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Number of Pupils receiving Free Education at Technical High Schools under the Regulations for Free Places.

Financial. The total capitation earnings of all classes, including technical high schools, amounted approximately to £67,391 (as compared with £61,868 for the previous year), of which £27,653 was earned by classes conducted by Education Boards, £36,368 by classes conducted by Technical School Boards and Managers, and £3,370 by classes conducted by University Colleges and High School Boards. The amount of capitation earnings shows an average rate of £3-4 per student, as compared with £2-9 for the previous year. The following table shows the receipts and payments for 1918 in respect of classes conducted by Education Boards or by High School Boards, and by Technical School Boards or Managers (including in each case technical high schools) : — Rfcftpto Classes conducted by RECEIPTS. Education or Technical School High School Boards or Boards. Managers. £ £ Capitation .. .. .. .. .. .. 28,010 32,206 Class fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,831 4,747 Voluntary contributions and subsidies .. .. .. 1,651 4,159 Grants for buildings, &c. .. .. .. .. 4,443 6,594 Other receipts .. . ._ .. .. .. 5,051 6,974 Totals for 1918 .. .. .. .. 41,986 54,680 Totals for 1917 .. .. .. ..45,946 57,205 Payments. Staff salaries .. .. .. ' .. .. 25,874 32,759 Working-expenses .. .. .. .. .. 11,474 12,767 Buildings, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 14,281 11,642 Other payments .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,053 Totals for 1918 .. .. .. ..£51,629 £60,221 Totals for 1917 .. .. .. ..£39,814 £52,003 In the case of classes conducted by Education Boards or by High School Boards the working-expenses represented 30-56 per cent, of the total receipts, exclusive of grants for buildings, rents, and equipment, and 44-35 per cent, of the payments on staff salaries, while the payments on staff salaries represented 89-41 per cent, of the capitation earnings for the year. The corresponding percentages in the case of classes conducted by Technical School Boards or Managers were 26-55, 38-97, and 90-08 respectively. Payments by the Government by way of capitation, grants for buildings, rents, equipment, and material, and subsidies on voluntary contributions represented 79-5 per cent, of the total receipts for the year in the case of classes conducted by Education Boards and High School Boards, and 76-3 per cent, in the case of classes conducted by Technical School Boards and Managers. The total payments exceeded the total receipts by £15,184. This excess of payments over receipts is due largely to the fact that controlling authorities and

1918. 1917. | r ■ c -l Iirat year Junior tree pupils , a i r r iSecond year f First year Senior free pupils <J Second year [/Hard year Boys. 700 353 84 22 3 Girls. 711 449 152 27 3 Total. 1,411 802 236 49 6 Boys. 595 311 82 19 1 J_ Girls. 627 378 115 18 4 I ! i Total. 1,222 689 197 37 5 Totals 1,162 1,162 1,342 1,342 2,504 2,504 1,008 1,008 1,142 1,142 2,150 2,150