SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1939-40.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

(a) Provision for grants towards cost of conveying private-school children as from Ist February, 1940. £161,000 provided in Main Estimates. (b) To provide increases in wages of cleaners and caretakers of schools. £156,000 provided in Main Estimates. (c) Amount on Main Estimates insufficient. (d) Revenue expected to exceed original estimate.

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I Salaries. | Other Charges. Total. VOTE No. .—EDUCATION— Subdivision I. —Head Office .. .. .. .. .. 180 .. 180 ,, II. —Primary Education .. .. .. .. .. 61,750 61,750 „ III.—Post-primary Education .. .. .. .. .. 9,000 9,000 VIII. —School Buildings, Furniture, and Sites .. .. .. Cr. 2,300 Cr. 2,300 ?. c't i- - „ XV. —Miscellaneous Services .. .. .. .. .. 1,852 1,852 Gross TOTAL .. .. .. .. .. .. 180 70,302 70,482 CREDITS-IN-AID .. .. .. .. .. .. 30,000 30,000 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. .. .. .. .. .. 180 40,302 40,482 Number £ £ £ of Persons. p or Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund — 1939-401938-39 continued. ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT —continued. VOTE No. .—EDUCATION. Subdivision No. I. —Head Office. Salaries — Clerical Division. Class VII— 1 1 (£305), (part year) .. .. .. .. 180 Total —Subdivision No. I .. .. .. ———"—>— 180 Subdivision No. II. —Primary Education. Charges for and incidental to — Conveyance of school-children, instructors, and teachers, and allowances for board of children who have to live away from home to attend school (including running and maintenance costs of departmental buses) : Schoolchildren by road, ferry, &c. (additional) .. .. (a) 1,750 Grants to Education Boards for the following purposes — Incidental expenses of School Committees (cleaning, disinfecting, &c.) (additional) .. .. .. (6)10,000 Teachers' salaries (including expenses of £ relieving teachers), also grants to widows of deceased teachers .. .. .. 1,985,627 Less value of residences supplied .. 43,200 1,942,427 Less amount provided in Main Estimates 1,892,427 Additional .. .. .. : (c) 50,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 — Credit under Section 30 (2) of the Education £ Reserves Act, 1928 .. .. 125,000 Less amount provided in Main Estimates 95,000 Additional .. .. ..(d)30,000 Total—Subdivision No. II .. .. .. 61,750