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CLASS VIII.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

Item. 1899-1900. PUBLIC SCHOOLS. VOTE No. 46. Capitation Grants — 113,800—average attendance—at £3 15s. £426,750 Less Eevenue from Eeserves ... 37,000 £ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Scholarships ... Towards Cost of Inspection ■ ... Examinations (Teachers' and Civil Service) Training of Teachers ... .... ... Rebuilding and Furnishing of Schools destroyed by Fire Railway-fares of School-children Drill in Public Schools —model rifles Schools at Chatham Islands Scholarships for Maori pupils in public schools Grant in aid, Educational Institute Preparation of Standard Test-questions in Arithmetic ... Text-book in Botany and Agriculture Contingencies 389,750 8,400 4,000 800 600 1,827 3,200 575 400 100 70 25 25 200 409,972 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Eevenues Act, 1891 " 800 Total —Vote No. 46 409,17: NATIVE SCHOOLS 1899-1900. Total number of officers ... 166 VOTE No. 47. Salaries — Organizing Inspector Salaries of Masters, &c, for Village Schools 450 13,850 14,300 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1) 10 11 12 13 Other Charges— Boarding-school Charges, Apprenticeship, and Higher Education of Native Youths... Books, Sewing Material, and other Eequisites Travelling-expenses (including removals of teachers) ... Repairs and small Works Auckland Education Board for Inspection... ... Special Allowances to Teachers in isolated districts Ferrying Children Planting Sites Expenses of Magic Lanterns ... Carriage of School Furniture ... Bents Contingencies 1,950 550 500 550 150 100 20 20 25 20 15 150 Less estimated credits under section 41 of "The Public Eevenues Act, 1891" 4,050 150 Total—Vote No. 47 3,900 18,20i INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS 1899-1900. Total number of officers ... 33 VOTE No. 48. Salaries— Auckland — Matron Sub-matron and Seamstress ... Burnham — Manager at £180, and Matron at £60 ... Schoolmaster at £150, and Schoolmistress at £100 . Servants 100 66 240 250 491