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1 ASHBURTON HIGH SCHOOL BOARD. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1917. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Endowments—Current income from re- Overdraft or Dr. balance at beginning of serves vested in Board .. .. 1,125 1 8 year .. .. .. .. 5,778 6 4 Secondary Department— Secondary Department— From Government— Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 1,755 18 8 Capitationforfreeplac.es .. .. 1,619 3 9 Incidental expenses .. .. .. 267 0 0 Capitation for classes for manual in- Buildings, &c. — struction .. .. .. 21 15 0 Maintenance and repairs to buildings 137 7 5 Sohool fees.. .. .. .. 89 6 0 Furniture and apparatus (excluding Voluntary contributions for general pur- boardinghouses) .. . . 15 0 poses (laboratory) . . .. .. 202 19 I Buildings, furniture, &c, for manual Lower Department—-School fees .. 148 1 0 classes.. .. .. .. Ll6 6. 2 General — Miscellaneous (rates, insurance, &c).. 38 7 11 Refund discount . . . . . . 0 3 4 Rent of hostel . . . . . . 44 15 4 Contributions, prize fund . . . . 3 0 0 Lower Department— Refund valuation foe .. .. 2 2 0 Teachers' salaries and allowances . . 132 0 0 Improvements on lease 92!) .. .. 333 0 0 Incidental expenses .. .. .. 37 9 11 Overdraft or Dr. balance at end of year . . 5,805 9 4 Boardinghouses— General maintenance . . . . 35 15 1.1 Furniture, &c, rectory and hostel . . 280 12 6 General — Interest on overdraft .. . . 324 I 0 Amounts paid Technical School . . 41 15 0 Improvements on Reserve 929 . . 35313 0 0 £9,330 I 2 £9,33(0 1 2 Examined and found correct. —R, J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General. Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities on 31st December, 1917. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Capitation due from Education Depart- Dr. balance due bank, plus outstanding ment .. .. .. .. 83 6 8 cheques .. .. .. .. 5,805 9 4 Outstanding school fees . . .. 27 7 0 Outstanding accounts . . . . . . 80 0 0 £110 13 8 I £5,885 9 4 Joshua Tucker, Chairman. H. L. Seldon, Secretary. TIMARU HIGH SCHOOL BOARD. General Statrmrnt of Accounts for the Year ended 81st December, 1917. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance in hand and in bank at beginning Endowments — of year .. .. .. .. .108 19 5 Proportion of office salaries .. .. 50 0 0 Endowments— Proportion of office expenses .. .. 29 17 9 Current income from reserves vested in Proportion of travelling-expenses of Board .. .. .. .. 2,725 14 6 Board members .. .. .. 10 18 9 Interest on moneys derived from on- Miscellaneous (steward, £50; sundries, dowments .. .. .. 2 16 £15 14s. 4d.) .. .. .. 05 14 4 Secondary Department — Secondary Department— From Government — Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 3,227 I 6 Capitation for free places (including Incidental expenses .. .. .. 546 13 II annual grant, £100) .. .. 2,920 10 8 Maintenance (including material) of Capitation for classes for manual in- classes for manual instruction .. 128 10 3 struction .. .. . . 134 1 0 Scholarships . . .. .. 95 0 0 Subsidies on voluntary contributions 42 5 3 Buildings, &c. — School fees .. .. .. 278 8 4 Maintenance and repairs to buildings 118 18 6 Voluntary contributions for general pur- Furniture (excluding boardinghouses) 36 12 0 poses .. .. .. .. 35 0 0 Miscellaneous (rates, insurance, &c.) 153 18 9 General—lmprovements Account .. 494 19 0 Loans — Principal repaid . . .. .. 326 1 8 Interest .. .. .. . . 234 15 0 General — Interest on overdraft . . . . 1 1.5 6 Improvements Account .. . . 495 10 0 Telephones . . . . ~ 15 0 9 Cartage, &c. .. .. .. 216 0 Rent of boardinghousc .. .. 1.19 0 0 Lawn-mower and horse-feed .. . . 24 13 3 Balance at end of year .. .. 1,059 1 9 £6,741 19 8 £6,741 19 8 Examined and found correct. —R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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