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Table No. 7. Statement of Expenditure and Recoveries in respect of all Services under the Control or Supervision of the Minister of Education during the Year ended 31st March, 1908.

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Head Office (Vote No. 74). £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Inspector-General of Schools Secretary Assistant Inspector-General .. .. Clerks and clerical assistance Travelling-expenses Telephone subscriptions Messenger and storeman Publications, books of referenoe, &o. Office requisites and repairs to typewriters Contingencies 725 0 0 575 0 0 525 0 0 5,593 3 3 265 11 2 88 3 7 183 0 0 18 5 5 69 1 9 13 1 0 8,055 6 2 Public Schools (Votes Nos. 75, 86, and 87, Consolidated Fund ; and 104, Public Works Fund). Grants to Education Boards for— Teachers' salaries (including lodging-allowances of pupilteachers) Less revenue from reserves 486,284 13 11 47,385 4 8 Teachers'house allowances (Vote No. 81) General administrative purposes: Capitation at lis. 3d. on average attendance Grant of £250 per annum to each Board Special grants for School Commi.tees: Capitation at 9d. on average attendance Relieving teachers : Capitation at 6d. on average attendance 438,899 9 3 12,115 13 0 67,508 10 1 3,250- 0 0 4,525 6 3 3,000 11 2 School buildings— General maintenance, &c. (Vote No. 87) Rebuilding schools destroyed by fire (Vote No. 87) .. Rent of temporary premises during tbe rebuilding of schoi'ls destroyed by fire (Vote No. 87) New buildings, additions, and teachers' residences (Vote No. 104).. 59,549 0 0 2,409 13 0 26 10 0 40,067 4 3 Miscellaneous Expenditure— Schools at Chatham Islands Grants in aid of free kindergartens (Vote No. 86) Conveyance and board of school-children (Vote No. 75), £5 638 2s. 2d.; conveyance of teachers (Vote No. 86), £35 lis. .. Preparation of standard test questions in English and arithmetic Illustrations: Natural history, &c. Manual of Physical Drill School Journal—Editor (Vote No. 74) .. Contributions, fees, printing, &C. (Vote No. 86) 522 11 3 249 14 2 5,673 13 2 400 0 0 1,625 5 1 57 7 6 208 0 0 51 10 0 Less amount received for sales 2,025 5 1 15 0 3 2,010 4 10 22 8 6 Contingencies 640,147 6 5 Secondary and University Education (Votes Nos. 76, 86, and 87, Consolidated Fund ; 104, Publio Works Fund; and statutory payments). Grants to Education Boards for— Scholarships : Not exceeding capitation allowance at Is. 6d. on average attendance District high schools: Salaries of secondary teachers District high schools: Subsidies (" Education Act, 1904") National Scholarships (" Education Act, 1904 ") Other Payments— Secondary schools and colleges : Capitation Secondary schools and colleges: Subsidies ("Eduoation Act, 1904") Sir George Grey Scholarships (Vote No. 86) University of New Zealand: Statutory payment (" New Zealand University Act, 1874 ") Auokland University College : Statutory payment (" Auckland University College Act, 1882 ") .. 8,564 4 11 18,784 9 7 1,044 13 7 3,135 9 3 22,814 15 10 465 0 0 175 0 0 3,000 0 0 4,000 0 0 Carried forward 61,983 13 3 648,202 12 T