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The following table shows tho 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, Inspecting Engineer.

Financial Years. Subsidies towards the Erection of Schools of Mines, and Maintenance. ■ Total Sum paid and Apparatus, Salaries of Teachers, by the Departalso Minoralogical b °£olar- ftml Travelling- : ment towards the Specimens ship.,. expensea &c . Schools of supplied to Schools Mines of Mines. 1885-86 1886-87 1887-88 1888-89 1889-90 1890-91 1891-92 1892-93 1893-94 1894-95 1.895-96 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 1914-1915 £ s. d. 257 16 6 253 15 9 42 10 0 142 2 0 217 6 6 181 14 0 312 3 4 197 0 5 390 0 0 820 0 0 352 14 11. 1,089 18 6 740 15 2 990 3 4 866 10 11 1,155 12 3 .. ! 1,379 15 6 ... I 1,575 15 3 ... j 1,401 2 11 1,806 19 5 ... : 1,836 6 6 ... i 2,428 19 3 ... ! 2,738 11 1 1,882 2 6 ... j 2,813 0 10 ... I 1,852 19 11 ... ! 1,769 6 10 1,909 14 7 ... I 1,628 4 1 £ s. d. £ £ s. d. & a. d 36 19 9 ... 1,223 9 10 1,260 9 7 409 1 4 ... 2,716 9 3 3,383 7 1 253 14 1 ... 1,714 9 6 2,221 19 4 6 12 9 ... 1,139 4 1 1,188 6 1C 181 14 10 ... 716 3 10 1,040 0 g 54 8 0 ... 620 9 9 892 4 3 eon n n io n 689 5 9 870 L9 9 fi7fl 1 n QftQ 4 d bVU 1 U 9»ii 1 4 858 19 4 1,055 19 S 45 10 10 ... 773 17 8 1,209 8 C 50 849 3 0 1,719 3 C 58 18 6 100 834 12 8 1,346 6 1 29 19 9 100 780 19 0 2,000 17 3 32 19 7 50 729 10 1.1 1,553 5 8 24 3 8 50 52 16 3 1,117 3 3 56 3 4 98 77 7 10 1,098 2 1 63 5 1 49 69 16 4 1,337 13 8 134 18 8 158 111 0 0 1,783 14 2 88 18 8 92 109 15 10 1,866 9 9 17 3 0 100 362 19 6 1,881 5 5 87 2 1 49 440 9 4 2,383 10 10 11 15 8 100 388 18 5 2,337 0 7 94 6 2 150 345 15 11 3,019 1 4 328 9 3 100 642 9 4 3,809 9 8 692 2 8 100 587 3 2 3,261 8 4 44 5 8 108 1,130 7 3 4,095 13 9 38 9 9 92 1,138 6 7 3,121. 16 3 182 18 4 100 1,227 2 2 3,279' 7 '4 70 4 2 250 1,267 17 10 3,497 16 7 11 13 8 275 2,416 6 2 4,331 3 11 & 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 1.1 52 16 S 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 2,416 6 2 & s. d. .,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 4,331 3 11 Totals ... i 33,033 2 3 33,033 2 3 3,055 19 8 12,171 24,685 7 (I 62,945 i 9 0 I