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APPENDIX.

Statement of Expenditure and Recoveries in respect of all Services under the Control or Supervision of the Minister of Education during the Year ending 31st March, 1910.

£ s. d. £ s. d. E s, d Head Office (Vote No. 76). Inspector-General of Schools .. .. .. .. .. 750 0 0 Seoretary .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 600 0 0 Assistant Inspector-General .. .. .. .. .. 540 0 0 Chief Clerk and Secretary to Teachers' Superannuation Board .. 450 0 0 2 Inspectors, at £415 .. .. .. .. .. .. 830 0 0 Clerks and clerical assistance .. .. .. .. .. 5,816 19 0 Travelling expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 510 11 7 Telephone subscriptions .. .. .. .. .. .. 94 2 4 Publications, books of reference, &c. .. .. .. 49 6 7 Office requisites .. .. .. .. .. 84 19 0 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 4 10 9,731 3 4 Elementary Education (Votes Nos. 77, 88, and 89, Consolidated Fund ; and 101, Public Works Fund). Grants to Education Boards for— Teachers' salaries (including lodging-allowances of pupilteachers) .. .. .. .. .. 561,061 10 10 Less revenue from reserves .. .. .. 55,367 1 6 . 505,694 9 1 Teachers'house allowances (Vote No. 89) .. .. .. 13,798 4 8 General administrative purposes: Capitation at lis. 3d. on average attendance .. .. .. .. .. 75,105 14 9 Grant of £250 per annum to each Board .. .. .. 3,250 0 0 Special grants for School Committees: Capitation at 9d. on average attendance. Balance for 1908-9 .. .. 5 5 0 Relieving teachers : Capitation at 6d. on average attendance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,338 4 9 Inspection of private schools .. .. .. .. .. 507 6 6 Free text books—Class P and SI, S2 .. .. .. .. 1,604 12 8 School buildings— General maintenance, &c. (Vote No. 89) .. .. 40,379 13 11 Less amount received for sale of old buildings, &c. .. 695 17 4 39,683 16 7 Rebuilding schools destroyed by fire (Vote No. 89) .. .. 9,923 2 7 Rent of temporary premises during the rebuilding of schools destroyed by fire (Vote No. 89).. .. .. 127 0 0 New buildings, additions, and teachers' residences (Vote No. 101) .. .. .. .. ... 43,602 1 8 .Miscellaneous Expenditure— Conference of educational authorities .. .. .. .. 483 15 2 Schools at Chatham Islands .. .. .. .. .. 879 2 9 Grants in aid of free kindergartens (Vote No. 88) .. .. 1110 0 Conveyance (£7,704 5s. 2d.) and board (£184 18s. 9d.) of school-children; conveyance of teachers (£8 2s. 6d.) .. 7,897 6 5 Preparation of standard test questions in English and arithmetic .. .. .. .. .. ., 10 7 0 Illustrations: Natural history, &c. .. .. .. .. 257 4 3 School Journal — Contributors' fees, printing, &c. (Vote No. 77), postage (Vote No. 88) .. .. .. 2,244 2 10 Less amount received for sales .. .. 55 7 1 1 2,188 15 9 Manual of physical drill —illustrations.. .. .. .. 24 1 9 Navy League maps .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 0 0 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 18 0 708,870 9 7 Less— Recoveries .. .. .. .. 85 10 0 Revenue from national endowment reserves .. 23,500 0 0 23,585 10 0 685,284 19 7 Secondary Education (Votes Nos. 78, Consolidated Fund ; 101, Publio Works Fund ; and statutory payments). Grants to Education Boards for— Scholarships : Not exceeding capitation allowance at Is. Od. on average attendance .. .. ' .. .. g 5(31 xg 7 District high schools: Salaries of secondary teachers .. 16 653 14 1 Subsidies (Education Act, 1908) .. .. 1,295 10 6 National Scholarships, Junior (Education Act, 1908) .. .. 2 768 11 5 Carried forward .. .. .. ■ ,. 29 279 12 7 695,016 2 1]