B.—l [PT. IV SUP. TO 1928].

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EDUCATION DEPARTMENT—continued. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1928—continued. Primary Education—continued. Expenditure—continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. Income.—continued. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. .. .. 1,868,560 6 11 Brought forward .. 2,474,300 15 9 Grading and registration of teachers — Head Office salaries and administration 1,086 6 11 Portion of Inspectors'salaries .. 2,721 15 6 Expenses of appeals .. .. 330 7 5 Printing, &c. .. .. .. 36 8 6 — 4,174 18 4 School and class libraries .. .. .. 2,829 17 5 Flags for schools .. .. .. 24 6 0 Less contributed by Committees .. 10 2 9 14 3 3 Maintenance of school-buildings, &c. — Grants to Boards for maintenance .. 107,823 4 3 Subsidies on voluntary contributions for upkeep of schools .. .. 22,316 411 School Committee allowances .. 103,536 9 3 Rent of buildings for school purposes 5,061 15 10 238,737 14 3 Inspection of schools — Inspectors'salaries .. .. 32,688 19 8 Less charged to grading of teachers 2,721 15 6 29,967 4 2 Travelling-expenses (including depreciation on car) .. .. .. 9,109 4 6 Transfer and removal expenses .. 397 3 6 Clerical assistance.. .. .. 294 17 6 Office requisites (including depreciation on office furniture, &c.) .. .. 158 3 7 Postage, telephones, &c. .. .. 197 5 1 — 40,123 18 4 Conveyance and board of pupils and instructors, including depreciation on departmental buses, &c. .. .. .. 66,166 15 8 Education Boards—Grants for general administration .. .. .. .. 38,504 8 9 Correspondence School — Head Office administration.. .. 50 0 0 Salaries .. .. .. .. 2,932 13 10 £ s. d. Books and stationery 237 18 2 Less recoveries from parents .. 162 11 10 75 6 4 Postages, &c. .. .. .. .250 0 0 Rent of offices .. .. .. 82 0 0 Cleaning, lighting, heating, &c. .. 71 13 0 Telephone .. .. .. 15 5 0 Depreciation on furniture, &c. .. 23 0 0 Interest on capital .. .. 19 0 0 3,518 18 2 J School Journal— Head Office administration.. .. 50 0 0 Salaries .. .. .. .. 715148 Printing .. .. .. 5,166 3 6 Putting up for despatch .. .. 478 18 0 Postage .. .. .. .. 1,186 0 7 Royalties and sundries .. .. 91 4 10 Rent of office (including light, &c.) .. 80 0 0 7,768 1 7 Education Gazette— Head Office administration.. .. 20 0 0 Salaries .. .. .. .. 300 0 0 Printing and despatching .. .. 832 12 6 Postage .. .. .. .. 139 16 3 Sundries .. .. .. 45 16 0 Bent of office, cleaning, &c. .. 30 0 0 1,368 4 9 Free kindergartens—Grants in aid .. .. 4,001 6 8 Postage (pupils' record-cards, &c.) .. .. 791 13 4 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 2,712 13 10 Conferences —Expenses— Inspectors .. .. .. 257 8 2 Syllabus C .. .. .. 737 16 8 995 4 10 Exchange teachers —Expenses .. .. 23 10 1 Rebuilding schools, &c., destroyed by fire .. 11,536 15 8 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 313 11 Depreciation on gramophones and records, &c. .. .. .. .. 73 0 0 Interest on capital .. .. .. 182,368 0 0 £2,474,300 15 9 £2,474,300 15 9