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CLASS XV.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION— continued.

tern.; 1909-10. HEAD OFFICE— continued. £ 2 3 4 5 0 7 8 VOTE No. 76— continued. Otheb Chaeoes op and incidental to — Books of reference and publications Clerical assistance Fares of special messengers, cartage, freight, &c. Office requisites, material, and equipment ... Telephone subscriptions and expenses Travelling expense*- and allowances Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 50 650 10 100 75 600 25 Total—Vote No. 76 ... 1,510 10,11 ELEMENTARY EDUCATION. VOTE No. 77. Charges op and incidental to — Grants to Education Boards for the following purposes: — Teachers' Salaries: Including pupil-teachers' lodging allowances ... ... £551,000 Less revenue from reserves ... 48,000 503 ,000 9 10 11 12 2 3 4 5 0 7 8 General Administrative Purposes : Capitation on average attendance—132,000 at lis. 3d. A dditional Grant of £250 per annum to Education Boards Relieving Teachers : Capitation on average attendance— 132,000 at 6d. Free text-books Inspection of private schools ... Conference of educational authorities Conveyance of school-children and teachers, and allowances for board of children who have to live away from home to attend school Educational Institute : Grant in aid Freight ... Illustrations, &c: Natural History, History of the Einpire,&c Manual of physical drill: Printing of photographic figures for illustrating Medical examination of teachers in special cases Preparation of standard test-questions in arithmetic and English and pupil-teacher examination papers School Journal (contributors' fees, printing, material, apparatus, &c.) Schools at Chatham Islands Special grants paid over by Education Boards to School Committees: Balance of capitation for 1908 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 74 ,250 3,250 3 ,300 3,700 400 250 6,000 100 5 500 13 14 24 5 50 15 2,000 600 16 17 5 18 50 Less credits under sections 263 and 264 of " The Land Act, 1908 " 597 ,489 23 ,500 Less estimated credits under section 42 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1908 " 573 ,989 25 Total—Vote No. 77 ... 573,964