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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund. Services.

CLASS XV.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION— continued.

Item. _- 1916-17. HEAD OFFICE —continued. £ £ VOTE No. 73— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Additional for officers performing duties attached to positions of higher grade ... . ... | 150 3 Clerical assistance ... ... ... 1,000 4 Office requisites, books, publications, telephones, special messages, forwarding charges, and payment for overtime and tea allowance ... ... 275 5 Special allowance to Assistant Director (8 months at £50) ... ... ... ... ! 33 6 Travelling and removal expenses and allowances ... 250 7 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... ... 25 1,733 Total Vote No. 73... ... 14,248 ELEMENTARY EDUCATION. 1910-17. Total number of officers .. 40 VOTE No. 71. 1 Salaries— Professional Division. p Glass B— £ 1 at £742 ... ... 742 1 at £650 ... ... 650 lat £620 ... 620 lat £611 ... .. 611 1 at £597 597 3 at £575 ... ... 1,725 1 at £565 ... 565 lat £563 ... ... 563 1 at £562 ... 562 1 at £542 ... . 542 14 at £525 ... ... 7,350 Class C— 14,527 8 at £480 ... ... 3,840 6 at £460 ... ... 2,760 — 6,600 .\dditional for Inspectors performing extra duties attached to positions of higher grade ... 145 21,272 Less salaries of officers with Expeditionary Force 636 20,636 Charges for and incidental to — 2 1 Grants to Education Boards for the following purposes : — Teachers' Salaries: Including pupil-teachers' and probationers' allowances ... ... 867,000 General Administrative Purposes: Capitation on average attendance (Education Act, 1914, section 6 (1), (c), (hi)) ... ... ... 93,000 Relieving Teachers ... ... ... 4,250 School and class libraries: Capitation ... 300 3 Conference of education authorities: Educational agencies ... ... ... 100