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CHRISTCHURCH GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL (CANTERBURY COLLEGE BOARD . General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1916. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance in hand and in bank at beginning I Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 3,669 3 4 of year .. . . .. . . 2,348 13 3 ■ Incidental expenses— From Government — , Proportion of office salaries .. . . 45 0 0 For buildings, furniture, fittings, and Proportion of office expenses .. .. 1' 8 6 apparatus for recognized classes for Board's travelling - allowances (not on manual instruction . . . . 4 .1.7 9 account of endowments) .. .. 4 6 5 Capitation— Legal expenses (excluding those on acFor free places .. .. .. 5,082 5 Oj count of endowments) .. .. 11 1.7 0 For recognized classes for manual in- Material for classes other than classes struction . . . . . . 197 6 3 recognized under manual regulations 31 17 I Endowments — Printing, stationery, and advertising in Current income from reserves vested in connection with school .. .. 84 17 1 Board ... .. .. .. 527 11 2 ' Cleaning and sanitary service in connecInterest on moneys (derived from endow- tion with school buildings .. .. 149 9 I monts) invested and on unpaid pur- Heating, lighting, and water-supply in chaso-moncy .. . . . . 11l 8 3 connection with school buildings .. 38 61 I School, fees (main sohool) .. .. 206 17 0| Care of school-grounds .. .. 315 0 Interest on current account .. .. 49 4 3. Examination expenses .. .. 817 9 Proceeds from cooking-class . . . . 43 0 1 Games and physical exercises (excluding Preparatory department fees . . . . 193 14 6 ! buildings and permanent apparatus) . . 33 2 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. 33 2 1 Maintenance (including material) of classes for manual instruction . . •. 53 9 6 Scholarships and exhibitions .. .. 95 0 0 Boarding-school Account— Rent . . .. .. .. 50 0 0 Telephone .. . . .. .. 5 0 0 Buildings, &o. — Purchaso of sites adjoining playground (from current revenue) .. .. 988 1 7 (i Maintenance and repairs to buildings and grounds (from current revenue) .. 44 II 1 Furniture and apparatus (from current revenue) .. .. .. .. 66 2 2 Buildings, furniture, &c, for classes recognized under manual regulations (from Government grants, £20 17s. Bd.; from current revenue, £20 17s. 7d.) .. 41 15 3 Miscellaneous — Rates, insurance, &c. (from current revenue) .. .. 29 12 10 Endowments — Proportion of office salaries .. .. 30 0 0 Travelling-expenses of Board .. .. 4 6 5 Miscellaneous (surveys, &c.) .. .. 13 6 6 Rent of cottage for caretaker .. .. 54 12 0 Preparatory department—Teacher's salary 193 14 6 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 2,979 7 0 £8,704 17 6 . £8,764 17 6 Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1916. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Balance, Capital Account .. .. 2,979 7 6 Unpaid purchase-money for site adjoining Government grant for apparatus, &o. playground .. .. .. . . 950 0 0 (manual instruction) .. .. .. 20 17 8 Trust Account (E. S. Foster Memorial) .. 67 15 7 Trust Account (H. M. Brown Memorial) .. 104 6 10 Possible deduction of capitation for free places stated to be overpaid .. .. 386 4 3 £3,000 5 2 £1,508 6 8 J. C. Adams, Chairman. Geo. IL Mason, Registrar and Treasurer.

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