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Financial. The total amount due by the Department to the controlling authorities for the salaries and incidental expenses of all technical classes, including technical high schools, was approximately £107,434, made up as follows : — £ Salaries of full-time teachers .. .. .. .. .. 56,057 Salaries of full-time Directors .. .. .. .. .. 11,758 Capitation for part-time teachers .. .. .. .. .. 19,260 Capitation for student teachers .. .. .. .. .. 1,524 Overtime payments .. .. .. .. .. .. 1.300 Incidental allowances .. .. .. .. .. .. 23,030 College classes capitation .. . . . . .. .. .. 2,945 115,874 Less recoveries from tuition fees .. .. .. .. 8,440 Totals .. £107,434 The following is a summary of the total expenditure by the Department on technical instruction during the financial year ending 31st March, 1922 :— £ Capitation and salaries ..,..- .. .. .. .. 119,289 Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. .. .. .. 3,991 Scholarships and bursaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,173 Grants in aid of material for class use .. .. .. .. 5,632 Grants for buildings and equipment . . .. ... .. .. 101,198 Grants for rents of buildings .. .. .. .. .. 1.517 Conveyance of — Instructors .. .. .. .. .. .. 679 Free pupils .. .. .. .. .. 4,386 — 5,065 Examinations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 142 Maintenance technical school buildings .. .. .. .. 560 Inspectors'salaries and travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. 2.624 Grant on account of Elam School of Art .. .. .. .. 1,436 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. £244,627

No. 2. DETAILED TABLES RELATING TO TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION.

Table J1.—Some Particulars relating to Technical Education for the Years 1915-1921 inclusive.

1915. 1911). 1917. 1918. 1919. 1920. 1921." Number of centres at which classes were held Number of technical high schools Number of other classes Number of students — (a.) Technical high schools (6.) Other classes Number of free pupils at (a) and (6) above Number of students attending under compulsory regulations 168 8 1,817 151 8 1,915 154 8 1,962 131 8 1,965 110 121 8 9 2,014 ) 2,079 94 13 1,952 1,955 18,247 5,660 2,105 17,586 5,975 2,347 18,400 6,127 2,747 16,910 6,715 2,926 2,766 17,950 18,028 7,242 6,542 3,349 16,832 6,975 858 1,219 1,334 1,324 1,372 1,636 1,585 Total expenditure by Government for financial year Including— Capitation — (a.) Technical high schools.. (6.) Other classes.. (c.) Salaries and allowances, &o. Grants for buildings and equipment Subsidies on voluntary contributions Conveyance of (a) Instructors £ 72,089 £ 84,931 £ 100,199 £ 85,335 £ £ 132,245 i 169,530 £ 244,627 19,309 30,729 25,934 38,922 35,795 44,021 33,150 33,119 47,343 29,818"! 47,858 31,918 )■ 20,589 J 119,289 7,877 6,614 6,898 5,773 13,319 67,217 101,198 5,323 4,206 2,154 1,673 6,934 ! 5,466 3,991 1,018 790 261 464 615 j 635 679 (6) Students .. 2,659 2,596 2,982 3,312 3,852 I 3,767 I 4,386 Excludes teai ;hers' classes.