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CLASS XIII.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

item. 1901 1904-5. 4-5. PUBLIC SCHOOLS. —r- _ VOTE No. 52. £ Grants to Education Boards for the following purpexses : — Teachers' Salaries (including pupil-teachers' lodging allowances) ... ... £408,000 Less revenue from reserves ... 40,000 368,000 £ 5 (i 7 8 i) 10 2 3 4 General Administrative Purposes : Capitation on average attendance -115,500 at lis. 3d. ... 64,969 A dditional Grant of £250 per annum to Education Boards 3,250 Special Grants to be paid over by Education Boards to School Committees: Capitation, 9d. per head for average attendance "... ... ... 4,331 Relieving Teachers : Capitation on average attendance— 115,500 at 6d. ... ... ... 2,887 Training Colleges and Training of Teachers ... ... 5,400 Illustrations: Natural History, History of the Empire, Ac. 200 Inspectors' Conference ... ... ... J 100 Grant in aid, Educational Institute ... ... 70 Teachers' Training Classes: Railway Fares of Teachers and Instructors ... ... ... j 4,000 Conveyance of School Children ... ... ... 6,000 Examinations (Teachers', Civil Service, Scholarships, Ac.) j 1,600 Preparation of Standard Test-questions in Arithmetic and English and Pupil-teacher Examination Papers ... 50 Schools at Chatham Islands ... ... ... 700 Locality maps for public schools ... ... 75 Contingencies ... ... ... 200 11 12 13 14 15 16 461,832 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues A«t, 1891" ... ... 1,200 Total —Vote No. 52 ... ... 460,63! SECONDARY EDUCATION. 1 2 3 4 VOTE No. 53. Scholarships: Grants to Education Boards ... ... 8,600 Scholarships for Maoris ... ... ... 100 District High Schools : Capitation and grants in aid ... 10,000 Secondary Schools and Colleges : Capitation... ... 14,000 8,600 100 10,000 14,000 Total—Vote No. 53 ... ... 32,701 32,7( PUBLIC-SCHOOL CADETS. 1904-5. Total number of officers ... 1 VOTE No. 54. Salaries — Commanding Officer ... ... ... 300 300 300 2 3 4 300 Other Charges— Arms, Accoutrements, Ammunition, Targets, Ac. (including freight and forwarding charges) ... ... 3,000 Capitation ... ... ... 2,175 Challenge shields (one for each Island) and monetary prizes ... ... ... 70 ; Clerical assistance ... ... .,. 170 Instructors of Teachers' Classes ... ... 500 Railway Fares of Corps, Instructors, and Teachers ... 1,000 3,000 2,175 5 6 7 70 170 500 1,000