8.—6.

Table No. 16. EDUCATION EXPENDITURE. Total Expenditure on Education out of Public Funds, including Primary, Secondary, Higher Education, Technical and Special Schools, and Child Welfare, 1913-14 to 1937-38.

Additional amounts are available from revenue from reserves vested in postprimary schools and University colleges as follows: — £ Post-primary schools .. .. . . 40,290 University colleges .. .. .. .. 19,744 £60,034 The following amounts were paid out of the Government Fire Insurance Bund for rebuilding school buildings destroyed by fire:— £ 1916-17 .. .. .. .. .. 2,127 1917-18 .. .. .. .. 2,658 1919-20 .. .. .. .. 15,682 1920-21 .. .. .. .. . 16,162 1921-22 .. .. .. .. .. 27,103 1922-23 .. .. .. .. .. 8,542 1923-24 .. .. .. .. .. 12,490 1924-25 .. .. .. .. .. 32,829 1925-26 .. .. .. .. ~4,938 1926-27 .. .. .. .. .. 10,337 1927-28 .. .. .. .. .. 12,474 1928-29 .. . . .. .. 12,197 1929-30 .. .. .. .. . 6,357 1930-31 .. .. .. .. .. 6,671 1931-32 .. .. .. .. 7,768 1932-33 .. .. .. ..6,424 1933-34 . .. 3,846 1934-35 .. .. .. .. 8,541 1935-36 .. .. .. .. .. 5,149 1936-37 .. .. .. .. 6,831 1937-38 .. .. .. .. .. 7,952

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Loan-money: Erection Consolidated Fund. of School Buildings ' . : ' : ■- ! and Residences. Per ,, ead Vote, I Subsidies ear ' National Education p to , .. Total. Mean Special Endow- (excluding R ®venue Teachers' , L " bl , 1 r C Education PopulaActs ment Sunerannua- fr0m ! Suner- Works Loans ton. Acts. ment buperannua- Reeerves super b - und . Account. Revenue. tion annuati on Subsidies). Fund. £ j £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ s. d. 1913-14 .. 27,742 50,681 1,131,756 71,808 17,000 121,954 .. 1,420,941 1 5 3 1914-15 .. 26,128 55,139 1,207,983 70,802 17,000 122,940 .. 1,499,992 1 6 2 1915-16 .. 46,874 64,858 1,329,166 84,390 17,000 97,972 .. 1,640,260 1 8 6 1916-17 .. 58,408 60,180 1,406,264 90,535 17,000 70.367 .. 1,702,754 1 9 8 1917-18 .. 59,362 70.345 1,511,256 90,518 17,000 63,082 .. 1,811,563 1 11 5 1918-19 .. 57,716 76,177 1,602,995 92,095 43,000 115,656 .. 1,987,639 1 14 1 1919-20 .. 79,747 78,988 2,031,825 99,352 43,000 195,500 .. 2,528,412 2 1 10 1920-21 ... 101,972 70,313 2,460,116 100,758 43,000 244,722 214,571 3,235,452 2 11 8 1921-22 .. 96,217 71,737 2,580,562 105,448 43,000 2,469 563,411 3,462,844 2 13 10 1922-23 .. 90,393 66,610 2,514,991 112,378* 68,000 .. 361,976 3,214.348 2 9 0 1923-24 .. 96,506 77,788 2,604,508 116,808*68,000 295,681 3,259,291 2 8 11 1924-25 .. 128.844 86,746 2.752,271 118,973* 68.000 .. 462,212 3,617,046 2 13 2 1925-26 .. 111,389 87,512 2,854,719 119,978*70,952 . 564,946 3,809,496 2 14 9 1926-27 .. 115,499 88,545 2,954,597 119,073*71,452 .. 550,954 3,900,120 2 14 11 1927-28 .. 127,289 90,518 2,974,615 123,247* 71,497 .. 369,134 3,756,300 2 12 1 1928-29 .. 137,233 94,934 3,067,296 127,444*71,749 375,423 3,874,079 2 13 1 1929-30 .. 140,561 87,420 3,193,828 129,531*146,781 .. 428,764 4,126,885 2 15 10 1930-31 .. 125,331 94.506 3,230,200 106,405*46,907 .. 491,974 4,095,323 2 14 8 1931-32 .. 82,163 79,375 2,851,922 88,207*46,935 259,148 .. 3,407,750 2 4 11 1932-33 .. ,. 51,938 2,574,929 85,716*47,043 52,623 .. 2,812,249 116 9 1933-34 .. .. 53,221 2,480.055 107,129 57,294 51,435 .. 2,749,134 1 15 8 1934-35 .. .. 87,207 2,550,100 128,738 165,306 51,289 .. 2,982,640 1 18 5 1935-36 .. .. 95,968 2,747,582 118,883 170,026 121,424 .. 3,253,883 2 1 4} 1936-37 .. .. 95,526 3,348,449t 88,713 169,362 268,884 .. 3,970,984 2 10 3 1937-38 .. .. 99,540 3,629,906§ 159,955 177,178 546,434 .. 4,613,013 2 17 1 i * Net revenue after deducting expenses and cost of collection. f Includes £80 charged to " Unauthorized." J On census results. § Includes £11 charged to "Unauthorized."