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Museum Account. Receipts. £ ». d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balanoe, Ist January, 1908 .. .. 97 15 0 Salaries .. .. .. .. 860 19 5 Contribution from Museum, Library, and Insuranoe .. .. .. .. 39 8 7 Sohool of Teohnical Science Endowment 1,225 0 0 Contribution towards expenses of Regis Sale of guidebooks .. .. .. 414 0 trar's offioe .. .. .. .. 30 0 0 Subscriptions towards purohase of Okarito Repairs .. .. .. .. 24 11 0 whale-skeleton .. .. .. 201 10 6 Legal expenses.. .. .. .. 3 16 11 Interest .. .. .. .. 0 19 4 Cases and fittings .. .. .. 46 3 6 Balance .. .. .. .. 329 11 6 Taxidermist's requisites .. .. 18 15 11 Books and binding .. .. .. 24 1 6 Purchase of speoimens .. .. .. 251 15 6 Freight and oharges .. .. .. 9 510 Fuel .. .. .. .. 3 14 General expenses, viz.— Printing, stationery, and stamps .. 7 5 6 Advertising .. .. .. .. 2 0 0 Keeping grounds in order .. .. 5 0 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. 6 6 10 Publication of museum records .. .. 2 12 9 Guide-book sinking fund—allocation .. 10 0 0 Strong-room .. .. .. .. 114 10 9 Purchase of Okarito whale-skeleton .. 400 0 0 £1 859 10 4 £1,859 10 4 Balance, Ist January, 1909 .. .. 829 11 6 Public Library Maintenance Account. Receipts. £ t. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Contribution from Museum, Library, and Balance, Ist January, 1908 .. .. 636 14 10 Sohool of Technioal Science Endow- Salaries .. .. .. .. 776 0 0 ment .. .. .. .. 500 0 0 Contribution towards expenses of RegisSubscriptions .. .. .. .. 887 6 6 trar's offioe .. .. .. .. 30 0 0 Subscriptions for extra volumes .. .. 30 10 6 Insuranoe .. .. .. .. 30 17 0 Fines .. .. .. .. .. 24 12 7 Lighting .. .. .. .. 142 16 3 Reserving books .. .. .. 3 16 9 Fuel .. .. .. .. .. 28 17 11 Sale of catalogues .. .. .. 4 16 6 Subscriptions to colonial newspapers .. 43 9 0 Sale of magazineß .. .. .. 6 2 0 Repairs .. .. .. .. 15 5 9 James Gammack Trust — Revenue from Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 31 0 7 estate .. .. .. .. 408 5 10 General expenses, viz.— Government subsidy .. .. .. 17 5 6 Furniture and fittings .. .. 41C 1 Compensation for damage to books by fire 2 3 0 Cleaning and appliances .. .. 7 7 0 Interest on oapital (Postle bequest) .. 66 12 9 Keeping grounds in order .. .. 6 8 0 Balanoe .. .. .. .. 619 8 0 Directories, Post-offioe box, &o. .. 5 18 8 Sundries .. .. .. .. 14 17 5 James Gammack Trust— New books for circulating department .. 198 17 7 Renewal of standard works .. .. 13 2 10 Periodicals and English newspapers .. 92 2 4 Binding books (circulating department) 31 12 7 Referenoe Library—books, periodicals, and binding — A. Postle Trust .. .. .. 66 12 9 General Account .. .. .. 98 12 8 New buildings loan of £4,000— Interest .. .. .. .. 180 0 0 Allocation to sinking fund .. .. 54 0 0 Interest on current aocount .. .. 17 18 0 Offioial stamps .. .. .. .. 3 10 0 Extra accommodation for books .. .. 40 2 8 £2,570 19 11 £2,570 19 11 Balanoe, Ist January, 1908 .. .. £619 8 0 Museum, Library, and School op Technical Science Capital Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balanoe, Ist January, 1908 .. .. 18,941 8 4 Balanoe, 31st December, 19U8 .. ..18,941 8 4 Balance, Ist January, 1909 .. .. £18,941 8 4 Museum, Library, and School of Technical Science Endowment Account. Iteceipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s d. Balanoe, Ist January, 1908 .. .. 456 14 8 Contributions to— Rent of reserves .. .. .. 2,100 0 0 School of Engineering .. .. 800 0 0 Interest on capital .. .. .. 673 19 6 Museum .. .. .. .. 1,225 0 0 Publio Library .. .. .. 500 0 0 Sohool of Art .. .. .. 450 0 0 Contribution towards Cost of Inspection of reserves .. .. .. .. 30 0 0 Legal expenses .. .. .. 0 16 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. 1 14 11 Balanoe .. .. .. .. 223 3 3 £3.230 14 2 £3,230 14 2 Balanoe, Ist January, 1909 .. .. £223 3 3 | 6—E. 7.