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1. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1903. , . . Receipts. £ s. d. | Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year ... ... 400 12 7 ManagementCurrent income from reserves 1,089 17 0; Office commission ... ... .. 59 14 2 Interest on prize-moneys invested ... 65 7 Other office expenses ... ... ... 21 9 6 School fees ... ... ... ... 2,591 16 0 Other expenses of management, includ-Boardmg-achool fees 577 0 0 ing costs inquiry 115 10 0 Interest on deposit ... ... ... 216 6 Teachers' salaries and allowances ... 2,865 7 8 Lease fees collected ... ... ... 10 10 0 Boarding-school account ... . 57 310 Refund of insurance premiums ... ... 3 8 6 ExaminationsExaminers' fees ... ... ... 55 0 0 Other expenses ... ... ... 20 2 2 | Prizes ... ... ... ... 35 0 0 i Printing, stationery, and advertising ... 65 8 1 j Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. ... ... 78 19 4 Site and buildings, from current revenue— Purchases and new works ... ... 262 7 0 Fencing, repairs, &c. ... ... 242 17 2 Rates, insurance, and taxes ... ... 91 5 10 Interest on current account, &c. ... 40 14 3 Law and lease fees ... ... ... 9 2 .0 Purchase of furniture ... ... ... 479 15 6 Balance at end of year... ... ... 182 9 8 £4,682 6 2 £4,682 6 2 Frederic Wellington, Chairman. Ed. N. Liffiton, Secretary and Treasurer. I have examined the books, rent accounts, and vouchers, and certify the balance-sheet as correct. — H. E. Dymock, Auditor.

2. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —The work is up to the standard of the University Junior Scholarships, and comprises Greek, Latin, English, French, arithmetic, geometry, algebra, trigonometry, science, and divinity. Lowest. —English language (composition, reading, writing, and spelling), English history, geography, drawing, physical geography, and arithmetic equivalent to)-- Standard IV ; and also Latin, divinity, and general knowledge.

1. General Statement of Accounts, for the Year ended 31st December, 1904. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year ... ... 182 9 8 Office salaries (commission) ... ... 57 1 3 Current income from reserves ... ... 1,198 19 0 Other office expenses ... ... ... 53 5 0 Interest on prize-moneys invested ... 8 12 6 Other expenses of management ... ... 35 5 7 School fees ... ... ... ... 1,895 0 0 Teachers' salaries and allowances ... 3,110 16 8 Boarding-school fees ... ... ... 516 0 0 Prizes ... ... ... ... 45 3 6 Music fees ... ... ... ... 61 12 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising ... 50 12 5 Lease fees ... ... ... ... 35 0 0 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. ... ... 96 2 2 Refund of insurances ... ... ... 612 4 Fencing, repairs, &c. ... ... ... 252 9 7 Donation re spectroscope ... ... 5 0 0 Miscellaneous (rates, &c.) ... ... 96 3 9 Cheques outstanding ... £62 10 0 ; Interest on current account .. ... 10 0 Less balance at bank ... 17 6 7 ! Refund of tuition fees received in excess, 45 3 5 ! 1903 ... _ 44 0 0 I Architect and auction expenses ... ... 36 1 6 Chemicals and spectroscope ... ... 24 4 6 . .. Law costs and lease fees ... ... 52 3 0 £3,954 8 11 £3,954 8 11 T. B. Maclean, Acting-Chairman. Ed. N. Liffiton, Treasurer. Aubrey Gualter, Secretary to Trustees. I certify that the above balance-sheet is a correct summary of the receipts and expenditure of the Wanganui Collegiate School for the year ending 31st December, 1.904.—J0hn Notman. Auditor.

2. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —Work as for Junior University Scholarships. Lowest. —Latin, reading, writing, composition, arithmetic, drawing.