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Table Md shows the number of scholarships, bursaries, and studentships held at each University college during the year 1913.

Table Md.—Scholarships, Bursaries, Exhibitions, and Studentships held at the Affiliated Institutions in 1913.*

* Exclusive of Rhodes Scholarships and International Exhibition Scholarships (which are tenable out of New Zealand), and exclusive also of Research Scholarships given by the Government. f Includes eight who are also holders of bursaries : Total bursaries, 191. The University Endowment Act, 1868. The income accrued under this Act, and applicable to the purposes of higher education yet to be determined by Parliament, amounted, on the 31st March, 1914, to £308 Is. Bd., received from reserves in Westland. GENERAL. Expenditure out op 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 IST and Nl give an analysis of the expenditure for the years 1912-13 and 1913-14 respectively.

Table N. (1.) Analysis of Expenditure on Education in New Zealand for the Year 1912-13. (Figures given in every case to the nearest £1,000.)

* Expended out of Consolidated Fund. -f Expended out of Public Works Fund. J Teachers' salaries and allowances, £700,000; repairs and rebuilding, £83,000; new buildings, £62,000; all other expenses, £190,000 : total, £1,035,000. § £40,000 from National Endowment Reserves Fund.

Scholarships, &c. Auckland University College. Victoria College. Canterbury College. ' Otago T , , University. iota1 ' Junior University Scholarships ... Senior National Scholarships Taranaki Scholarships ... Senior University Scholarships ... Bursaries Sir George Grey Scholarships Other Scholarships and Exhibitions Training-college Studentships 6 8 2 28 1 1 108 5 12 2 4 36 1 2 108 i 4 16 26 1 12 109 12 27.+ 22 58 3 5 2 8 93 183 1 4 7 22 120 445 Totals 154 170 168 260 752

Branch of Education. Out of Public Funds. __ Out Total tor all * t of Income Items from . New Build- from all Public Main- lngs ana Total. .Reserves. Sources, tenance. Additions. A. (1.) Primary (including Native schools, physical training, and training colleges) (2.) Secondary (including secondary schools and secondary departments of district high schools) (3.) Continuation and technical (4.) Higher (including university and higher technical) £ 892,000 £ 62,000 £ 954,000 £ 81,000 £ 1,035,000 % 87,000 3,000 90,000 44,000 134,000 .50,000 30,000 20,000 3,000 70,000 33,000 6,000 22,000 76,000 55,000 Totals A (1-4) 1,059,000 37,000 6,000 88,000 1,147,000 153,000 1,300,000 B. Industrial schools C. Special schools (Deaf and Blind and Home for Backward Children) D. Superannuation, medical inspection, a,nd miscellaneous 15,000 3,000 52,000 9,000 2,000 1,000 54,000 10,000 29,000 29,000 29,000 Totals A, B, C, D .. 1,131,000 106,000 1,237,000 §156,000 1,393,000