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PALMERSTON NORTH HIGH SCHOOL BOARD. General Statement of Accounts foe the Year ended 31st December, 1925. Receipts. Payments. Endowments Income Account £ s. d. Endowments Income Account :— £ s. d. Balance, 31st December, 1924 .. . . 230 12 5 Transfers to — Current income from reserves vested in General Account, for repairs to build - Board .. .. .. .. 480 12 5 ings .. .. .. .. 430 2 11 General Account, for salaries .. 230 12 5 Girls' High School grounds .. .. 50 9 6 £711 4 10 £711 4 10 Buildings and Sites Capital Account :— Buildings and Sites Capital Account :— Government grant.for furniture, sites, &c. 2,458 17 6 Balance, 31st December, 1924 .. 700 1 5 Balance, 31st December, 1925 .. 969 8 9 Girls' High School —Grant for roof .. 158 7 0 Buildings and furniture, Girls' High School 24 10 6 Buildings, Boys' High School . . 295 7 4 Purchase Girls' School Hostel .. 2,250 0 0 £3,428 6 3 £3,428 6 3 Hostels Account :— Hostels Account :— Boarding fees .. .. .. 1,742 19 4 Balance, 31st December, 1924 .. 0 8 0 Refund of advances to boarders .. 285 15 5 Provisions .. .. .. .. 571 7 0 Fuel, light, &c. .. .. .. 115 18 9 Wages of Matron and staff .. . . 611 11 6 Repairs to buildings .. . . 32 7 6 Insurance, rates, interest, &c. .. 85 17 7 Advances to boarders . . . . 307 18 11 Interest on loans .. . . . . 162 0 0 Other expenses .. .. . . 22 6 1 £2,028 14 9 £2,028 14 9 Secondary Department General Ac- Secondary Department General Account :— count : — Balance, 31st December, 1924 .. 473 8 6 Teachers' salaries and allowances .. 8,106 19 11 Government payment for salaries of Incidental expenses .. .. 1,341 16 0 teachers .. .. .. .. 7,670 9 9 Maintenance (including material) of Government payment for incidental ex- classes for manual instruction .. 271 11 6 penses .. .. .. .. 1,249 19 10 Scholarships and bursaries .. .. 16 0 0 Government grant for maintenance of Maintenance of buildings .. . . 478 7 6 buildings .. .. .. 149 4 7 Rates, taxes, and insurance .. .. 43 14 2 Subsidies on voluntary contributions . . 33 0 0 Library books .. .. .. 43 13 0 Voluntary contributions for general Transfer to Architect's Account .. 50 0 0 purposes .. .. .. 49 13 0 Returned soldiers' labour .. .. 37 1 1 School fees .. .. .. 254 6 0 Girls' grounds . . .. .. 50 9 6 Sundry receipts .. .. .. 27 13 3 Balance. 31st December, 1925 .. 227 14 2 Scholarships .. .. .. 116 0 Returned Soldiers' Association .. 37 1 1 Transfers from Endowments Account — Maintenance and insurance .. 430 2 11 Salaries .. .. .. .. 230 12 5 Girls' Ground Account .. .. 50 9 6 £10,667 6 10 £10,667 6 10 Statement of Amounts due to Board and of Liabilities as at 31st December, 1925. Liabilities. £ s. d. Amounts due to Board. £ s. d. Sites, unpaid purchase-money .. .. 3,550 0 0 Buildings and Sites Account— Principal of loans —Hostel furnishing . . 700 0 0 Memorial library .. .. . . 22 2 6 Hostels Account —Sundry creditors . . 56 8 4 Roof of Girls' High School . . .. 158 7 0 Secondary General Account —Sundry credi- Hostels Account— tors .. • . .. .. 83 3 6 Boarding fees .. .. . . 158 16 4 Technical Account —Sundry creditors .. 19 13 6 Advances to boarders .. .. 155 10 3 Overdraft at bank, plus unpresented cheques 312 12 10 Secondary General Account— Fees .. .. .. . . 41 15 0 Salaries due from Department . . 59 6 4 Reserves revenue, December quarter .. 80 15 4 Manual capitation .. .. .. 138 12 6 Trust Account— Balsillie Scholarship Fund .. . . 400 0 0 Manson Bequest .. .. .. 125 0 0 Technical Account— Student-teacher capitation .. . . 62 0 0 Material and equipment . . . . 179 19 1 Grant equipment .. . . . . 214 9 £4,721 18 2 £1,603 9 1

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