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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1949

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1948-49. 1947-48. VOTE—EDUCATION— continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. VII — Maori Schools —continued £ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — Assistance in necessitous cases (part recoverable) 900 400 310 Board of school-children 1,500 1,500 1.351 Books, materials, and requisites 7,500 5,675 4,682 Grants to private schools for Maori children 6,500 5,000 1,438 Incidental expenses of schools : fuel, sanitation, advertising, translation fees, small repairs, &c. 1,200 1,100 893 Maori scholarships 16,800 16,350 16,294 Transfer and removal expenses 4,500 3,450 3,913 Travelling allowances and expenses 1,500 1,125 1,378 Contingencies 10 10 Maori Battalion Mobile Canteen —tour of Maori schools : expenses 200 no 40,410 34,810 30,369 Total — Subdivision No. VII 266,185 253,485 242,762 Subdivision No. VIII — Education of the Blind Charges for and incidental to — New Zealand Institute for the Blind — Grants for — General purposes 10,000 10,890 10,891 Land and buildings 10 10 Maintenance of Government pupils (part recoverable) 650 700 595 Transfer of maintenance (including transfer of social security family benefit) 100 10 58 Travelling allowances and expenses (including transit of Government pupils) 25 40 15 Contingencies 10 20 •• Total — Subdivision No. VIII 10,795 11,670 11,559