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The cost of primary education increased from £1,184,000 in 1914-15 to £1,273,000 in 1915-16, the larger payments on account of teachers' salaries being responsible for the increase; the cost per head of population has risen from 20s. 9d. to 21s. lid. The cost of secondary education has increased from £175,000 to £197,000, the great proportion of the increase being in the cost of maintenance. The total cost of education has increased by £118,000, or Is. 4d. per head of the population. The total expenditure on education per head of population in the United States of America is approximately £1 12s. Id.

Table C. (1.) Analysis of Expenditure on Education in New Zealand (exclusive of New Buildings, Sites, etc.), for the Years 1898-99, 1903-4, 1908-9, 1914-15, 1915-16, out of Public Revenue (Income from Reserves included).

Table C— continued. (2,) Expenditure per Head of Population in New Zealand (exclusive of New Buildings, Sites, etc.), for the Years 1898-99, 1903-4, 1908-9, 1914-15, 1915-16, out of Public Revenue (Income from Reserves included).

Table D. —Expenditure on Primary Education for each Individual on the Roll of the Schools for the Years 1912, 1913, 1914, and 1915. (Reserves Revenue included.)

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figures given in every case to the nearest £1,000.) ■ ■ 1898-99. ■ ■ 1898-99. 1903-4. 1908-9. 1914-15. 1915-16. I Population (including Maoris) .. .. .. .. 783,317 875,648 ! 1,008,373 1,140,172 1,164,74 783,317 Branch of Education. Total. Total. Total. Total. Total. Total. £ A. |1.) Primary (includingNative sohools and training colleges) 477,000 (2.) Secondary (including secondary schools and secondary 27,000 departments of district high schools, also technical high schools from 1914-15) (3.) Continuation and technical .. .. .. 2,000 (4.) Higher education (including university and higher 33,000 technical) Totals A (1-4) .. .. .. .. 539,000 £ 477,000 27,000 £ 572,000 53,000 £ 760,000 98,000 & £ 1,098,000 1,216,000 169,000 191,000 2,000 33,000 11,000 37,000 42,000 50,000 ♦41,000 ! *46,000 69,000 76,000 539,000 673,000 950,000 1,377,000 1,529,000 B. Industrial sohoola .. .. .. .. .. 13,000 C. Special schools (Deaf and Blind, and Home for Backward 3,000 Children) D. Superannuation, and miscellaneous .. .. .. 2,000 13,000 3,000 27,000 4,000 31,000 6,000 48,000 8,000 45,000 8,000 2,000 3,000 7,000 29,000 25,000 Totals A, B. C, D . .. .. .. 557,000 557,000 707,000 994,000 1,462,000 1,607,000 * Technical high sohools included in seooi idary educatio: n.

(Figures given in every case to thi io m :arest penny.) 1903-4. 1908-9. 1914-15. Branch ot" Education. 1898-99. 1915-16. i. (1.) Primary (including Native schools and training colleges) (2.) Secondary (including secondary schools and secondary departments of district high sohools, also technical high schools from 1914-15) (3.) Continuation and technical (4.) Higher eduoation (including university and higher technical) ■ Totals A (1-4) s. d. 12 2 0 8 s. d. 13 1 1 3 s. d. 15 1 1 11 s. d. 15 1 1 11 8. d. 19 3 2 11 s. d. 19 3 2 11 s. d. 20 11 3 3 0 1 0 10 0 3 0 10 0 10 1 0 0 10 1 0 0 9* 1 3 0 9* 1 3 0 10* 1 3 26 3 13 9 15 5 18 10 24 2 3. Industrial schools j. Special schools (Deaf and Blind, and Home for Backward Children) 5. Superannuation, medical inspection, and miscellaneous .. 0 4 0 1 0 7 0 1 0 7 0 1 0 10 0 2 0 9 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 6 0 5 Totals A, B, C, D .. 14 3 16 2 19 8 25 8 27 7 * Technical high schools in. icluded in 86001 idary educatio: i n.

Excluding expenditure on new buildings [ncluding expenditure on new buildings 1912. 1913. £ s. d. £ s. 5 16 5 5 17 6 3 9 6 7 d. 2 1 1914. 1915. £ 8. d. i £ a. d. 6 2 11 6 11 11 6 12 7 I 6 18 2