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CLASS VIII.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION.

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

1898-99. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Education Department. £ £ £ Vote 44. —Head Office 2,305 460 2,765 ,, 45. —Public Schools ... 407,747 407,747 „ 46.—Native Schools ... 12,950 3,950 16,900 „ 47. —Industrial Schools 2,107 9,620 11,727 ,, 48. —School for Deaf-mutes 1,628 1,420 3,048 „ 49.—School for Blind... 410 410- „ 50. —-Technical Instruction 2,300 2,300 „ 51.—Miscellaneous Services 2,639 2,639 Lunacy and Charitable Department. 18,990 428,546 447,536 Vote 52. —Lunatic Asylums 27,410 26,725 54,135 „ 53. —Charitable 413 3,955 4,368 „ 54. —Rotorua Sanatorium 985 260 1,245 Department or Labour. 28,808 3' 3,940 59,748 1 Vote 55. —Department of Labour 2,205 1,654 6,859 TOTAL OF CLASS VIII. 50,003 46 !,140 514,143 tern. 1898-99. EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. HEAD OFFICE. £ 1898-99. Total number of officers ... 9 VOTE No. 44. Salaries — Secretary and Inspector-General Assistant-Secretary Chief Clerk, Inspection Branch 6 Clerks: 1 at £270, 1 at £220, 1 at £190, 1 at £120, 1 at £105, and 1 at £65 600 390 345 970 Othee Chabges— Clerical Assistance Travelling Expenses ... ' ... Contingencies ••• 2,305 2 3 4 350 60 50 460 Total —Vote No. 44 2,765