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Table N2. (1.) Analysis of Expenditure on Education in New Zealand for the Years 1898-99, 1903-4, and 1908-9 to 1912-13 out of Public Revenue (exclusive of Income from Reserves.)

Table N2 — continued. (2.) Expenditure per Head of Population in New Zealand for the Years 1898-99, 1903-4, and 1908-9 to 1912-13 out of Public Revenue.

In Table N3 is shown the cost to the State per individual pupil or student.

Table N3. —Expenditure out of Public Revenue on each Branch of Education for each Individual on the Roll of the Several Schools, Colleges, and other Institutions (excluding Reserves Revenue and Cost of New Buildings).

Including new buildings and classes for manual instruction, the total expenditure on primary education in the year 1911-12 was £907,506. The average weekly roll was 161,648. Therefore the total cost of primary education per pupil is £5 12s. 3d. In the United States the total cost in 1909 was 31 dollars 65 cents, or £6 10s. 4d. As regards the figure given for New Zealand, £3 18s. lid. of the £5 Pis. 3d. was for teachers' salaries, and it is generally admitted that any reduction in the rates paid would seriously militate against the supply of really good teachers. The salaries paid in the United States average £158 for males and £125 for females— very much lower than the average salary paid in this Dominion (see page 15). It is obvious, therefore, that the greater cost of the United States system of education

(Figures given in every case to the nearest £1,000.) 1898-9. 1903-4. 1908-9. 1909-10. 1910-11. 1911-12. Population (including Maoris, but excluding 783,317 875,648 1,008,373 1,030,657 1,050,452 1,058,312 Cook and other Pacific Islands) Branch of Education. Total Total. Total. Total. Total. Total. 1912-13. 1,102,471 Branch of Education. Total. £ £ £ 482,000 565,000 756,000 £ £ £ 769,000 844,000 892,000 ! 80,000 88,000 91,000 58,000 52.000 58,000 39,000 31,000; 30,000 £ 954,000 A. (1.) Primary (including Native schools and training colleges) (2.) Secondary (including secondary schools and secondary departments of district high schools) (3.) Continuation and technical.. (4.) Higher education (including university and higher technical) .. i 26,000; 74,000 5,000 23,000 59,000 12,000 12,000 28,000 90,000 70,000 33.01.0 Totals A (1-4) 499,000 626,000 917,000 946,000,1,015,00011,071,000j 1,147,000 B. Industrial sohools C. Special sohools (Deaf and Blind and Home for Backward Children) D. Superannuation and miscellaneous 15,000 37,000 3,000 13,000 2,000 3,000 39,000 17,000 14,000 33,000 42,000 40,000 9,000 11,000 8,000 52,000 9,000 10,000 15,000 14,000 29,000 Totals A, B, C, D .. 519,000 679,000 987,000 998,0001,083,000 1 133 000 1,237,000

(Figures given in every oase to the r ie nearest penny.) 1898-9. 1898-9. 1903-1. I 1908-9. 1909-10. 1910-11. 1911-12.; 1912-13. s. d. A. (1.) Primary (inoluding Native schools and training 12 4 colleges) (2.) Secondary (including secondary schools and secondary departments of district high schools) (3.) Continuation and technical .. .. ..02 (4.) Higher education (including university and higher 0 4 technical) Totals A (1-4).. .. .. 12 10 B. Industrial schools .. .. .. .. 0 5 C. Special schools (Deaf and Blind, and Home for Back- 0 1 ward Children) D. Superannuation and miscellaneous .. .. ... s. d. 12 11 0 7 0 6 0 3 s. d. 3. d. s. d. 14 11 14 11 16 1 15 17 18 12 11 10 0 7 0 8 0 7 s. d. s. d. 16 10 17 4 19 18 1113 0 7 0 7 14 8 0 10 0 4 18 1 18 3 19 4 0 9 0 8 0 10 0 4 0 3 0 3 20 3 I 20 10 0 9 i 0 11 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 3 0 3 0 3 j 0 6 Totals A. B, C, D .. .. I 13 4 15 6 19 6 I 19 5 I 20 8 21 5 22 5

Branch of Education. 1898. 1903. 1908. 1911. 1912. I. Primary, &c. 11. Secondary, &c. III. Continuation and technical IV. Higher £ s. d. 3 4 10 1 2 10 16 18 11 £ s. d. : 3 17 2 | 4 2 6 1 13 8 9 4 3 £ s. d. 4 15 2 8 0 2 3 4 4 i 14 12 3 £ s. d. 5 3 0 9 9 11 2 16 11 14 16 10 £ s. d. 5 6 7 9 3 6 3 13 II 13 3 I All branches except primary .. i 5 13 11 5 13 11 3 7 11 I 3 7 11 I 6 14 8 I 5 14 8 6 4 3 6 12 6 4 3 (i 12 I I