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Table H 9. Summary of Expenditure on Native Schools during the Year ended 31st March, 1916. £ Teachers'salaries and house allowances .. .. .. .. 31,019 Teachers in isolated districts- special allowances .. .. .. 123 Teachers'removal allowances .. .. .. .. .. 486 Books and school requisites .. .. .. .. .. .. 638 Fuel, and rewards for supplying fuel .. .. .. .. .. 9 Conveyance and board of children .. .. .. .. .. 665 Manual-instruction classes : Payment of instructors, material, &o. .. 272 Inspectors' salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 969 Inspectors' travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. " 422 Higher education : Scholarships, apprenticeships, travelling-expenses. &e. I ,988 New buildings, additions, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 2,685 Maintenance of buildings, including repairs and small works .. .. 955 Sundries: Advertising, planting sites, sanitation, &c. .. .. .. 53 40,284 Less recoveries .. .. .. .. .. .. 251 Total net expenditure .. .. .. .. £40,033 Note.- -Of this total, the sum of £1,723 was paid from National Endowment reserves revenue and £750 from Tauranga Educational Endowment reserves revenue.

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