 1 Museum, Library, and School of Technioal Science Capital Aooount .. .. 18,941 8 4 Museum, Library, and Sohool of Technical Science Endowment Fund .. .. 971 17 2 Museum Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 151 2 5 Museum Guide-book Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Astronomical Observatory Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 394 12 4 Emily Foster Memorial Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. 62 1 8 Helen Maomillan Brown Memorial Fund .. .. .. .. .. 87 5 i Thomas Miller Prize Fund (Boys' High School).. .. .. .. .. 99 12 7 32,992 2 5 Dr. School of Art Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 173 7 2 Sohool of Engineering and Teohnioal Science Aooount .. .. .. .. 41 6 0 Public Library Maintenance Aocount .. .. .. .. .. .. 818 0 9 1,032 13 11 £31,959 8 6 Bank and Investments. £ s. d. £ s. d. Drawing Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,462 17 1 Less outstanding cheques .. .. .. .. .. .. 203 8 7 12,259 8 6 Mortgages of freeholds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,150 0 0 City Council debentures .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 400 0 0 Tramway Board debentures .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 150 0 0 Hereford Street section investment .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 0 0 £31,959 8 6 Liabilities. £ s. d. Bank of New South Wales (No. 2 Aooount) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,834 0 0 Public Trust Department (loan) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,000 0 0 Public Library scrip .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 98 10 2 Canterbury Agricultural College ..■ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,000 0 0 Emily Foster Memorial Fund.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 62 1 8 Helen Macmillan Brown Memorial Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 87 5 4 £19,081 17 2 School of Abt Account. Beceipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Students' fees .. .. .. .. 619 15 0 Balance at Ist January, 1905 .. .. 319 2 4 Grant from Museum, Library, and Sohool Salaries .. .. .. .. 1,093 0 0 of Teohnioal Science Endowment Fund 500 0 0 Subsidies to life classes .. .. 36 10 0 Government grant for teohnical instruction 427 2 3 Insurance .. .. .. .. 12 10 4 Government grant for apparatus.. .. 7 18 1 Contribution towards expenses of RegisGovernment grant for material .. .. 13 1 1 trar's office .. .. .. .. 40 0 0 Examination fees, second - grade art Gas .. .. .. .. .. 50 6 4 (Timaru) .. .. .. .. 115 0 Repairs .. .. ■ .. .. 17 5 9 Sale of clay models and timber to students 10 6 Advertising ' .. .. .. .. 22 9 0 Special prizes .. .. .. .. 6 4 0 Printing, stationery, &o. .. .. 22 14 9 Balance .. .. .. .. 173 7 2 Fuel .. .. .. .. .. 12 19 3 General expenses (material for classes, &c.) 33 6 6 Apparatus, &c. .. .. .. 60 5 0 Examiners' fees .. .. .. 2 2 0 Books for school library .. .. 4 14 11 Interest on current aooount .. .. 5 7 2 Special prizes .. .. .. .. 6 4 0 Expenses oonnected with appointment of Director .. .. .. .. 11 5 9 £1,750 3 1 £1,750 3 1 Balance, Ist January, 1906 .. .. £173 7 2