E.—2

6

summary of the year's expenditure ; pages 68 to 78 show the details. For the purpose of classification I have had to rearrange the several items as follows :— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Management and inspection.—Salaries ... 1,591 13 4 „ Less Drill-master 250 0 0 1,341 13 4 „ Printing and advertising... ... 507 14 7 „ Inspectors' forage ... ... 292 4 4 2,141 12 3 Maintenance of the schools.—Ordinary ... ... 29,349 11 5 Scholarships ... ... ... 904 10 11 Drill-master, £250 + £106 14s. 6d. 356 14 6 „ Miscellaneous... ... ... 656 8 0 ■ 31,332 0 5 School buildings.—Public schools ... ... ... 31,619 5 2 Normal school ... ... ... ... 9,937 3 10 Planting sites ... ~, ... ... 225 911 41,817 11 8 Total ... ... ... ... ... £75,291 11 7 I have thrown out the receipts and expenditure on account of the sale and purchase of books and appliances. If to the above total the expenditure on the depot (£863 15s. 7d.) were added, the amount (£76,155 7s. 2d.) would be the same as that given in the report, page 4. As far as I can gather from the report the receipts of the Canterbury Education Department in 1875 were derived as follows:— £ s. d. £ s. d. From Provincial Treasury ... ... ... ... 69,378 14 0 Voluntary contributions ... ... ... 699 19 2 Special rates ... ... ... ~, 5,212 18 5 1 5,912 17 7 Total same as above ... ... £75,29111 7 For a similar reason, as in the case of Otago, I have in the following table shown the figures for North Canterbury and South Canterbury together for 1883.

Canterbury in 1875 and in 1883 compared.

Average Cost per Scholar.

EXPENDITURE IN ENGLAND. The latest information received is that contained in the report of H.M. Committee of Council on Education, 1882-83. I take the following extracts from pages xxxvi. and xxxvii. of the report:— " The sum expended by School Boards in England during the year [1882] amounted to £3,946,317. . . . The expenditure may be divided into six headings, viz.:—(1), Administration; (2), Maintenance of schools; (3), Capital charges for works of a permanent character [sites, buildings, &c]; (4), Eepayment of loans contracted for capital charges; (5), Interest on loans; (6), Miscellaneous : and the proportion each bears to the total expenditure is shown by the following table: —

Current Expenditure. Total. Year. Management and Inspection. I i Maintenance. Total Current Expenditure. BuilSings. Management, Maintenance, ana Inspection. Average Attendance, 1875 1883 £ s. a. 2,141 12 3 3,880 1 3 £ s. a. 31,332 0 5 63,015 3 10 £ s. a. 33,473 12 8 66,895 5 1 & s. a. 41,817 18 11 23,232 10 7 & s. a. 75,291 11 7 90,127 15 8 7,240 15,708

1875 18S3 0 5 lOf 0 4 11} 4 6 61 4 0 2f 4 12 5$ 4 5 2 5 15 6£ 1 9 Y 10 7 11| 5 14 9

. Administration i. Maintenance of schools i. Capital charges for permanent works ... : . Repayment of loans ... '. Interest on loans ... '. Miscellaneous ... ■*.....-■- £ 249,108 2,054,473 1,043,250 169,304 422,765 7,416 6'3 per cent. 52-1 „ 26-4 „ 4-3 „ 10-7 „ 0-2 „ -'total £3,946,316 100-0