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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS XV.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION— continued.

_ 1911-12. tem. HEAD OFFICE— continued. Jb Jb VOTE No. 79— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Books of reference and publications . 50 3 Clerical assistance ... 600 4 \ Fares of special messengers, cartage, freight, &c 20 5 Office requisites, material, and equipment ... ... 100 6 | Telephone subscriptions and expenses ... 100 7 Travelling expenses and allowances ... ... 500 8 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... ... 25 1,395 Total—Vote No. 79 . ... 11,245 ELEMENTARY EDUCATION. 1911-12. Total number of officers .. 2 VOTE No. 80. 1 Salaries — 2 Inspectors at £500 (3 months) ... ... 250 Charoes for and incidental to — Grants to Education Boards for the following purposes: — 2 Teachers' Salaries: Including pupil-teachers' lodging allowances ... ... £616,000 Less revenue from reserves ... 55,000 561 ,000 3 General Administrative Purposes : Capitation on average attendance—144,000 at 12s. ... ... 86,400 4 Additional Grant of £250 per annum to Education Boards 3 ,250 5 Relieving Teachers : Capitation on average attendance — 144,000 at 6d. ... ... ... 3,600 6 Free text-books ... ... ... 8,000 7 Inspection of private schools ... ... 500 8 Conference of educational authorities ... ... 50 9 Conveyance of school-children and teachers, aud allowances for board of children who have to live away from home to attend school ... . ... 8,500 10 Educational Institute: Grant in aid ... ... 100 11 Freight ... ... ... 5 12 Illustrations, &c: Natural History, History ofthe Empire,&c 600 13 Medical examination of teachers in special cases ... 5 14 Preparation of standard test-questions in arithmetic and English and pupil-teacher examination papers 20 15 School Journal (contributors' fees, printing, material, apparatus, &c.) ... ... ... 2,300 16 Schools at Chatham Islands ... ... 800 17 Travelling-expenses ... ... ... 100 18 Wall-sheets for use iu public schools ... ... 100 19 Weighing-machines and other appliances ... ... 450 20 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... ... 50 675 ,830 Less credits under sections 263 and 264 of the Land Act, 1908 ... ... ... 21 ,831 653 ,999 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 ... ... 75 653 ,924 Total—Vote No. 80... ...I 654,174