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1910. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: ALLOWANCES MADE BY EDUCATION BOARDS TO SCHOOL COMMITTEES FOR INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.

Return. In tin Order of tin: House nj Representatives dtiti-il the 3rd August, Hilt). Ordered, "That there be laid before this House a return from the different Education Boards, and for oaoh of the last four years, showing,—(l) The amount pel head paid to the Sohool Committees, giving the variation in amount duo to the size of the school; also the conditions— as, for example, caretakers' residences which affect the amount paid, and showing the years in which the special ninepenny capitation was paid : (2) a statement of whal each Hoard expects the Sohool Committees to do with the moneys paid to them by the Hoard ; also giving any variations in what the Hoards have expected from the School Committees during the above period."—(Mr. Allen.)

STATEMENT showing Allowance to School Committees per Unit of Average Attendance, calculated from Incidental Expenses of Schools as shown in Boards' Annual Returns, exclusive of Item Special Capitation of 9d. on Average Attendance.

Education Department, Wellington, 3Oth"August, 1910. G. Hogben.

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1900. 1907. 1908. 1909. I Education District. B o a 5 & O Q M 1 S J J . g J J I| *■> -~ 3 S •** u - = *2 t- 2 3 V V w O 3^4, 3 I a a ■ 3 S « <D -3.. Ocaa Ocee Oca 111 J^ ■*, -<i < ■< ■ Auckland .. 28,519 'J'aranaki . . 4,367 Wanganui .. 11,104 Wellington .. ! 14,350 Hawk<\s Bay .. 7,803 Marlborough .. 1,780 Nelson .. 4,838 Grey .. .. 1,385 Weetland .. 817 North Canterbury 10.822 South Canterbury j 4,566 Otago .. .'. 17,088 Southland .. 8,404 £ 7,997 1,157 2,573 3,208 2,033 :.2(l 1,137 107 I 170 5,066 1.214 5,131 2,205 £ •281 •2li.-> ■232 •223 •338 ■301 •235 ■121 •185 •301 ■200 •300 ■268 28,1157 4,246 10,920 14,007 7,878 1,763 4,1182 1,400 003 10.101 ■4..")il(i 16,958 8,479 £ £ £ £ £ £ 8,266 -294 30,359 8,186 -270 32,604 8,992 -270 1,180 -278 4,560 l.li.s -246 4,969 1,266 -263 2,048 -242 11,687 2,666 -230 12,062 747 -228 :U(i4 -225 16,011 3,084 -205 15,767 3,209 -204 2,590 -330 8,438 I 2,570 -305 8,894 2,796 -314 398 -226 1,807 562 -301 1,964 448 -226 1,108 -237 4,808 587 -121 4,902 880 -176 277 -190 1,569 264 -168 1,657 283 -171 168 -186 919 170 -185 986 191 ■ I -M .->.24<i -325 17. :!:!'.• 5.052 -326 17,575 5,979 -:i4<> 1.219 -271 4,656 1,214 -261 4,767 1,217 -266 5,096 -291 , 17,338 5,166 -297 17,708 5,292 -298 2,371 -271 8,659 2.:!47 -271 8,778 2,369 -268 £ 8,266 1.1 81) 2,048 3.IB4 2,590 398 1,108 277 168 5,246 1.219 5,096 2,371 Totals .. 121.958 33,218 •272 120,020 33,737 ■281 127,100 33,582 -265 132,773 35,649 -208 ■