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SOUTHLAND HIGH SCHOOLS 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 Teachers' salaries and allowances . . 4,137 2 3 of year .. .. .. .. 2,388 5 1 Incidental expenses— From Government— Proportion of office salaries .. . . 25 0 (I For sites, buildings, furniture, &c. (genera! Proportion of office expenses .. .. 16 16 8 purposes), annual grant .. .. 100 0 0 Board's travelling - allowances (not on Capitation— account of endowments) .. . . 4 0 3 For free places .. .. .. 5,388 15 11 Legal expenses (excluding those on acFor recognized classes for manual in- count of endowments) .. .. I 16 0 struction .. .. .. 32 3 8 Material for classes other than classes Endowments— recognized under manual regulations 197 2 (i Current income from reserves vested in Printing, stationery, and advertising in Board .. .. .. .. 2,692 6 9 ! connection with school .. .. 8(i 4 3 Revenue from secondary-education re- Cleaning and sanitary service in connecserves (administered by Land Boards) 232 10 7 tion with school buildings .. .. 223 9 2 School fees (exclusive of Government capi- Care of school-grounds . . .. 174 0 6 tation) . . . . . . . . 228 8 11 Prizes . . .. . . . . 39 4 2 Books, &c, sold and other refunds . . 0 9 5 Scholarships . . . . . . . . 5 0 0 Interest on current account .. . . 42 0 0 Buildings, &0. (from current revenue) — Physical Instructor (Technical College! .. 72 18 7 Maintenance and repairs to buildings and Petty cash .. .. .. .. 12 0 0 grounds . . .. .. .. 287 6 6 Furniture and apparatus . . . . 243 8 8 Miscellaneous (rates, insurance, &c.) .. 84 15 I Endowments— Proportion of office salaries . . .. 50 0 0 Proportion of office expenses .. .. 33 13 4 Miscellaneous (surveys, &o.) .. .. 10 0 0 Interest on overdraft .. . • .. 011 (i Refund, school fees .. . . . . 12 2 Physical instructor (Technical College) . . 72 18 7 I Sundry expenses .. .. . . 19 14 6 Library .. .. . ■ •• 812 3 Potty cash .. .. .. .. 12 0 0 Balance at end of year . . . . . . 5,456 0 7 £11,189 18 11 £11,189 18 11 Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1916. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Revenue from secondary reserves .. 71 1 9 Sundry creditors .. .. .. 27 17 2 Rents outstanding .. .. . . 603 18 10 Fees outstanding . . . . . . 110 0 Credit balanco, Bank of New Zealand .. 4,956 0 7 Debentures .. .. .. . . 500 0 0 £6,142 1 2 £27 17 2 R. A. Anderson, Chairman. P. G. Stevenson, Secretary and Treasurer.

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