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Of the Technical School Boards or Managers (twenty-one in number) eighteen had net credit balances at the 31st December, 1920, totaling £19,087. The following is a summary of the expenditure by the Government on technical instruction during the financial year ending 31st March, 1921 :— £ Capitation, salaries, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 82,325 Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. . . .. .. . . 5,466 Scholarships and bursaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,630 Grants in aid of material for class use .. .. . . .. 2,089 Grants for buildings and equipment .. .. .. .. ..67,217 Grants for rents of buildings (Manual and Technical) .. .. 1,137 Conveyance of — £ Instructors .. .. .. .. . . . . 635 Free pupils .. .. .. .. .. .. 3, 767 4,402 Examinations .. .. .. .. .. .. 291 Less recoveries .. .. .. .. .. .. 136 155 Maintenance technical school buildings .. .. . . . . 195 Inspectors'salaries and travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. 2,548 Cost-of-living'tt>onus .. .. .. .. •■ ■• 1,036 Total .. .. .. .. .. " £170,200

No. 2. DETAILED TABLES RELATING TO TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION.

Table J1. —Some Particulars relating to Technical Education for the Years 1914-1920 inclusive.

Education Boards. Technical School Boards and Managers. Totals Monetary Assets. Cash balances and investments Other assets £ 1,104 1.4,439 £ 10,810 22,176 £ 11,914 36,615 Total assets 15,543 32,986 48,529 Liabilities. Cash deficits Other liabilities 8,654 2,549 1,600 13,863 10,254 16,412 Total liabilities 11,203 15,463 26,666

1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. 1920. Number of centres at which classes were held Number of technical high schools.. Number of other classes.. Number of students — («,.) Technical high schools (6.) Other classes Number of free pupils at (a) and (b) above Number of students attending under compulsory regulations 138 108 151 154 131 no 121 8 1,731 8 1,817 8 1,915 8 1,962 8 1,965 8 2,014 9 2,079 1,839 16,602 5,258 1,955 18,247 5,060 2,105 17,586 5,975 2,347 18,400 6,127 2,747 16,910 6,715 2,926 17,950 7,242 2,760 18,028 0,542 430 858 1,219 1,334 1,324 1,372 1,030 Total expenditure by Government for financial year Including— Capitation — («.) 'technical high schools .. (b.) Other classes (c.) Salaries and allowances, &o. Grants for buildings and equipment Subsidies on voluntary contributions Conveyance of (a) Instructors £ 80,210 £ 72,089 £ 84,931 £ 100,199 £ 85,335 £ 132,245 £ 169,530 18,854 20,209 19,309 30,729 25,934 38,922 35,795 44,021 33,150 33,119 47,343 47,858 29,818 31,918 2,0,589 20,572 7,877 6,614 6,898 5,773 13,319 67,217 5,427 5,323 4,206 2,154 1,673 6,934 5,466 2,023 1,018 790 261 464 615 635 (b) Students .. 2,457 2,659 2,596 2,982 3,312 3,852 3,767