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The following table shows the expenditure by the Government on schools of mines since their inception, exclusive of subsidies paid to the University of Otago towards the School of Mines in connection with that institution :—

I have, &c, Frank Reed, M.1.M.M., L.S., Inspecting Engineer of Mines.

Financial Years. Chemicals Subsidies towards and Apparatus, the Erection of also Mineralogical Schools of Mines, and Specimens Maintenance. supplied to Schools of Mines. Scholarships. Salaries of Teachers, and Travellingexpenses, &c. Total Sum paid by the Department towards the Schools of Mines. 1885-86 1886-87 1887-88 1888-89 1889-90 1890-91 1891-92 1892-93 1893-94 1894-95 1895-96 1896-97 1897-98 1898-99 1899-1900 1900-1901 1901-1902 1902-1903 1903-1904 1904-1905 1905-1906 1906-1907 1907-1908 1908-1909 1909-1910 1910-1911 1911-1912 1912-1913 1913-1914 £ s. d. £ s. d. 36 19 9 257 16 6 409 1 4 253 lo 9 253 14 1 42 10 0 6 12 9 142 2 0 181 14 10 217 6 6 54 8 0 181 14 0 312 3 4 197 0 5 390 0 0 45 10 10 820 0 0 352 14 11 58 18 6 1,089 18 6 29 19 9 740 15 2 32 19 7 990 3 4 24 3 8 866 10 11 56 3 4 1,155 12 3 63 5 1 1,379 15 6 134 18 8 1,575 15 3 88 18 8 1,401 2 11 17 3 0 1,806 19 5 87 2 1 1,836 6 6 11 15 8 2,428 19 3 94 6 2 2,738 11 1 328 9 3 1,882 2 6 692 2 8 2,813 0 10 44 5 8 1,852 19 11 38 9 9 1,769 6 10 182 18 4 1,909 14 7 70 4 2 £ 50 100 100 50 50 98 49 158 92 100 49 100 150 100 100 108 92 100 250 £ s. d. 1,223 9 10 2,716 9 3 1,714 9 6 1,139 4 1 716 3 10 620 9 9 689 5 9 670 1 0 858 19 4 773 17 8 849 3 0 834 12 8 780 19 0 729 10 11 52 16 3 77 7 10 69 16 4 111 0 0 109 15 10 362 19 6 440 9 4 388 18 5 345 15 11 642 9 4 587 3 2 1,130 7 3 1,138 6 7 1,227 2 2 1,267 17 10 £ s. d. 1,260 9 7 3,383 7 1 2,221 19 4 1,188 6 10 1,040 0 8 892 4 3 870 19 9 982 4 4 1,055 19 9 1,209 8 6 1,719 3 0 1,346 6 1 2,000 17 3 1,553 5 8 1,117 3 3 1,098 2 1 1,337 13 8 1,783 14 2 1,866 9 9 1,881 5 5 2,383 10 10 2,337 0 7 3,019 1 4 3,809 9 8 3,261 8 4 4,095 13 9 3,121 16 3 3,279 7 4 3,497 16 7 Totals... 31,404 18 2 3,044 5 7 1,896 22,269 1 4 58,614 5 1