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NEW PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOLS BOARD—continued. Statement of Amounts due to Board and of Liabilities as at 31st December, 1925. Liabilities. £ s. d. Amounts due to Board. £ s. d. Rents paid in advance .. .. 163 18 0 Rents accrued and not paid ... .. 266 10 11 Principal of loans .. .. .. 10,619 18 0 Hostels AccountInterest on loans . . .. .. 592 10 0 Boarding fees .. .. .. 321 9 9 Hostels Account— Advances to boarders .. .. 500 18 10 Sundry rents accrued .. .. 73 8 4 Secondary Genera! AccountBoys' boarding .. .. .. 351 15 6 Fees .. .. .. .. 10 6 0 Girls' boarding .. .. .. 47 3 11 Salaries due from Department .. 327 1 6 Secondary Department Account — .. Trust Accounts .. .. .. 90 0 0 Sundry accounts —Boys' .. .. 10 17 1 Balance, current account .. .. 66 8 9 Sundry accounts —Girls' .. .. 15 14 11 Other liabilities — Sundry farm accounts .. .. 6 17 6 Contractors' deposits .. .. 10 0 0 Trust Accounts—Bequests .. .. 90 0 0 £11,982 3 3 £1,582 15 9 WANGANUI COLLEGIATE SCHOOL BOARD. General Statement! or Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1925. Receipts. I Liabilities. Endowments Income Account :— £ s. d. I Endowments Income Account :— £ s. d. Current income from reserves vested in : Proportion of office salaries .. .. 231 4 4 Board .. .. .. .. 5,424 10 5 | Proportion of office expenses .. 117 3 0 Mr. Eric Riddiford, to endow scholarship 1,000 0 0 i Miscellaneous expenditure on endowments 11 5 6 Provident Fund deposit .. .. 656 14 1 Rates, interest, and insurance .. 1,355 010 Sundries .. .. .. ... 781 98 j Provident Fund .. .. .. 243 10 7 Sundry school funds .. .. 177 16 0 ! Repayment sundry school funds .. 850 0 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. 112 3 2 Refund temporary loans .. .. 21 19 5 Legal expenses .. .. .. 335 8 3 Balance, 31st December, 1925 .. 4,762 15 1 £8,040 10 2 £8,040 10 2 Hostels Account :— Hostels Account :— Boarding and luncheon fees .. 21,234 410 j Proportion of office expenses .. 450 0 0 Refunds of advances to boarders .. 4,762 8 3 Provisions .. .. .. 4,738 18 6 Fuel, light, &c. .. .. 674 0 6 Salaries of teachers, for supervision .. 1,000 0 0 Salary of Medical Officer .. .. 348 1 6 Wages of Matron and staff .. 3,332 211 Furniture, utensils, &c. .. .. 826 9 9 Repairs to buildings .. .. 403 18 11 Insurance, rates, &c. .. .. 3,500 0 0 Advances to boarders .. .. 4,663 6 3 Other expenses .. .. .. 285 4 4 Balance, 31st December, 1925 .. 4,979 9 9 £25,996 13 1 £25,996 13 1 Secondary Department General Ac- Secondary Department General Account : — count :— School fees .. .. .. 5,259 10 6 Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 6,177 5 8 Refunds from pupils, &c. .. .. 733 2 7 Incidental expenses .. .. 2,299 2 3 Scholarship and prize funds .. 634 17 3 Material for classes for manual and Balance, 31st December, 1925 .. 5,270 19 4 science instruction .. .. 37 2 6 Scholarships and bursaries .. .. 1,001 16 8 Books, &c., for sale to pupils .. 733 2 7 Maintenance of buildings .. .. 150 0 0 Rates, interest, and insurance .. 1,500 0 0 £11,898 9 8 £11,898 9 8 Statement of Amounts due to Board and of Liabilities as at 31st December, 1925. Liabilities. £ s. d. Amounts due to Board. £ s. d. Principal of loans—Mortgages .. 86,500 0 0 Endowments Income Account—Rent .. 817 6 2 Interest on loans—lnterest accrued .. 1,414 15 2 Accounts outstanding .. .. 1,636 2 7 Hostels Account —Household accounts 298 8 0 Hostels Account—Provident Fund .. .. .. 3,468 17 2 Advances to boarders paid but not charged 1,271 19 9 Scholarship funds .. .. .. 3,000 0 0 Steward's stores in hand .. .. 402 8 2 Sundry school funds .. .. 797 18 5 Estate buildings .. .. .. 4,100 0 0 Sundry creditors .. .. .. 355 11 7 Sundries .. .. .. .. 11 13 0 Temporary loans .. .. .. 4,576 16 11 School-farm .. .. .. 750 0 0 Overdraft at bank, plus unpresented cheques 5,563 9 0 Tayforth land .. .. .. 2,093 15 8 Cash on hand .. .. .. 4 14 0 £105,975 16 3 £11,087 19 7

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