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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.