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EDUCATION DEPARTMENT— continued. Income and Expenditure Account— continued. Primary Education.

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Head Office salaries and administration By School buildings: Rent of charges .. .. .. .. 11,922 9 2 school buildings .. .. 1,003 19 10 Public schools— Inspection: Fees for special Teachers'salaries .. ..1,375,247 19 9 examinations .. .. 189 6 6 Teachers'house allowance .. .. 33,860 6 6 School Journal sales .. .. 439 3 10 Teachers' removal expenses .. 950 9 3 Education Qazette — £ s. d. 1,410,058 15 6 Sales .. .. 49 12 1 Manual instruction— Advertising .. 163 17 0 Salaries .. .. .. .. 45,686 6 0 213 9 1 Capitation for material and incidentals 13,998 16 3 Miscellaneous recoveries for Handwork materials .. .. 119 3 2 education of foreign children 97 0 0 59,804 5 5 Recovery from Fire Insurance School and class libraries, including books Fund .. .. .. 6,354 16 10 supplied to pupils in necessitous cases .. 979 18 3 Balance carried to General Maintenance of school buildings, &c— Income and Expenditure Grants to Boards for maintenance .. 51,248 17 11 Account .. .. 2,021,330 4 10 Less portion charged to post primary for maintenance of district high schools (secondary departments) 1,180 0 0 50,068 17 11 Subsidies on voluntary contributions for upkeep of schools .. .. 588 0 0 School Committee allowances, £104,519 15s. 9d. ; less portion charged to post primary for district high schools (secondary departments), £3,300 .. .. .. 101,219 15 9 Rents of buildings for school purposes 3,222 14 0 155,099 7 8 Inspection of schools — Inspectors'salaries .. .. 20,537 10 3 Less charged to grading of teachers, £1,711 9s. 2d.; less charged to Head Office Administration, £649 13s. 9d. .. .. 2,361 2 11 18,176 7 4 Travelling-expenses .. .. 7,138 14 11 Transfer and removal expenses .. 680 8 4 Office requisites (including depreciation on furniture, &c.) .. .. 166 12 4 Clerical assistance .. .. 325 0 0 26,487 2 11 Grading and registration of teachers — Head Office salaries and administration 845 9 7 Portion of Inspectors'salaries .. 1,711 9 2 Expenses of appeals .. .. 232 19 0 2,789 17 9 Conveyance and board of pupils and instructors, including depreciation on departmental buses .. .. .. 87,091 2 6 Education Boards : Grants for administration and general purposes .. 30,018 7 9 Less part charged to post primary for district high schools .. .. 726 4 4 29,292 3 5 Correspondence School (primary department) — Head Office administration 50 0 0 Salaries .. .. .. .. 4,729 5 3 Books and stationery, £735 17s. sd. ; less recoveries from parents, £499 14s. 2d. .. .. .. 236 3 3 . . Postage .. .. .. .. 500 15 4 Rent of offices .. .. .. 229 0 0 Cleaning, lighting, heating, &c. .. 163 6 6 Depreciation on furniture, &c. .. 41 0 0 Telephone .. .. .. 9 13 Interest on capital .. .. 36 0 0 5,994 11 7 School Journal — Head Office administration .. 40 0 0 Salaries .. .. .. .. 371 10 10 Printing and despatch .. .. 3,029 3 4 Postage .. .. .. .. 1,295 3 9 Sundries .. .. .. 51 4 9 Rent ........ 56 0 0 4,843 2 8 ..' Education Gazette — Head Office administration .. 20 0 0 Salaries .. .. .. .. 175 0 0 Printing and despatching .. .. 852 10 6 Postage .. .. .. .. 264 17 0 Sundries .. .. .. 29 0 1 1,341 7 7 Postage .. .. .. .. .. .. 117 11 3 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 455 5 8 Rebuilding schools destroyed by fire .. .. .. 6,364 5 0 Alterations to buildings to diminish danger from earthquake .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,092 18 3 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 77 19 10 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. .. 225,815 16 6 £2,029,628 0 11 £2,029,628 0 11

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