E.—l.

APPENDIX. STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE AND RECOVERIES IN RESPECT OF ALL SERVICES UNDER THE CONTROL OR SUPERVISION OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1936.

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General Administration. £ £ £ Salaries of Head Office staff .. .. .. . . 30,155 Part salaries of Inspectors attached to Head Office . . 1,409 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. .. 65 31,629 Office furniture and fittings .. .. .. .. .. 417 Postage and telegrams .. .. .. .. • ■ • ■ 805 Telephones . . .. .. .. .. . . • • 294 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 617 Compassionate allowances on death of officers .. .. .. 172 Education Gazette, — Salaries .. .. .. .. .. . . 200 Printing, postage, &c, office and other requisites .. 1,081 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. .. 911 Printing and stationery—Storage with Government Printer .. 61 972 Expenses of visit to Great Britain and America—Director of .. 1,400 Education 37,587 Less recoveries— Services rendered to Teachers' Superannuation 1,051 Board and to other Departments Education Gazette : Sales and advertising, &e. .. 258 Postage and telegrams .. .. .. 108 Printing and stationery and sale of publications 255 Teachers' certificates, fees for .. .. 32 Sale of office furniture .. .. .. 1 1,705 35,882 Primary Education (including Intermediate Schools or Departments under control of Education Board). Teachers' salaries and allowances .. .. . . 1,518,918 Teachers'salaries and allowances —Chatham Island schools .. 2,132 House allowances .. .. .. .. .. 38,389 1,559,439 Education Boards —Grants for administration and general 29,299 purposes Less portion chargeable to post-primary .. .. 723 28,576 School Committees'allowances —Cleaning, heating, &c. .. 103,647 Less portion chargeable to post-primary .. .. 2,978 100,669 School and class libraries .. .. .. .. .. 1,200 Supply of books in necessitous cases .. .. .. . . 2,188 Removal expenses of teachers .. .. .. .. .. 2,338 School buildings and sites — Maintenance, including alterations to make safe £ v against earthquake . . .. .. 67,273 Less portion for secondary departments of district high schools chargeable to post-primary .. .. .. 1,661 65,612 Interest on purchase money—Waddington School site .. 64 Rebuilding or repairing buildings destroyed or damaged 2,042 by fire Rent of buildings and sites for school purposes .. 3,711 Valuation fees and miscellaneous .. .. • • 38 71,467 Boys' and girls' agricultural clubs .. .. .. .. 300 Grants in aid of free kindergartens .. . . ■ . .. 3,065 Conveyance, &c, of children — By rail .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,585 By road and water ■ .. .. .. • • 67,801 Boarding-allowances .. .. .. . • 2,899 Purchase of new bus .. .. .. ■. 403 Conveyance of instructors and teachers .. .. . . . . 6,657 Correspondence School— Salaries of teachers .. .. .. ■ • 6,627 Meal allowances .. .. .. .. . • 16 Other expenses .. .. .. .. .. 1,492 Office furniture and fittings .. .. .. ■ . 382 8,517