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GORE HIGH SCHOOL. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1912. Receipts. £ s. d. j Expenditure. £ a. d. Balance at beginning of year . .. 49 15 2 j Mana( , ernent __ Government grant — For sites, building, office sa i arv 50 0 0 furniture, &c. (general purposes) .. 684 7 9 other office expenses '.'. '.'. '.'. 412 Government capitation- Travelling-expenses of members of the For free places .. .. .. 1,510 8 4 i Board 6 2 8 For woodwork and cookery . 138 15 0 | TeacherB , salarie V an d allowances.'. '.'. 1,214 6 2 Government Subsidy—On voluntary contri- Prizes 17 8 6 butions Beoondary schools .. 10018 6 Material'for classes other than classes for Revenue of secondary-education reserves .. 160 11 8 manua l instruction 72 6 1 fc>cho 1 lees •• •• •• •■ '■ b 8 p riiumg stationery, and advertising .. 20 811 Voluntary contributions- Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. . .. 157 12 9 On account of general purposes of the Maintenance of classes for manual instrucschool .. .. .. .. 54 11 6 t j on ,q, ~ g Technics class lecture 2 7 0 Site , buildings,'furniture, &c. -Ordinary Sale of turnips, &o 50 2 (Government grant) 601 14 0 Fencing, repairs, &C. .. .. . 27 6 7 Buildings, equipment, &c, for manual instruction .. .. .. .. 146 1 8 Other expenditure— Opening function .. .. 3 10 10 Expenses breakup .. .. .. 15 3 School telephone .. .. .. 5 3 4 Two typewriters .. .. .. 34 7 6 Accident insurance .. .. 1 15 6 Balance at end of year .. .. 224 15 11 £2,780 1 4 £2,780 1 4 G. Hervey, Chairman. George Brett, Secretary. General Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1912. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Balance in Bank of New Zealand.. 102 18 5 Outstanding cheque .. .. .. 15 3 Rents due from reserves and endowments .. 37 14 10 Outstanding accounts (estimated).. .. 65 0 0 Balance of capitation, third term, 1912 293 15 0 Woodwork and cookery fees .. .. 138 15 0 Capitation, technical classes .. .. 64 10 3 Asphalting and laying down grounds .. 98 10 7 Canitation, soience c'asses .. .. 20 2 6 Subsidy on contributions .. .. 32 15 3 Grant on High School building .. .. 50 0 0 Pupils'fets .. .. .. .. 43 6 8 Technical classes fees .. .. .. 14 15 0 Claim for shed from Southland Education Buard .. .. .. .. 60 0 0 £719 17 11 £303 10 10 George Brett, Secretary.

SOUTHLAND BOYS' AND GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1912. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 2,135 17 4 Management— Government captation— Offioe salary .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 For free places .. .. .. 2,873 4 8 Other office expenses .. .. .. 9 10 0 For recognized school classes for manual Teachers'salaries and allowances .. .. 3,047 1 8 instruction .. .. .. 57 5 0 Physical instructor's salary .. 165 0 0 Current inoome from reserves .. .. 1,585 15 7 Prizes .. .. .. .. .. 24 4 0 Revenue of secondary-education reserves .. 238 15 2 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 103 14 2 School fees .. .. .. .. 193 6 8 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. .. 271 2 8 Interest on fixed deposit .. .. 36 0 0 Maintenance of classes for manual instrucOther receipts— tion .. .. .. .. .. 27 7 6 Gymnasium subsidies.. .. .. 115 0 0 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 180 11 7 Rents, Corporation leaseholds .. .. 60 13 4 Miscellanous (rates, taxes, and insurance) .. 50 13 1 freehold .. .. .. 15 0 0 Furniture and fittings .. .. .. 42 0 0 Interest on Girls' school hostel site purchase 35 7 8 ~ Girls' school hostel, part pur-chase-money .. .. 338 5 0 Chemicals, supplies, and apparatus .. 53 16 7 Athletics .. .. .. .. 6 9 3 Library .. .. .. .. 10 6 6 Rants, properties leased .. .. .. 30 0 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. 36 IS 2 Balance at end of year .. .. 2,778 10 0 £7,310 17 9 £7,310 17 9 W. Macalister, Chairman. Jno. Neill, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct, except that the following payments are without authority of law: Mr. Scandrell's expenses to Wellington; purchase of ribbon for pupils' clothing; and interest on unpaid purchase-money of Girls' School hostel-site.—R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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