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WAITAKI HIGH SCHOOLS BOARD. General Statrmrnt of Accounts for thr Yrar ended 31st December, l!)17. Receipts. £ s. cl. | Expenditure. £ s d. Balance in hand and in bank at beginning ' Endowments— of year .. .. .. .. 1,478 :i II Proportion of office salaries .. .. 75 0 0 Endowments— Proportion of office expenses . . . . 9 9 3 Current income from reserves vested in Ranger .. .. ~ .. 15 0 0 Board .. .. .. .. 1,539 10 Ii Legal expenses .. .. .. 2 12 (i Revenue from secondary-education re- Secondary Department— serves (administered by Land Boards) 250 17 5 Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 4,015 8 2 Secondary Department— Incidental expenses .. .. .. 050 .'! 0 From Government— Maintenance (including material) of Capitation for free places (including classes for manual instruction .. 267 12 5 annual grant, £100) .. .. 3,12018 4 Scholarships .. .. .. 18 8 0 Capitation for classes for manual in- Buildings, &c— struction .. .. .. .124 2 6 i New .buildings, additions, or other School foes.. .. .. .. 1,011 0 0 new works .. ~ .. 1,574 16 8 Lower Department—School fees .. 228 (I 0 Maintenance and.repairs to buildings 125 7 6 General— Eurniture and apparatus (excluding Interest on scholarships .. ~ 18 8 0 boardinghouses) .. .. 20 3 8 Refunds .. ~ .. ~ 309 10 4 Miscellaneous (rates, insurance, &c). . 35 7 8 Sale of produce .. .. .. 6 17 6 Lower Department— Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 166 13 4 Incidental expenses .. .. .. 104 II 10 [ General—Refund fees overpaid . . . . 6 0 0 Balance at end of year .. . . 994 14 6 £8,147 8 6 £8,147 8 6 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. Cash at bank.. .. .. .. 994 14 6 Otago Education Board .. . . 50 0 0 Rents uncollected .. .. .. 5310 II 0 Contracts .. .. .. .. 768 16 0 Capitation due .. .. .. 1.13 7 6 Sundry accounts .. .. .. 90' 0 0 Indent, science apparatus . . .. 200 0 0 £1,038 13 0 £1,108 16 0 J. M. Brown, Acting-Chairman. A. McKinnon, Secretary. OTAGO HIGH SCHOOLS BOARD. General Statrmrnt of Accounts for thr Year ended-31st December; i!H7. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance in hand and in bank at beginning Endowments—^jj of year .. .. .. .. 3,735 7 8 Proportion oi a office*salaries .. .. 112 (I 0 Endowments — Proportionjof office expenses .. .. 27 31 4 Current income from reserves vested in Law-costs, inspection, and auctioneering 33 4 10 Board .. .. ... .. 2,9.30 710 ! Secondary Department—Revenue from secondary-education re- Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 7,870 13 .3 serves (administered by Land Boards) 404 12 7 Incidental expenses .. .. .. 1,211 2 5 Secondary Department— Maintenance (including material) of From Government — classes for manual instruction .. 183! 13 0 For buildings, furniture, fittings, &c, Books, &c, for sale to pupils, and other for classes for manual instruction.. 35 0 7 temporary advances .. .. 1 13 10 Capitation for free places (including Buildings, &c. annual grant, £100) ... .. 8,072 7 5 ' Maintenance and repairs to buildings 534 15 2 Capitation for classes for manual in- Furniture and apparatus (excluding struction .. .. ... 1.23 15 0 boardinghouses) .. .. 182 8 9 School fees .. .. .. 359 5 10 Miscellaneous (rates, Insurance, &c).. 70 5 9 Typewriting, singing, stationery, &c, Boardinghouses — charges .. .. .. .. 250 310 Repairs .. .. .. .. .30 10 0 George H. Stewart Prize Fund . . 4 0 0 Rent .. .. . . .. 72 0 0 Dalrymple Prize Fund .. . . 4 0 0 Loans— Cost of leases .. .. .. 10 7 0 Principal repaid .. .. .. 3,3300 0 0 Refund of travelling-expenses, Rector.. 812 4 Interest .. .. ~ .. 74 5 0 Boardinghouses—Ground-rent . . .. 72 0 0 Legal and other expenses .. . . 0 7 6 Loans —Accrued sinking fund .. .. 179 3 1.0 General —Interest on overdraft .. 3 2 6 General —Interest on fixed deposit .. 20 0 0 Balance at end of year .. .. 2,561 18 1 £16,269 9 11 £16,269 9 11 Examined and fonnd correct. —R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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