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1893. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: TRAVELLING-EXPENSES OF MEMBERS OF BOARDS (RETURNS RELATIVE TO).

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated 20th July, 1893. Ordered, " That a return be laid before this House showing the total amount of money expended during the last three years by each of the Education Boards of the colony in payment of the travelling-expenses of its members, the amount paid to each member, the distance at which each member resides from the place of meeting, the number of Board and Committee meetings that each member has attended, and whether travelling to such meetings by rail or road." —(Mr. Mooee.)

Return of Travelling-expenses of Members of Education Boards, compiled from Returns furnished by the Boards.

Name of Member. Distance of Residence from Place of Meeting. Method of Travelling. Number of Meetings attended. Amount paid. Auckland Education Board. Miles. £ W. B. Buckhurst ... ... 85 Steamer ... ... 28 46 Theo. Cooper ... ... 5 Bailway ... ... 59 1 A.Grant ... ... ... 72 Boad and steamer ... 56 77 S.Luke ... ... ... 10 Bailway ... ... 125 36 W. P. Moat ... ... ... 35 Steamer ... ... 73 28 W. Motion ... ... ... 40 Bailway ... ... 38 36 J. Muir ... ... ... 1 Boad ... ... 86 3 E. Udy ... ... ... 3i „ ... ... 132 80 £ s. d46 4 0 14 6 77 10 0 36 7 0 28 15 .0 36 19 0 3 19 80 11 9 s. 4 4 10 7 15 19 1 11 £310 £310 13 13 0 Taranahi Education Board. T.Kelly ... ... ... 8 Boad ... ... 69 25 J. Andrews ... ... ... 14 „ ... ... 57 21 G. A. Adlam... ... ... 12 „ ... ... 70 26 H. Eaull ... ... ... 14 ;, ... ... 73 27 E. Olson ... ... ... 10 „ ... ... 65 24 W.N. Byrne... ... ... 16 „ ... ... 6 , 3 J. Wade ... ... ... 6 „ ... ... 67 25 J. Hey wood ... ... ... 14 Bailway ... ... 72 27 E. G. Allsworth ... ... 30 „ ... ... 19 9 Expenses of Committees visiting country districts ... ... ... ... 4 25 17 21 7 26 5 27 7 24 7 3 0 25 2 27 0 9 10 4 3 17 7 5 7 7 0 2 0 10 3 6 6 0 6 6 0 6 0 0 0 £194 £194 0 6 Wanganui Education Board. H.Sanson ... ... ... 51 Bailway and road ... 33 87 G. S. Bridge... ... ... 33 Bailway ... ... 29 55 J. Boss ... ... ... 24 „ ... ... 30 36 J. H. Ery ... 54 „ ... • ... 35 78 J. W. Baker- ... ... 15 „ ... ... 78 90 B.E.Beckett ... ... 33 „ ... ... 31 49 G. A. Hurley ... ... 69 „ and road ... 32 74 G. Carson! ... ... ... ... ... ... 12 J. Notmant ... ... ' ... ... ... ... 2 87 2 0 55 17 8 36 18 2 78 19 0 90 19 10 49 1 8 74 16 5 12 8 92 11 3 2 17 18 19 19 1 16 8 11 £488 14 9- * Member of the Executive Committee. t On special service, by resolution of the Board.