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1898. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: SUBSIDIES FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION (RETURNS RELATIVE TO).

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 15th day of July, 1898. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return showing—(l) All applications for subsidies for technicaleducation purposes; (2) subsidies granted for such purposes; (3) subsidies refused, and the reasons for such refusal: during the years 1897-98 inclusive."—(Mr. Montgomery.)

Betukn showing Applications for Subsidies for Technical Education, also Subsidies granted and refused. 1. All applications for subsidies for technical education are included under the subsequent headings—(2) Subsidies granted, (3) Subsidies refused, and (4) Applications in Suspense. 2. Statement of subsidies granted for technical-education purposes :— For the Year 1895 :— [Extract from the Nineteenth Annual Report of the Minister of Education, page xiv.] "The expenditure of the Department for the Encouragement of Technical Instruction in Science and Art in 1895 was £948 19s. Bd., as follows : —Technical Classes Associations, Auckland and Dunedin, £100 and £250 respectively; Education Boards of Wellington and Wanganui, £200 each; School of Domestic Instruction, Christchurch, £150; Milton District High School, £7 14s. 5d." For the Year 1896 :— [Extract from the Twentieth Annual Report of the Minister of Education, page xix.] " The following is a statement of the payments made in the year 1896, on account of manual and technical education :—Education Boards —Wanganui, £227 10s. Bd. ; Wellington, £270 6s. 3d.; Grey, £6 16s. 9d. ; Otago, £5 ss. ; Technical Classes Associations, Auckland, £257 17s. 7d.; Dunedin, £312 6s. 3d. ; Balclutha, £111 3s. lid.; School of Domestic Instruction, Christehurch, £143 4s. 6d.; Mr. W. I. Eobinson, £7 4s. 10d.; Messrs. Bickerton Brothers, £9 3s. 10d." For the Year 1897 :— [Extracts from Twenty-first Annual Report of the Minister of Education, page xv.] "During 1897 the Auckland Education Board received £10 15s. sd. for manual classes at Devonport, and £5 ss. for a similar class at Eemuera. The Wellington Board received similar aid for three classes, as follows : —Paraparaumu, £4 19s. 6d.; Cross Creek, £2 os. 6d. ; Mauriceville West, £14 14s. 4d. The Grey Education Board, for a class in the Greymouth District High School, received £11 14s. 7d., besides a grant of £25 for equipment; the Westland Education Board, for a class at the Kumara School*£s 16s. 10d. as subsidy, and £70 for equipment. The Otago Education Board received a subsidy of £12 16s. 4d. for Balclutha District High School, and £9 16s. lid. for a similar school at Tokomairiro. With respect to classes for technical instruction as distinguished from manual instruction, the Education Board of Wanganui received £52 Is. 4d. as subsidy on classes at Wanganui, and £13 17s. lid. for classes at Palmerston North, and a special grant of £200 in aid of its Technical School at Wanganui. The Wellington Board received £396 17s. Id. as capitation on classes at its Technical School, and a special grant of £100 in aid of the same institution. The Otago Education Board received £58 10s. as capitation for classes attending its School of Art. The North Canterbury Board has classes in Christchurch and Leeston, partly to prepare teachers for imparting manual instruction and partly for the manual instruction of the older school-boys. This Board received a capitation grant of £41 7s. 6d. for its Christchurch work, and a grant of £172 10s. for workshop installation; for the Leeston class it received £1 6s. 3d. as capitation, and £25 as a grant-in-aid. The total payments to Education Boards for capitation amount to £641 19s. 6d., and the special grants amount to £592 10s.