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£ £ £ Brought forward .. .. .. .. 100,315 3,635,952 Industrial Schools, Receiving Homes, Probation System, Boarding-out System, &c. —continued. Rent, office requisites, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 1,902 Maintenance of inmates in Government schools, &c. .. .. j 16,228 Maintenance of inmates in private industrial schools .. .. ! 1,740 Wages of inmates .. .. .. .. .. .. 61 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 120,286 Less recoveries (amounts received from parents .. 32,899 and others, and sales of farm produce, &c.) — 87,387 Material and Stores. Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,176 Stores and material purchased .. .. .. .. .. j 3,869 Lighting, cleaning, cartage, &c. .. .. .. .. .. j 258 5,302 Less recoveries (stores issued and issues on pay- .. 6,753 ments) ' Or. 1,451 Misellaneous. Examination expenses: Teachers', Public Service, and 7,699 Scholarships Less recoveries .. .. .. .. 5,037 —— — 2,662 Grading and Certificates of Teachers : Courts of Appeal, .. 412 inquiries, &c. War bursaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 334 Teachers' Superannuation Fund— Government contribution .. .. .. .. 68,000 Additional allowances to widows and children .. .. 2,952 — — . 70,952 Free Kindergartens— Government capitation .. .. .. .. 3,309 New Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 183 3,492 Accidents to school-children: Grant for expenses .. .. .. 96 Conference of Education Authorities .. .. .. .. 740 Exchange of teachers: Allowances and bursaries .. .. .. 1 Exhibitions : Preparation and forwarding of school exhibits .. 49 Expenses connected with visits of departmental officers and .. 326 representatives to other countries Purchase of motor-cars (to be recovered) .. .. .. .. 659 Storage and despatch of stores and stationery .. .. .. 35 Visit of Professor Adams: Expenses .. .. .. .. 14 Waikino Tragedy : Payments to head teacher and pupils to .. 167 cover loss of salaries, medical and other expenses Subsidies to Public Libraries .. .. .. .. .. 3,003 Portraits of late Prime Minister .. .. .. .. .. 49 Contribution to Fire Insurance Fund .. .. .. .. 10,000 92,999 Less recoveries (motor-cars, £395 ; sundries, £8) .. 453 — 92,546* Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,814,434 * Including £8,100 paid from the ment reserves revenue.

„ . Paid from Parlia- Paid from T t , ftervice - mentary Votes. Reserves Kevemie. J-Otais. £ £ £ General Administration.. .. .. •• 37,328 .. 37,328 Elementary Education .. .. .. .. .. 2,323,723 162,631 2,486,374 Secondary Education .. .. •• •• •• 390,852 17,063 407,915 Technical instruction .. .. . • .. •• 204,983 4,200 209,183 Training Colleges, &c. .. .. .. •• •• 199,160 4,700 203,860 Higher Education .. ■■ •• 170,533 12,901 183,434 Native Schools 77,007 2,375 79,382 School for the Deaf .. .. •• •• 5,736 200 5,936 Education of the Blind .. .. . • •• •• 10,177 .. 10,177 Schools for the Feeble-minded .. .. •• 12,063 300 12,363 Industrial Schools and probation system .. .. .. 84,287 3,100 87,387 Material and Stores .. .. •• •• •• Or. 1,451 .. Or. 1,451 Miscellaneous Services .. .. . . . • • • 92,546 .. 92,546 Totals .. .. .. .. 2,606,944 207,490 3,814,434