EDUCATION: ALLOCATION OF VOTES FOR SCHOOL BUILDINGS.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1899 Session I, E-01d

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1899. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: ALLOCATION OF VOTES FOR SCHOOL BUILDINGS.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 6th October, 1899. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return showing the allocation between the several Education Boards of the colony of the sums of £25,400 and £25,000 voted in the session of 1898 for school-building purposes; such return to set forth the amount paid to each Board, the amount applied for, and the purposes, in detail, to which the Boards proposed that the money should be applied."—(Mr. Cabson.)

Thebe were two votes, each of £25,000, passed in the session of 1898 for school-building purposes — viz., Vote No. 62, Consolidated Fund, and Vote No. 102, Public Works Fund. As it is not clear which of these votes is referred to in the order, the distribution of both votes is shown in the following return.

Vote No. 62 (Consolidated Fund), and Vote No. 101 (Public Works Fund), £25,400. ■ —Only £20,000 of the latter sum was voted for school-buildings, the balance (£5,400) being set apart for special purposes, as shown in the appropriations. Of the £45,000 available for distribution, £43,350 was distributed to Education Boards on a population basis, £450 was granted for special purposes, and the balance, £1,200, was expended on Native-school buildings. „, .. • t, , Amount distributed on Education Board. Population Basis. £ £ Auckland" ... ... ... ... ... ... 9,125 Taranaki ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,600 Wanganui ... ... ... ... ... ... 3,875 Wellington ... ... ... ... ... ... 4,950 Hawke'sßay ... ..? ... ... ... ... 2,475 Marlborough ... .. ... ... ... ... 875 Nelson ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,025 Grey ... ... ... ... ... ... 775 Westland ... ... ... ... ... ... 750 North Canterbury ... ... ... ... ... 5,925 South Canterbury ... ... ... ... ... 1,750 Otago ... ... ... ... ... ... 5,925 Southland ... ... ... ... ... ... 3,300 43,350 Marlborough (special grant) ... ... ... ... 200 Grey (special grant) ... ... ... ... ... 250 450 Native schools ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,200 Total ... ... ... £45,000 Vote No. 102 (Public Works Fund), £25,000.— The amount distributed to Education Boards was £15,482, as shown in the return given below; £3,803 was expended on Native-school buildings; and £2,411 on technical schools. The balance of the vote (£3,304) remained unexpended at the end of the financial year.

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Education Board. Amount. £ Auckland ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,932 Taranaki ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 520 Wanganui ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,716 Wellington ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4,250 Hawke's Bay ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 513 Nelson 298 Grey ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 420 Westland ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 300 North Canterbury ... ... ... ... ... ... 927 South Canterbury ... ... ... ... ... ... 421 Otago ... ... ... ... ... 1,555 Southland ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,630 Total £15,482 The proposals made in detail by the Boards are as follows :— Auckland.— Opuriao North, £167 ; Te Puke No. 2, £163; Kimihia, £197; Tangaihi, £133; Opuriao South, £196 ; Kiripaka, £150; Manawaru, £200; Otara (Opotiki), £150; Ohaeawai, £155 ; Oruaiti, £139 ; Paemako, £160; Tairua Block, £130; Tatarariki, £110; Ohiwa, £160; Mangakura, £157 ; Te Puna Point, £100; Bridgewater, £125 : total, £2,592. Taranaki. —Denbigh Eoad, £340 ; Uruti, £480; Tongaporutu, £160; Huiroa, £160; Mangaere, £160 ; Toko, £180 ; fencing and repairs, £60 : total, £1,540. Wanganui.— Kawhatau, £203; Raetihi, £223; Euahine, £223; Anderson Eoad, £207; Utiku, £431; Taihape, £431; Hautapu, £431; Fraser Eoad, £431; Anderson Eoad, £137 ; Makotuku, £431; Ohakune, £431; Mangaweka, £227; Dmutoi, £401; Bluff Eoad, £333; Eiverlea, £431; Punehu, £400; Table Flat, £400: total, £5,771. Wellington. —Eighteen schools at £250, £4,500 —at Kakariki, Mount Wolff, Wereroa, Makairo, Makairo Village Settlement, Mangapakeha, Alfredton, Te Ore Ore, Mangatiti, Parkville, Mangamaire, Muritai, Wharau, Bideford, South Featherston, Nikau, Akatarawa, Hinemoa. Hawke's Bay.— Whetukura-Elsthorpe, £863 ; Nuhaka, £300 : total, £1,163. Marlborough.—Blind Eiver, £283; Omaha, £230; Waitaraia, £64; Tira Ora, £58: total, £635. Nelson.— Millerton, £298. Grey.— Poerua, £100; Kotuku, £120 ; Kaiata, £250 : total, £470. Westland.— Jackson's, £325 ; Kanieri, £100 : total, £425. North Canterbury.— Hinds, £170; Mackenzie, £65? ; Highbank, £425 ; Ellesmere, £250; Culverden, £50; Okute Valley, £50; Eabbit Island, £320; Domett, £340; Spotswood, £340 Port Eobinson, £340 : total, £2,942.South Canterbury.— •Tβ Ngawai, £216 ; Cricklewood, £205 : total, £421. Otago.— Ardgowan, £730; Clydevale, £125; Sutton, £300; Akatore Coast, £200; Momona, £400 ; Tokarahi, £400 : total, £2,155. Southland.— Waianiwa, £135; Merrivale, £170; Benio, £140; Glanham, £150; Te Oneroa, £200; Hamilton Burn, £160; Jack's Hill, £150; Progress Valley, £165; Arthur's Point, £165; Eound Hill, £150; Crown Terrace, £175 ; Kapuka, £150; Te Tua, £175; Waikaka Siding, £150; Ackers, £150 : total, £2,385. Total of applications, £25,297. Geokge Hogben, Secretary for Education. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given; printing (1,325 copies, £1 6s. 6d.

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