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CHRIST'S COLLEGE GRAMMAR SCHOOL BOARD. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st Decembeb, 1916. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Current income from endowments .. 2,037 15 10 Overdraft or Dr. balance at beginning of School fees .. .. .. .. 5,960 1 9 year .. .. .. .. 19 19 8 Boa riling-school fees .. .. .. 3,645 9 2 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 6,572 18 II Scholarship endowments .. .. 749 4 2 Incidental expenses — Cathedral Chapter contributions to scholar- Proportion of office salaries .. .. 396 8 6 ships .. .. .. .. 182 0 0 Legal expenses .. .. .. 7 10 9 Printing, stationery, and advertising in connection with school .. .. 137 5 3 Cleaning and sanitary service in connection with school buildings .. .. 236 0 3 Heating, lighting, and water - supply in connection with school buildings .. 1.06 9 8 Care of school-grounds .. .. 87 16 6 Games and physical exercises (excluding buildings and permanent apparatus) . . 506 15 7 Prizes .. .. .. .. 37 7 10 Scholarships . . .. .. .. 843 7 8 Boarding-school Account .. .. 2,030 10 2 Buildings, &c. (from current revenuesNew buildings or additions .. .. 135 9 0 Maintenance and repairs to buildings and grounds . . .. .. .. 338 11 9 Furniture and apparatus .. .. 74 8 4 Miscellaneous (rates, insurance, &c.) .. 94 2 0 Interest on deposits .. .. .. 134 8 5 Chapel .. . . .. . . 4 8 1 Hospital expenses, scarlet fever .. . . 45 5 11 Grants to cadets .. . . .. 95 2 (i Furniture written-off . . .. . . 670 4 2 £12,574 1.0 11 £12,574 10 11 Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities at 81st December , 1916. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Cash balances — Buildings Fund .. .. .. 4,444 16 7 General estate capital .. .. 70 2 1 Balance .. .. .. .. 6,132 13 10 Depreciation Fund .. .. .. 275 14 5 Porter's lodge ...... 15 11 2 Suspense Account .. .. . . 203 18 3 Electric organ blower .. .. 12 14 9 Cash lent on mortgage — General estate ... .. .. 6,941 0 0 Depreciation Fund '.. .. .. 2.942 9 9 Porter's lodge . . .. . . 116 0 0 £10,577 10 5 £10,577 10 5 E. B. Webb, Bursar.

AKAROA HIGH SCHOOL BOARD. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1916. Receipts. £ s. d. ! Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 733 18 l[ Incidental expenses— Current income from reserves vested in Board 146 15 10 Proportion of office salaries .. .. 7 7 0 Interest on fixed deposit .. .. .. 23 16 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 117 6 Cleaning and sanitary service in connection jlj|with buildings .. .. .. 10 0 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. 312 6 Furniture and apparatus .. .. .. 7 15 0 Travelling-expenses of Board .. .. 3 3 0 Audit fee .. .. .. .. 0 6 8 Stamps.. .. .. .. . . 0 5 0 Bank charges .. .. .. .. 010 1 Education Board .. .. .. 100 0 0 Balance at end ofjyear .. .. .. 769 13 2 £904 9 11 £904 9 II Examined and found correct. —R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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