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Table N1— continued. (2.) Expenditure per Head of Population (1,058,312, including Maoris, BUT EXCLUDING COOK AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDS) ON EDUCATION for 1911-12. (Figures given in every case to the nearest penny.)

For primary education the cost per head of population, excluding the cost of new schools and additions, was 17s. sd. The following figures, taken from the latest available reports, show the cost per head, excluding new schools and additions, contributed out of public funds (general and local) in some other countries :— s. d. England .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..1111 Wales .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 10 Scotland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 2 United States (including State of New York) .. .. .. .. 18 7 State of New York .. .. .. .. .. .. ..190 Table N2 analyses the expenditure on education in New Zealand out of public funds for the five-yearly periods 1898-9 and 1903-4 and for the last six years. The total amounts spent on the various branches of education are shown to the nearest thousand pounds, and the expenditure per head of the population to the nearest penny.

Table N2. (1.) Analysis of Expenditure on Education in New Zealand for the Years 1898-99, 1903-4, and 1906-7 to 1911-12 out of Public Revenue (exclusive of Income from Reserves.) (Figures given in every case to the nearest £1,000.)

Out of Public Funds. Branch of Education. I „ . i New BuildMam- ings and Total tenance. Additions. _J 1 8. (1. 8. d. 8. d. A. (1.) Primary (including Native schools and training ' 15 9 11 16 10 colleges) (2.) Secondary (including secondary schools and second- 17 0 2 19 ary departments of district high schools) (3.) Continuation and technical .. .. .. 0 !) 0 4 11 (4.) Higher (including university and higher technical) 0 7 .. 0 7 Out : Total for all of Income ! Items from from I all Public Reserves. ! Sources. s. d. a. d. 18 18 6* s. d. 1 1 s. d. 16 10 s. d. 1 8 0 2 1 9 0 9 0 9 2 6 0 4 1 1 0 7 0 2 0 5 0 2 13 0 5 10 Totals A (1-4) .. .. .. .. |. 18 8 17 20 3 1 7 20 3 3 0 3 0 23 3 B. Industrial schools .. .. .. ..08 0 1 09 C. Special schools (Deaf and Blind and Home for Backward 0 1 0 1 0 2 Children) D. Superannuation and miscellaneous .. .. .. 03 .. 03 0 0 1 1 0 9 0 2 0 9 0 2 0 3 0 3 Totals A, B, C, D . . .. .. 19 8 19 21 5 1 9 21 5 1 9 3 0 3 0 24 5 * Teachers' salaries and allowances, 12s. 7d.; repairs and rebuilding, Is. 7d. ; new buil expenses, 3s. 3d. : total, 18s. 6d. tg, Is. 7d. ; new buildi igs, Is. Id. ;s, Is. Id. ; all other

'opulation (including Maoris, but ex- 783,317 eluding Cook and other Pacific Islands) 1898-9. 1903-4. 1906-7. 1907-8. 1908-9. 1909-10. 1910-11. 1911-12. I 783,317 875,648 956,457J 977,215! 1,008,373 1,030,6571,050,4521,058,312 875,648 956,457 Branch of Education. Total. Total. Total. Total. Total. Total. Total. Total. Total. £ A. (1.) Primary (including Native! 482,000 schools and training colleges) (2.) Secondary (including secondary schools and secondary departments of district high schools) (3.) Continuation and technical .. 5,000; (4.) Higher education (including 12,000! university and higher technical) £ 565,000 26,000 £ 717,000 68,000 £ 736,000 76,O0Oj £ 756,000 74,000 59,000 28,000 £ £ 769,000 844,000 8O,OOo! 88,000 58,000 52,000 39,000 31,000 £ 892,000 91,000 23,000 12,000 54,000 41,000 64,000 24,000 58,000 30,000 ■"■■■"™ Totals A (1-4) .. j 499,000; 626,000 880,000i 900,000: 917,000 946,000 1,015,000 1,071,000 B. Industrial sohools .. .. 15,000| O. Special schools (Deal and Blind and | 3,000i Home for Backward Children) D. Superannuation and miscellaneous I 2,000 37,000 13,000 36,000 5,000 32,000| 7,000 39,000 17,000 33,000 9,000 42,000 11,000 40,000 8,000 3,000 5,000 8,000 14,000 10,000 15,000 14,000 Totals A, B, C, D .. 519,000 519,000 679,000 926,000 947,000 987,000 998,000 1,083,000 1,133,000