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, 1938.

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General Administration. £ £ £ Salaries of Head Office staff .. .. •• •• 36,485 Part salaries of Inspectors attached to Head Office .. 2,417 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. • • 435 39,337 Office furniture and fittings .. .. • • • • • • 762 Postage and telegrams .. .. •. • • • • • • 1»023 Telephones .. .. • • • • • • • • • • 343 Travelling-expenses .. •. • • • • • • • • 956 Education Gazette — Salaries .. .. • • • • . . ■ • ■ • 225 Printing, postage, &c., office and other requisites .. 1,199 424 Printing and stationery .. • • • • ■ • • • ' > 084 Printing and stationery—Storage with Government Printer .. .. 92 45,021 Less recoveries— Services rendered to Teachers' Superannuation 1,179 Board and to other Departments Education Gazette : Sales and advertising, &c. 240 Postage and telegrams .. .. _ • ■ 104 Printing and stationery and sale of publications 77 Teachers' certificates, fees for .. .. 514 2,114 42,907 Primary Education (including Intermediate Schools or Departments under control of Education Boards). Teachers'salaries and allowances .. •• •• 1,746,176 Teachers' salaries and allowances —Chatham Island schools .. 2,563 House allowances .. - - • • • • • • 41,638 1 7go 377 Education Boards — Grants for administration and general purposes .. .. • • • ■ • • • Less portion chargeable to post-primary .. .. 907 — 35,639 School Committees' allowances —Cleaning, heating, &c. .. 156,392 Less portion chargeable to post-primary .. .. 3,885 — ——- 152,507 School and class libraries .. •• •• f'tow Supply of books in necessitous cases .... .. • • 1 > 502 Supply of meals for subnormal children .. .. .. • • 25 Removal expenses of teachers .. .. •• •• •• 1,777 School buildings and sites — Maintenance, including alterations to make safe £ against earthquake .. .. 166,146 Less portion for secondary departments of district high schools chargeable to post-primary .. .. .. 4,125 r 162,021 Rebuilding or repairing buildings destroyed or damaged by fire .. • • •• • • • • 9, 502 Rent of buildings and sites for school purposes .. 3,807 Valuation fees and miscellaneous .. • • • • 66 175,396 Boys' and girls' agricultural clubs . • • • • ■ • ■ 946 Grants in aid of free kindergartens .. .. •• 5,960 Conveyance, &c., Of children — By rail .. .. •• •• ■■ 12,105 By road and water .. ... • • • • 105,884 Boarding-allowances .. •• •• •• 4,927 Purchase of new buses .. .. •• •• 11,132 134,048 Conveyance of instructors and teachers .. .. •• •• 6,676 Correspondence School — Salaries of teachers .. •• •• •• 10,830 Meal allowances .. • ■ • • • • • • 26 Other expenses .. • • • • •■ • • 'cno Office furniture and fittings .. .. •• •• 508 — ; — 13,655 Inspection (including compassionate allowances)— Salaries (less part charged Head Office Administration) .. 26,398 Travelling and removal expenses .. .. • • 8 > 962 Telephones and office expenses .. • • • • 198 Clerical assistance .. .. • • • • • • 400 Postage and telegrams .. • • • • • • 90 Compassionate allowances .. • • • ■ • • "59