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Table H 8. Summary of Expenditure on Native Schools during the Year ended 31st March, 1917. £ Teachers' salaries and house allowances ... ... ... ... 32,219 Teachers in isolateel districts —special allowances ... ... ... 115 Teachers' removal allowances ... ... ... ... ... 501 Books and school requisites ... ... ... ... ... 1,076 Conveyance and board of children ... ... ... ... 496 Manual-instruction classes: Payment of instructors, material, (fee. ... 248 Inspector's salary ... ... ... ... ... ... 502 Inspector's travelling-expenses ... ... ... ... ... 164 Higher education : Scholarships, apprenticeships, travelling-expenses, efec. 2,165 New buildings, additions, &c. ... ... ... ... ... 2,687 Maintenance of buildings, including repairs and small works... ... 1,294 Sundries: Advertising, planting sites, sanitation, (fee. ... ... 42 41,809 Less recoveries ... ... ... ... ... ... 17 Total net expenditure ... ... ... ... £41,792 Note.—Of this total, the sum of £1,496 was paid from National Endowment reserves revenue and .£l5O from Tauranga Education Endowment reserves revenue.

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