E.—2.

"Appendix B.

HAWKE'S BAY. Sir, — Office of the School Commissioners, Napier, 20th March, 1911. I have the honour to forward herewith statement of accounts for year ending 31st December, 1910. During the year one auction sale took place, when the reserve offered realized aPdecided increase on the rent previously obtained. Several sections were submitted to arbitration, the lessees having elected to accept their right of renewal, and in each case the increase in the rents were about four times the amount previously obtained. With reference to the payment of travelling-expenses, taken exception to by the Audit Department, the Commissioners have been advised by their solicitors that the payment is a legal and a proper one. I have, &c. The Hon. the Minister of Education, Wellington. C. R. Pollen. Chairman.

General of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1910.

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Primary. Secondary. Total. Receipts. £ s. a. 1,010 7 9 £ s. Balances on 31st December, 1909 ... ... 858 15 Rents received— Arrears of previous year ... ... ... 91 7 Current year ' ... ... ... ... 3,974 16 Collected by the Receiver of Land Revenue ... 462 0 Interests received— On overdue rents ... ... ... ... 9 14 On deposits at Post-Omce Savings-Bank ... 19 8 Fire-insurance recovered ... ... ... 40 0 Royalty for metal taken ... ... ... j d. 7 8 4 4 6 7 0 £ s. d. 151 12 2 125 11 3 866 7 11 216 18 11 4,841 4 3 462 0 4 3 10 11 5 0 10 13 5 5 24 9 G 40 0 0 4 18 10 4 18 10 [ — Total receipts ... ... ...5,456 8 0 1,157 1 11 6,613 4 11 Expenditure. £ s. d. £ s. ,1. Secretary's Salary ... ... ... ... 121 15 0 26 5 0 Bent and Secretary's travelling-expenses ... ... 18 3 0 4 10 10 Printing, stationery, &e. ... ... ... 10 11 4 2 12 10 Auctioneer's charges ... ... ... ... 940 Valuation and arbitration fees ... ... ... | 51 15 9 36 15 0 Advertising ... ... ... ... ...j 960 Umpires' fees ... ... ... ... ... 3 13 6 8 18 6 Commissioners' travelling-expenses ... ... 10 it 0 2 12 4 Law charges ... ... ... ... ... 20 S 8 44 3 10 j Payments for primary education, Hawke's Bay Education Board ... ... ... ... 4,000 0 0 Payments for secondary education— Napier High School ... . ... ... ... ... 565 L0 0 Dannevirke High School ... ... ... ... 801 10 0 i Balances 31st December, 1910— At Post-Office Savings-Bank ... ... ... j 645 14 7 ! 148 1 ( .) 4 Union Bank, less outstanding cheque £100 ... 554 2 2 15 4 3 Cash in hand ... ... ... ... 100 Total expenditure ... ... 5,456 3 0 1,157 1 11 e s. a. 148 0 0 22 13 10 13 4 2 9 4 0 88 10 9 9 6 0 12 12 0 13 1 4 CI L2 6 4,000 0 0 867 0 0 794 L3 II 569 6 5 10 0 6,613 4 11 Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Assets. t s. d. £ s. a. Cash in hand ... ... ... ... ... 100 Balance at Union Bank and Post-Office Savings-Bank 1,199 16 9 264 3 7 Arrears of year 1909 ... ... ... ... 050 Arrears of year 1910 ... ... ... ... | 237 16 0 2 10 £ s. d. 1 0 0 1,464 0 4 0 5 0 239 17 0 Total assets ... ... ... 1,438 17 9 : 266 4 7 1,705 2 4