SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1939-40.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued.

(a) Provision for grants towards cost of conveying private-school children as from Ist February, 1940. £20,000 provided in Main Estimates. (b) Additional provision to meet increases on account of new scale of salaries to operate from Ist February, 1940. £253,500 and £222,000 respectively provided in Main Estimates. (c) Full amount in Main Estimates not required. (d) It is proposed to billet children in camps and school buildings. (e) Recoupment of moneys advanced on account of loss through floods, &c.

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£ £ £ For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund — continued. ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT —continued. VOTE No. —EDUCATION —continued. Subdivision No. III. —Post-primary Education. Charges for and incidental to — Conveyance of school-children, and allowances for board of children who have to live away from home to attend school: School-children by road, ferry, &c. (additional) (a) 2,000 Salaries and allowances of teachers and vocational guidance officers (including Intermediate Schools and Departments), and travelling-expenses of itinerant instructors and vocational guidance officers ; also grants to widows of deceased teachers — Secondary Schools (additional) .. .. .. (6)3,000 Technical Schools (additional) .. .. .. (6) 4,000 Total —Subdivision No. Ill .. .. 9; 000 Subdivision No. VIII. —School Buildings, Furniture, and Sites. Charges for and incidental to — Cost of reclaiming and top-dressing land at Auckland Point, Nelson .. .. .. ■ .. • • • • 5,175 Less amount provided in Main Estimates .. .. 7,475 Total—Subdivision No. VIII ■■ .. (c)CV. 2,300 Subdivision No. XV. —Miscellaneous Services. Charges for and incidental to — Expenses in connection with accommodation of schoolchildren attending Centennial Exhibition .. .. (d) 500 Grant — To officer of monetary equivalent of leave due on retirement .. .. . ■ • • • ■ 72 To Napier High School Board for recoupment of moneys advanced for school farm .. .. .. (e) 1,250 Payment to National Broadcasting Service for half-cost of fees of educational broadcasts .. .. .. 30 Total —Subdivision No. XV .. .. 1,852 GBOSS Total .. .. .. .. 70,482 CKEDITS-IN-AID .. .. .. .. .. 30,000 NET TOTAL—VOTE No i 40,482 I , |