8.—7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

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tern. '8-9. 19 HEAD OFFICE— continued. £ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 VOTE No. 75— continued. Other Charges incidental to — Books of reference and publications Clerical assistance Fares of special messengers, cartage, freight, &c. Office requisites, material, and equipment ... Telephone subscriptions and expenses Travelling expenses and allowances Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 50 650 10 100 100 600 25 1,535 Less reduction in Committee of Supply .... 10 ,401 1 Total —Vote No. 75 ... 10 ,400 ELEMENTARY EDUCATION. VOTE No. 76. Charges incidental to — Grants to Education Boards for the following purposes: — Teachers' Salaries: Including pupil-teachers' lodging allowances ... ... £492,000 Less revenue from reserves ... 45,000 447 ,000 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 General Administrative Purposes : Capitation on average attendance—125,500 at lis. 3d. A dditional Grant of £250 per annum to Education Boards Special Grants to be paid over by Education Boards to School Committees : Capitation on average attendance—125,500 at 9d. Relieving Teachers : Capitation on average attendance — 125,500 at 6d. Free text-books Inspection of private schools ... Conference of educational authorities Conveyance of school-children and teachers, and allowances for board of children who have to live away from home to attend school Educational Institute : Grant in aid Freight Illustrations, &c.: Natural History, History of the Empire, &c Manual of Physical Drill Medical examination of teachers in special cases Preparation of standard test-questions in arithmetic and English and pupil-teacher examination papers School Journal (contributors' fees, printing, material, apparatus, &c.) Schools at Chatham Islands Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 70 ,594 3,250 4,706 3 ,138 3,500 500 250 6,000 100 5 500 10 5 10 11 12 13 14 15 50 L6 2,000 600 17 18 50 Less estimated credits under section 42 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1908 " 542,258 10 Total—Vote No. 76 ... 542 ,248