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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE NATIONAL WAR MEMORIAL CARILLON MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1940. The Carillon Committee has met from time to time as required. Programmes on the Carillon have been played on war anniversaries and other special occasions by means of the automatic player. The repertoire has been further added to by the addition of twelve rolls, the gift of Mr. E. E. Muir. As previously stated, the mechanism has been kept in working-order, but a complete overhaul is now due, and this will entail the provision of springs and other working parts. The receipts for the Carillon lift were £76 55., an increase of £27 19s. 6d. The entrance hall has been decorated, and further improvements to the interior of the tower are contemplated. Alfrkd Cowles, Chairman, Carillon Management Committee.

TREASURER'S ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1940. To the Chairman, — I beg to submit the following financial statements relating to the year ended 31st March, 1940: — (1) Tea-rooms Income and Expenditure Account. (2) Main Income and Expenditure Account. (3) Receipts and Payments Account. (4) Balance-sheet. The following matters in connection with these statements and the general operations during the past year are of interest: — Tea-rooms Income and Expenditure Account. The year has been a very successful one for the tea-rooms, and has resulted in a surplus of £124 17a., as compared with the previous year's deficiency of £3 11s. 10d. The support of visitors to the Centennial Art Exhibition contributed in a large measure to this satisfactory position. Main Income and Expenditure Account. The surplus for the year, £1,008 10s. Bd., together with accumulated surplus from previous years, £504 13s. 7d., and interest on investment with Public Trustee, £128 ss. 6d., total £1,641 9s. 9d.[ has been appropriated as follows : — £ a. d. Repairs, Renewals, and Extensions Reserve .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Picture Purchase Reserve .. .. .. .. .. 150 0 0 Museum Exhibits Reserve .. 150 0 0 Educational Purposes Reserve — Art Gallery .. .... .. .. .. 100 0 0 Museum .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Balance forward to next period .. .. .. .. 141 9 9 £1,641 9 9 The main items of expenditure, compared with the corresponding items last year, are as follows : 1939-40. 1938-39. £ £ Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,850 7,227 Repairs and maintenance —: Buildings and equipment .. .. .. .. 664 151 Fuel, light, power, water .. .. .. 638 561 Of the revenue of £11,693, £11,234 was contributed by the New Zealand Government and local bodies. For the previous year the corrsponding figures were £11,722 and £11,301, respectively. T. G. Macarthy Trust. Last year the T. G. Macarthy Trust's grant of £400 was allocated by the Board as follows : — £ Picture Purchase Reserve .. .. .. .. .. ~ 200 Educational Purposes Reserve— Art Gallery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 Museum .. . . .. .. .. .. ~ . _ 100 Centennial Art Exhibition. For the period ended 31st March last the debit balance in connection with the above Exhibition was £576 ss. 6d. At that time the Exhibition had approximately six weeks to run, and the uniformly splendid attendances during those weeks has ensured that the final accounts to be presented next year will disclose that the undertaking has been self-supporting. Sir Harold Beauchamp Trust. The purpose of a trust provided by Sir Harold Beauchamp was to build up a capital fund of £15,000, the income from which was to be used for the purchase of" pictures. This trust is administered by the Public Trustee, and the Board's interest is a contingent one until the corpus reaches £15,000. Thereafter the income will be paid to the board and will be expended as indicated above. The balance of the fund at 31st March, 1940, was £13,028 7s. 3d. J. R. Deal, Treasurer

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