THE EDUCATIONAL VOTE.

Otago Witness, Issue 1387, 29 June 1878, Page 9

THE EDUCATIONAL VOTE.

The following circular letter from the Education Department has been received :— 1 am directed to request that your Board will be good enough to prepare and forward, as soon as convenient, an eßtimate of receipts md expenditure for next financial year, heirinnin^ J ily Ist, 1878, in accordance with section 39 of the Education Act. lam to furnißh the following information for the guidance of your Board in tho preparition of its estimate, namely :— l.i addition to_ the statutory grant of L 3 Iss per head, Government intend to propose to Parliament tho paißing of the following special votes :— (1) A vote to onabla thorn to nrnko a payment to Boarc's at tho rate of 10s per annum for every child in avovntre dully attendance, such payment to be distributed by tho Board amo''ic ihc school committees for educational purposes. (2) A. voto to 07nuli them to make payments to the Boa»d at thn rate of la per head for every child in averego duly aHetidancu, and for the establishment and maintenaoc? oi oclioVirMitpi) in accordance with section hi of tho Act. (3) A voto of £40,000 for distribution ?mones.tthor,everal linjuls, with a view to encourage, and onahlc Ihrmtnmako provision for the efficient instruction of tlio scholars under their control. (1) A vot.o of £7000 in aid of training institutions at Auckland, Wellington. Chribtishurch, and Dunedin, for o l ucMimi and trniniiig of teacher! for *ho schools of <ho Colony irrespective cf education district boundariun. (51 iiiyota in aid of tho erection, completion, enlar/jcmt c ,»nd furnishing of school buildings I may point out tha* section 42 of tho Act providos that special fee > for higher cd'vjitlo'i • h'4l for-ri p n't of the Board fund, and I may a< c o ) equcst your Board's aMenHon to sections 42 nnd 80, which provirlo thnt tha Board fund and School fund respectively Ehall include donations and subscriptiona, as well aa other moneys that may bo granted for educational pur-

pose?, as expMutd by circular No. 7, Tho capitation P'lymonta to Boards will bo made by monthly i.ifctnU ments accordimr to :>ctui'ly ascertained average attendance. It will be nectary iir Boards t~> bhow that moneys gt anted for.-'peoiul purposes are txpeur^d by them on the objects s.) Rieciflcl It is tciicily n-ces-aiy to remind your Hovrd that beyond the moneys above mentioned thorn will be no funds at the disposal of the Government for distribution nmoi'tr the Education Boa ds, ttiitJ that it will be absolute y necessary for Boards so to roiru'ato their expenditure for the your thpt't shall not, e xoe> d their ii'.cnme for tame period. It is also t ) bo uiulcr.stooa th it the ability (it Government to grant money* for thes lecial purposes herein mentioned will depend upon tho will of the Legisla'ure.— John Bislop.