B—7 [Pt. I]

YEAK ENDING 31 MARCH, 1949

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATlON— continued

REMARKS

{a) Includes an estimated amount of £862 incurred and not brought to charge in 1947-48 in respect of teachers accompanying Boy Scout Contingent to World Jamboree. (b) Expenditure greater than anticipated. Particulars of expenditure are as follows : Number Name of Conference, &c. Persons C ° Bt " travelling. & s. d. Visit of inspection to schools in Island Territories (1945) .. 3 543 4 0 Study of education in United Kingdom by Minister of Education (after attending Peace Conference in Paris, 1946) .. 1 658 12 0 Investigation of child welfare methods in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark (after officer had escorted evacuated British children to United Kingdom, 1946) .. .. .. .. 1 128 7 7 Conference of Inspectors of Schools at Brisbane, Australia, 1946 .. 1 84 4 6 UNESCO Conference, Paris, 1946 .. .. .. .. 4 2,787 16 5 UNESCO Conference, Mexico City, 1947 .. .. .. 4 2,224 10 3 UNESCO Conference, Nanking, China, 1947 .. .. 1 516 10 5 Teachers accompanying Boy Seout Contingent to World Jamboree, 1947 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 646 9 10 Scientific Conference, Perth, Australia, 1947 .. .. 1 191 17 6 Visual Aids Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 1947 .. .. 1 111 14 9 £7,893 7 3 (c) Includes £13,000 for accommodation for Auckland District Office, opened on Ist April, 1948. (d) £54,000 is provided for school buses.

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