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TIMARU HIGH SCHOOLS BOARD. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1916. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Prom Government — Overdraft or Dr. balance at beginning of For buildings, furniture, fittings, and year .. .. .. .. 1,242 I 9 apparatus for recognized classes for Teachers' salaries a.nd allowances .. 3,118 5 2 manual instruction .. .. • 73 10 0 I Incidental expenses— Capitation— Proportion of office salaries .. .. 50 0 0 For free places .. .. .. 3,775 7 10 Proportion of office expenses .. .. 40 19 1 For recognized classes for manual in- Board's travelling - allowances (not on struction .. .. .. 122 7 6 account of endowments) .. .. 28 0 0 Subsidy on voluntary contributions (sec- Printing, stationery, and advertising in tion 159 of tho Education Act, 1914). . 10 0 0 connection with school .. .. 1-15 18 7 Endowments — Cleaning and sanitary service, heating, Price of reserves sold (Capital Account).. 118 8 9 lighting, and water-supply in connccCurrent income from reserves vested in tion with school buildings, and care of Board .. .. .. .. 2,311 II 5 school-grounds .. .. .. 289 12 I Interest on moneys (derived from endow- Games and physical exercises (excluding ments) invested and on unpaid pur- buildings and permanent apparatus) .. 30 5 0 chase-money .. .. .. 2 .17 0 Prizes .. .. .. .. 62 17 I School fees .. .. .. .. 160 18 0 Maintenance (including material) of classes Books, &c, sold and other refunds .. 0 16 3 for manual instruction .. .. 145 I 4 Voluntary contributions on account of Scholarships .. .. .. . . 75 0 0 general purposes of the school.. . . 78 16 0 Buildings, &c. (from current revenue) — Deposit on account of improvements .. 011 0 New buildings or additions .. .. 226 12 10 Purchase-money, Rectory furniture .. 100 13 9 Maintenance and repairs to buildings Refund of advertising, insurance, and rates and grounds .. .. .. 88 6 (i in connection with Rectory .. .. 19 14 9 Furniture and apparatus .. .. 91 5 7 Miscellaneous (rates, insurance, &c.) .. 124 6 S Endowments— Proportion of office salaries .. . . 50 0 0 Proporticn of office expenses .. .. 118 13 0 Miscellaneous (surveys, &c.) .. .. 24 18 5 Interest en ovordraft .. .. .. 20 16 (i Interest en loans .. . . .. 249 6 8 Instalments on account of loan .. .. 311 10 0 Bent of boardinghouse . . .. .. 104 0 0 Telephone rents .. .. .. 14 4 5 Sundries .. . . . . .. 14 12 2 Balance at end of year . . . . . . 108 19 5 £6,775 12 3 £6,775 12 3 Statement of Monetary Assets and, Liabilities at 81st December, 1916. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Outstanding rents .. .. .. 203 9 10 Government Life Insurance Department — Due from Government — Balance of loan .. .. . . 5,107 1 8 Balance capitation, third term, 1916 .. 137 3 7 Sundry accounts .. .. .. 70 0 0 Technical capitation, 1916 .. .. 50 0 0 Improvements deposit .. .. .. 0 1.1 0 Balance pur-chase-money of section sold .. 27 0 0 Balance at bank .. .. .. .. 108 19 5 School fees . . . . .. .. 0 15 0 ' £527 7 10 £5,177 12 8 John Bitchener, Chairman. A. C. Martin, Secretary and Treasurer. Examined and found correct. —R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.