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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS XV.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION— continued.

17-B. 7.

.tern. 1912-13. HEAD OFFICE— continued. 2 3 -1 5 6 7 S VOTE No. 78—continued. Othkb Charges fob and 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 ... £ £ 50 400 10 100 100 550 25 Total—Votk No. 78 ... 1,235 11 .86 11 ,86i ELEMENTARY EDUCATION. 1912-13. Total number of officers .. 4 VOTE No. 79. Salabies — 4 Medical Inspectors at £450 (7| months) 1,125 Chabges fob and incidental to — Grants to Education Boards for the following purposes: — Teachers' Salaries: Including pupil-teachers' lodging allowances ... ... £650,000 Less revenue from reserves ... 60,000 General Administrative Purposes : Capitation on average attendance—148,000 at 12s. Additional Grant of £250 per annum to Education Boards Relieving Teachers : Capitation on average attendance— 148,000 at 6d. Free text-books and materials... 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 theEmpire,&c 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 Travelling-expenses of Medical Inspectors Wall-sheets for use in public schools Weighing-machines and other appliances for Medical Inspection Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 596 ,000 3 88 ,800 3,250 4 5 6 7 8 9 3,700 13 ,000 600 250 10 11 12 13 14 10 ,000 100 5 400 5 15 20 16 17 18 19 2 ,300 800 I 650 400 1 ,500 20 50 Less credits under sections 263 and 264 of the Land Act, 1908 721,830 20 ,795 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 701 ,035 100 Total —Vote No. 79 ... 700 ,935 702 ,06i