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Table No. 22. EDUCATION EXPENDITURE. Total Expenditure on Education out of Public Funds, including University, Primary, Secondary, and Higher Education, Technical and Special Schools, 1913-14 to 1926-27.

In addition, secondary schools and University colleges derive direct income (amounting for 1926-27 to £77,175) from reserves vested in them. The following amounts were also paid out of the Government Fire Insurance Fund for rebuilding school buildings destroyed by fire : — £ 1916-17 .. .. .. .. .. 2,127 1917-18 .. .. .. .. .. 2,658 1919-20 .. .. .. .. ..15,682 1920-21 .. .. .. .. .. 16,162 1921-22 .. .. .. .. .. 27,103 1922-23 .. .. .. .. .. 8,542 1923-24 . .. .. .. .. 12,490 1924-25 .. .. .. .. 32,829 1925-26 .. .. .. .. ..4,938 1926-27 .. .. .. .. ..10,337

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Loan-money: Erection (Consolidated Fund. of School Buildings and Residences. Per Head of Year. Administra- Subsidies Total. Mean National tion: Revenu0 to Education PopulaSpeeial Endow- Vote, from Teachers w Loaus "on. Acts. ment Education ResenrefL Super- b , und AoooHnt Revenue. Salaries and annuation other Charges. Fund. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ s. d. 1913-14 .. 27,742 50,681 1,131,756 71,808 17,000 121,954 .. 1,420,941 1 5 3 1914-15 .. 26,128 55,139 1,207,983 70,802 17,000 122,940 .. 1,499,992 1 6 2 1915-16 .. 46,874 64,858 1,329,166 84,390 17,000 97.972 .. 1,640,260 1 8 6 1916-17 .. 58,408 60,180 1,406,264 90,535 17,000 70,367 .. 1,702,754 1 9 8 1917-18 .. 59,362 70.345 1,511,256 90,518 17,000 63,082 .. 1,811,563 1 11 5 191&-19 .. 57,716 76,177 1,602,995 92,095 43,000 115,656 .. 1,987,639 1 14 1 1919-20 .. 79,747 78,988 2,031,825 99,352 43,000 195,500 .. 2,528,412 2 1 10 1920-21 .. 101,972 70,313 2,460,116 100,758 43,000 244,722 214,571 3,235,452 2 11 8 1921-22 .. 96,217 71,737 2,580,562 105,448 43,000 2,469 563,411 3,462.844 2 13 10 1922-23 .. 90,393 66,610 2,514,991 112,378* 68,000 .. 361,976 3.214.348 2 9 0 1923-24 .. 96,506 77,788 2,604,508 116,808*68,000 .. 295,681 3,259,291 2 8 11 1924-25 .. 128.844 86,746 2,752,2711 118,973*, 68.000 .. 462,212 3,617,046 2 13 2 1925-26 .. 111,389 87,512 2,854,719| 119,978*, 70,952 .. 564,946 3,809,496 2 14 9 1926-27 .. 115,499 88,545 2,954,597f 119,073* 71,452 .. 550,954 3,900,120 2 14 11 * Net revenue after deducting expenses and cost of collection. f Excluding £25,000 for teachers' superannuation, included under that heading.