EDUCATION BOARDS' EXPENDITURE (RETURN RELATIVE TO) FOR THE YEAR 1916.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1917 Session I, E-13

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1917. NEW ZEALAND

EDUCATION BOARDS' EXPENDITURE (RETURN RELATIVE TO) FOR THE YEAR 1916.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 19th July, 1917.

Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return showing for the past year the amount paid to each Education Board for administrative expenses, and the purposes, with the amountf, for which the moneys were expended."—(Mr. Young.)

Return No. 1.—Education Boards' General Account for Year 1916.

It must be pointed out, however, that the expenditure in the case of the Canterbury Board includes the expenditure of the four Boards now constituting the new Canterbury District for seven months of the year, as well as the expenditure of the Board of the combined district for five months.

ie from T Incom 1 Ixpendituro oi Board. Government. Other Sources. Salaries of Office Staff. Office Contingencies. Rofund and Sundries. Transferred to Other Accounts. Total. Luckland £ 11,777 1,761 3,561 2,941 5,394 1,548 7,918 5,066 2,544 £ 58 312 133 377 864 76 596 237 384 3,466 664 1,155 1,199 2,453 691 3,898 2,066 1,114 £ 2,825 899 2,558 1,090 2,009 1,010 3,437 1,093 988 £ 141 29 £ 1,462 461 £ 7,894 2,053 3,713 2,301 5,645 1,701 10,847 3,207 2,123 Vanganui lawke's Bay Vellington ... Jelson 'anterbury ... )tago iouthland 12 98 194 48 1 1,085 3,318 "20 Totals .. 42,510 3,037 16,706 15,909 523 6,346 39,484

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Return No. 2.—Details of Expenditure on Office Contingencies for Year 1916.

Travellingexpenses of Clerical and Truancy Staff. tell fePSte Allowances to Board Members. Printing and Stationery. Office Cleaning, Lighting, Furniture, Rent, &c. Advertising. Exchange, Teachers' Stamp Duty, Removal Postage. Expenses. Truancy Charges. Other Contingencies. Remarks. Board. Total. £ 9 £ 651 £ 302 £ 384 £ 134 £ 1,004 £ £ 152 £ 189 £ 2,825 Auckland Taranaki 2 ■ 77 66 60 35 85 56 381 Five months' expenditure (see below). Ditto. Wanganui ... 25 107 212 119 9 199 18 135 151 975 Hawke's Bay 31 185 181 135 92 289 147 30 1,090 Five months' expenditure (see below). Wellington ... 57 60 142 197 56 174 49 735 Nelson 36 368 263 38 125 180 1,010 Canterbury ... 109 18 321 281 165 114 69 390 560 ■ • 61 1,229 1,093 Five months' expenditure (see below). Otago 234 - Southland ... 9 212 216 124 164 192 I 71 I 988 'ive Months. Estimate* Allotment of Year's Expenditure in Cases al iove where 'xpenditure under separate Headh ,gs is known for only Taranaki 5 I 182 I 156 141 82 201 132 899 Wanganui ... 66 281 556 312 24 522 47 354 396 2,558 Wellington ... 156 164 388 538 153 475 135 2,009 Canterbury ... 305 898 461 319 193 1,091 170 3,437

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Education Department, Wellington, 23rd July, 1917. W. J. Andebson. Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing (600 copies), £3. By Authority : Marcus F. Marks, Government Printer, Wellington.— 1917. Price 3'L]

Return No. 3.—Incidental Expenses of Schools Account, Year 1916.

Income Excess Excess Total Board. T 1 Expenditure, of Expenditure of Income Assets . Liabilities. Debit or Credit i | r over over . ; From Government. ! From Other Sources, j Income. Expenditure. Year's Working. : I i J £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Auckland ... ... ... ... 13,510 ... 14,973 1,463 ... ... 50 Dr. 1,513 Taranaki ... ... ... ... 2,345 ... 2,311 ... 34 ... 34 Wanganui ... ... ... ... 4,485 17 4,665 163 ... ... 984 Dr. 1,147 Hawke'sBay ... ... ... .. 3,420 ... 3,682 262 ... 38 ... Dr. 224" Wellington ... ... ... ... 6,382 2 7,498 1,114 ... 80 ... Dr. 1,034 Nelson ... ... ... ... ... 2,104 16 2,071 ... 49 ... 19 Gr. 30 Canterbury ... ... ... ... 8,680 ... 11,075 2,395 ... ... ... Dr. 2,395 Otago ... ... ... ... ... 5,973 ... 6,312 339 ... ... ... Dr. 339 Southland ... ... ... ... 3,390 ... 3,944 554 ... ... ... Dr. 554 Totals 50,289 35 56,531 6,290 83 118 1,087 Dr. 7,176