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EXPENDITURE ON SCHOOLS OF MINES. The following table shows the expenditure by the Government on schools of mines'since their inauguration, exclusive of subsidies paid to the University of Otago towards the School of Mines" in connection with that institution :—

The above statement shows the amount expended on the different schools of mines throughout the colony; but, in addition to this, the sum of £11,553 6s. 2d. has to be added, as that has been paid to the school of mines attached to the University of Otago, £500 being paid last year towards maintaining the school, which makes the total expenditure up to the 31st March last to be £43,745 17s. sd. This expenditure has extended over a period of twenty-one years.

The appendices which follow contain (a) the reports of Inspectors of Mines, Wardens, and Managers of Water-races; (b) the questions used at the last examinations of candidates for certificates enabling them to act as managers of mines and superintendents of batteries ; (c) a list of persons to whom certificates as mine-managers, battery-superintendents, and dredgemasters have been issued ; and (d) the usual statistical returns. I have, &c, John Hayes, The Hon. the Minister of Mines, Wellington. Inspecting Engineer.

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Financial Years. Chemicals Subsidies towards j and Apparatus, the Erection of ! also Mineralogical Schools of Mines, and ! Specimens Maintenance. supplied to Schools of Mines. Scholar- Salaries of Teachers, ships Travellingexpenses, &c. Total Sum paid by tlio Department towards the Schools of Mines. £ s. d. £ s. d. 36 19 9 409 1 4 253 14 1 6 12 9 181 14 10 54 8 0 £ £ s. d. 1,223 9 ]0 2,716 9 3 1,714 9 6 1,139 4 1 716 3 10 620 9 9 689 5 9 670 1 0 858 19 4 773 17 8 849 3 0 834 12 8 780 19 0 729 10 11 52 16 3 77 7 10 69 16 4 111 0 0 109 15 10 362 19 6 440 9 4 £ 8. <1. 1,260 9 7 3,383 7 1 2,221 19 4 1,188 6 10 1,040 0 8 892 4 3 870 19 9 982 4 4 1,055 19 9 1,209 8 6 1,719 3 0 1,346 6 1 2,000 17 3 1,553 5 8 1,117 3 3 1,098 2 1 1,337 13 8 1,783 14 2 1,866 9 9 1,881 5 5 2,383 10 10 1885-86 1886-87 1887-88 1888-89 1889-90 1890-91 1891-92 1892-93 1893-94 1894-95 1895-96 1896-97 1897-98 1898-99 1899-1900 ... 1900-1901 ... 1901-1902 ... 1902-1903 1903-1904 ... 1904-1905 ... 1905-1906 ... 257 16 6 253 15 9 42 10 0 142 2 0 217 6 6 181 14 0 312 3 4 197 0 5 390 0 0 820 0 0 352 14 11 1,089 18 6 740 15 2 990 3 4 866 10 11 1,155 12 3 1,379 15 6 1,575 15 3 1,401 2 11 1,806 19 5 45 10 10 58 18 6 29 19 9 32 19 7 24 3 8 56 3 4 63 5 1 134 18 8 88 18 8 17 3 0 87 2 1 50 100 100 50 50 98 49 158 92 100 49 Totals ... 1,58L 13 11 I 896 15,541 0 8 14,173 16 8 32,192 11 3