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CLASS XIII.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

1904-5. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote 51.—Head Office £ £ £ 4,711 829 5,540 52. — Public Schools ... 460,632 460,632 „ 53.—Secondary Education 32,700 32,700 ,, 54.—Public-school Cadets 300 6,815 7,115 ,, 55.—Native Schools 17,200 2,775 19,975 „ 56.—Industrial Schools 7,166 15,205 22,371 „ 57. —Homes for Defectives 413 120 533 ,, 58.—School for Deaf-mutes 2,740 1,820 4,560 „ 59.—School for Blind ., 609 609 „ 60. —Technical Instruction 710 17,305 18,015 „ 61. —Miscellaneous Services 5,245 5,245 „ 62.—School buildings, furniture, and sites 71,395 71,395 TOTAL OF CLASS XIII. ... .5,450 33,240 648,690 tern. EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. 1904-5. HEAD OFFICE. 1904-5. Total number of officers ... 28 VOTE No. 51. Salaries — Secretary and Inspector-General Assistant Secretary Chief Clerk and Accountant ... Clerk (also an Assistant Inspector of Industrial Schools) 9 Clerks : 1 at £250, 1 at £202, 1 at £192, 1 at £ 185, 1 at £180, 1 at £180 (for. 3 months), 1 at £150, 1 at £140, lat £115 13 Cadets: 1 at £105, 6 at £95, 2 at £75, 3 at £65, 1 at £50 ... . Clerk (also Private Secretary to the Right Hon. the Premier, £25) Messenger at 8s. per diem £ 650 475 375 280 1,459 £ 1,070 255 147 Other Charges— Clerical assistance Travelling expenses Telephone subscriptions Books of reference Typewriting machine Contingencies 4,711 2 3 4 5 6 7 325 325 50 50 29 50 Total—Vote No. 51 ... 829 5,540