E.—6

38

ASHBURTON HIGH SCHOOL BOARD—continued. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1923 — continued. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. Buildings and Sites Capital Account): — Buildings and Sites Capital Account : — Amountjrepaid account Union Bank .. 250 0 0 Balance, 31st December, 1922 .. .. 0,027 2 9 Library grant from Department, £250 ; Payment on account Memorial Library .. 500 0 0 donation, old pupils, £250 .. .. 500 0 0 Transfer from Endowments Income Account .. .. .. .. 98 0 3 Balance, 31st December, 1923 .. .. 5,679 2 6 £6,527 2 9 £6,627 2 9 Lower Department Account :— Lower Department Account :— Foes .. .. .. .. 118 9 Balance, 31st December, 1922 .. .. 818 8 Balance, 31st December, 1923 .. .. 6 19 11 £8 18 8 £8 18 8 Hostels Account :— Hostels Account :— Boarding fees —■ Balance, 31st December, 1922 .. .. 45 2 1 Boys, 1922 . . .. .. 16 9 7 Proportion'of office expenses .. . . 30 0 0 Girls, 1923 .. .. .. 643 1 6 Provisions .. .. .. .. 237 5 2 Refunds .. .. .. .. 0 8 8 Fuel, light, &c. .. .. .. 56 4 5 Balance, 31st December, 1923 .. .. 101 4 8 Wages of Matron and staff .. .. 239 18 8 Furniture, utensils, &c. .. .. 26 4 3 Repairs to buildings .. .. .. 126 9 10 £761 4 5 £761 4 6 Technical Instruction Account :— . Technical Instruction Account :— Balance, 31st December, 1922 ... .. 56 7 6 Balanoe, 31st December, 1923 .. .. 56 7 6 £56 7 6 £56 7 6 Secondary Department. General Ac- Secondary Department General Account : — count :— Balance, 31st December, 1922 .. .. 114 7 1 Teachers'salaries and allowances .. 2,637 18 6 Government payment for salaries of Incidental expenses .. .. .. 470 10 9 teachers .. .. .. .. 2,577 15 3 Maintenance (including material) of classes Government payment for incidental ox- for manual instruction .. .. 12 17 11 penses .. .. .. .. 467 10 0 Scholarships and bursaries .. .. 23 6 8 Government capitation for classes for Maintenance of buildings .. .. 70 15 7 manual instruction.. .. .. 66 0 3 Rates, taxes, and insurance .. .. 62 12 1 Refund of salary .. .. .. 16 13 4 Repayments to Department on account School fees .. .. .. .. MOO of Urquhart case .. .. .. 150 0 0 Sale of apparatus .. .. .. 0 9 0 Desks, &o. .. .. .. .. 49 9 0 Refund of insurance .. .. .. 10 4 9 Balance, 31st December, 1923 .. .. 16 7 1 Bursaries .. .. .. .. 23 0 8 Rent, tennis-courts .. .. .. 8 8 0 Transfer from Endowments Income Account .. .. .. .. 119 3 3 | £3,493 17 7 £3,493 17 7 Special Trust Account : — j Special Trust Account :— Balance, 31st December, 1922 .. .. 19 15 10 Payments — Scholarships, £40 ; bank Receipts .. .. .. .. 47 15 0 charges, 10s. .. .. .. 40 10 0 Balance, 31st December, 1923 .. .. 27 0 0 £67 10 10 £67 10 10 Statement of Amounts due lo Board and of Liabilities as at 31st December, 1923. Liabilities. £ s. d. Amounts due to Board. £ s. d. Due to Department for salaries .. .. 17 6 Rents'accruedjind not paid .. .. 284 13 0 Urquhart ease .. .. .. 50 0 0 Hostels Account—Boarding fees .. .. 7 7 8 Bank overdraft .. ... .. 5,500 0 0 Secondary General Account— Fees ' .. .. .. .. 32 0 0 Capitation .. .. .. .. 64 9 0 Balance, current account .. .. 323 4 10 £5,551 7 6 £711 14 6