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Li E X E R A L . Expenditure out of the Public Funds on Education. In the following tables, N, Nl, N2, N3, and N4, an attempt is made to analyze the public expenditure on the various branches of education, and to show under what heads the increase of expenditure in recent years has taken place ; to give the expenditure per head of the population and per head of the roll of schools, colleges, &c.; and to present a comparative statement of the increase in the number of persons under instruction. Tables N and Nl give mi analysis of the expenditure for the years Mil 1 12 and 1912 13 respectively.

Table N. (1.) Analysis of Expenditure on Education in New Zealand for the Year 1911-12.

Table N — continued. (2.) Expenditure per Head of Population (1,058,312, including Maoris, but excluding Cook and other Pacific Islands) on Education for 1911-12.

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(Figures given in every case to the nearest £1,000.) Out of Public Funds. Out Total for a. I Uranoh of Education. . .. + .., of Income Items from . New Build- from all Public Main- ings and Total. Reserves. Sources, tenance. Additions. £ £ £ £ £ A. (1.) Primary (including Native schools and training 834.000 58,000 892,000 88.000 {980,000 colleges) (2.) Secondary (including secondary schools and second- 85,000 6,000 91,000 39,000 130,000 ary departments of district high schools) (3.) Continuation and technical .. .. .. 39,000 19.000 58,000 7,000 65,000 (4.) Higher (including university and higher technical) 29.000 1,000 30,000 25,000 55.000 Totals A (1-4) .. .. .. .. 987,000 84,000 1,071,000 159,000 1,230,000 B. Industrial schools .. .. .. 37,000 3,000 40,000 1,000 11,000 (',. Special schools (Deaf and Blind and Home for Backward 5.000 3,000 8,000 1.000 9,000 Children) D. Superannuation and miscellaneous .. .. 14,000 .. 14,00.) .. 14,000 Totals A, B, C, 1) .. .. .. 1,043,000 §161,000 1,294,000 * Expended out of Consolidated Fund. f Expended out of Public Works Fond, {Teachers' salaries and allowances, £666,000; repairs and rebuilding, £86,000 ; new buildings. £58,000; all other expenses, £170,000 : total. £980,000. §£44.000 from National Endowment Reserves Fund.

(Figures given in every caso to the nearest penny.) Out of Public Funds. Out Total for all Hnu.cn of Education. - ftcome Itemsjrom Main- ingsand Total. Reserves. Sources, tenance. Additions. i s. (1. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. A (I.) Primary (including Native schools and training 16 9 1 I 16 10 I 8 18 6* colleges) (2.) Socondarv (including secondary schools and second- 17 0 2 19 0 9 2 (i ary departments of district high schools) (3.) Continuation and technical .. .. .. 0 9 0 4 11 0 2 13 (4.) Higher (including university and higher technical) 0 7 .. 0 7 0 5 10 Totals A (1-4) .. .. .. 18 8 17 20 3 3 0 23 3 ! i 18 8 1 7 20 3 3 0 23 3 B. Industrial sohools .. .. .. .. 08 01 09 .. 09 C. Special schools (Deaf and Blind and Home for Backward 0 1 0 1 0 2 .. 0 2 Children) D. Superannuation and miscellaneous .. .. .. 0 3 .. 0 3 .. 0 3 Totals A, B, C, D .. 19 8 19 21 5 3 0 21 5 1 l _j i u •Teachers' salaries and allowances, 12s. 7d.; repairs and rebuilding, Is. 7d. ; new buildings. Is. Id.; all other expenses, 3s. 3d. : total,J18s. 6d.