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Table A.

(a) A few primary schools have a Standard VII, in which the work done approximates to that done in Form 111. A few other primary schools have become contributing schools —i.e., have lost Forms I and 11, these classes having been transferred to junior high schools or departments. (b) Junior-high-school departments include Forms I and II only, Form 111 being considered part of the postprimary school to which the junior-high-school department is attached. (c) In some secondary Departments of district high schools there will be found a few pupils doing work in advance of that of Form V. The number of these pupils is, however, almost always too few to constitute a Form VI. (d) In technical schools, as a rule, the Sixth Forms are much smaller in size than in either a secondary school or a combined school. (e) Certain secondary and technical schools have been combined and placed under a single governing body. These " combined schools " retain the special characteristics of both secondary and technical schools. 3. COST OF EDUCATION. The appendix to this report shows in detail under various headings the expenditure on education during the financial year ended 31st March, 1933. The total expenditure, including endowment revenue, amounted to £2,863,802, as against £3,469,843 in the previous year, a decrease of £606,041. An analysis of expenditure is shown in the following table : —

Table B. —Analysis of Expenditure on Education for the Year ended 31st March, 1933.

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Type of School. Lowest Class. I Highest Class. 1. Primary (a) .. .. Preparatory division Form II (Standard VI). 2. Native . . . . .. Preparatory division Form II (Standard VI). 3. Junior high (intermediate), (6) Form I (Standard V) Form II (Standard VI). 4. District High School — (i) Primary Department Preparatory division Form II (Standard VI). (ii) Secondary Department Form III.. .. Form V. (c) 5. Secondary .. .. Form III.. .. Form VI. 6. Technical (d) .. .. Form III.. .. Form VI. 7. Combined (e) .. .. Form III.. .. Form VI. 8. Correspondence School— (i) Primary .. .. Preparatory division Form II (Standard VI). (ii) Secondary .. Form III.. .. Form V.

(For more details see appendix to this Paper.) rp ota ] Expenditure "RxnpnrHtnrp expressed as Expenditure per Branch of Education. ' HSTet) * Percentage of Total Head of Population.-)-Expenditure. £ f s. d. Departmental administration . . .. 29,520 1-03 0 0 5 Board's administration .. .. .. 49,779 1-74 0 0 8 Cost of inspection — Primary .. .. .. .. 28,121 0-98 0 0 4 Native .. .. .. .. .. 1,590 0-06 J Post-primary .. .. .. .. 4,253 0-15 0 0 1 Primary education — Public schools .. .. .. .. 1,722,353 \ Departmental Correspondence School . . 6,336 J ou-«3b z I Native Education — Native schools .. .. .. .. 66,613 \ ! Scholarships and bursaries .. .. 4,258 J Post-primary education— Secondary, technical, and combined schools .. 461,708 ~j Secondary departments of district high schools 67,426 I Correspondence School .. .. .. 4,577 j j 18-87 0 7 1 Scholarships and bursaries .. . . 6,639 j Higher education§ .. . . . . . . 66,615 2-33 0 0 10 Training of teachers .. .. .. 108,827 3-80 0 1 5 Special schools .. .. .. .. 14,811 0-52 0 0 2 Child welfare .. .. .. 112,203 3-92 0 1 6 Superannuation . . . . . 47,043 1-64 0 0 7 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 4,002 0-14 0 0 1 Capital expenditure on school buildings .. 57,128 j 1-99 0 0 9 Total* ■ ■ .. 2,863,802 1 100-00 1 17 5 * This includes revenue from endowments administered by the various Boards, &c., as well as direct expenditure from public funds— £ From public funds as shown in appendix .. .. .. .. .. 2 815 532 Endowments— Secondary and technical schools .. .. .. .. .. . 36 174 University colleges .. .. .. .. .. ,. .. 12,096 £2,863,802 t Mean population for twelve months ended 31st March, 1933, was 1,529,133. j No significant amount. § Grant to Massey Agricultural College is now provided for under Vote, " Agriculture."