B.—1 [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1937.

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT—continued. Income and Expenditure Account—continued. Primary Education. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. Head Office salaries and administration charges .. .. 14,025 10 9 Recovery from Fire Insurance Fund 4,984 7 4 Public schools — £ s. d. Amount due for work to be completed 2,817 13 0 Teachers'salaries .. .. .. 1,695,534 17 5 School buildings: Rent of school Teachers'house allowances .. .. 41,914 10 7 buildings .. .. .. 1,456 11 6 Teachers' removal expenses .. .. 1,439 5 7 Inspection: Fees for special exami1,738,888 13 7 nations .. .. .. 57 4 9 Manual instruction — Teachers'appeal fees .. .. 43 11 6 Salaries .. .. .. .. 59,612 15 2 School Journal sales .. .. 254 4 6 Capitation for incidentals .. .. 15,41111 5 Miscellaneous: Recoveries for Handwork materials .. .. .. 8,748 19 7 education of foreign children .. 42 12 6 Grants for agricultural clubs .. .. 542 19 11 Balance, carried to General Income 84,316 6 1 and Expenditure Account .. 2,533,159 13 1 School and class libraries, including books supplied to pupils in necessitous cases .. .. 3,074 10. 11 Maintenance of school buildings, &c.— Grants to Board for maintenance .. 128,010 10 9 Less part charged to post-primary for maintenance of district high schools (secondary departments) .. .. 2,983 0 0 125,027 10 9 Alterations to buildings to dimish danger from earthquake .. .. .. 2,288 15 9 Rebuilding of schools destroyed by fire .. 5,078 5 11 Due for work to be completed .. .. 2,817 13 0 School Committee allowances, £155,993 9s. 10s.; less part charged to post-primary for district high schools (secondary departments), £3, 689 .. 152,304 9 10 Rents for buildings for school purposes .. 2,964 10 2 290,481 5 5 Inspection of schools — Inspectors' salaries .. .. .. 26,552 12 1 Less charged to grading of teachers, £2,145 17s. 6d. ; less charged to Head Office administration, £802 2s. .. 2,947 19 6 23,604 12 7 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 7,507 12 3 Office requisites (including depreciation on furniture) .. .. .. .. 110 9 11 Clerical assistance .. .. .. 500 5 0 Transfer and removal expenses .. 315 18 2 Telephones .. .. ■ • •. 56 10 8 Sundries .. .. .. • • 1 14 0 : — 32,097 2 7 Registration and grading of teachers — Head Office salaries and administration .. 860 18 11 Portion of Inspectors'salaries .. .. 2,145 17 6 Expenses of appeals .. .. .. 174 1 6 Printing and stationery .. .. 68 5 0 — 3,249 2 11 Conveyance of pupils and instructors, including depreciation on departmental buses .. .. 99,585 17 8 Education Boards : Grants for adminitration and general purposes .. 33,674 13 0 Less part charged to post-primary for district high schools (secondary departments) .. .. .. .. 808 0 0 32,866 13 0 Correspondence School (primary department) — Head Office administration .. .. 75 0 0 Salaries .. .. .. •• 8,680 210 Books and stationery, £925 Is. sd; less recoveries from parents, £739 ss. Id. .. 185 16 4 Cleaning, lighting, heating, &c. . . 169 10 6 Removal expenses .. .. . ■ 59 0 1 Depreciation on furniture .. . . 33 0 0 Depreciation on mechanical appliances .. 10 0 0 Postage .. .. . • • • 659 10 9 Rent of offices .. .. .. 192 10 0 Telephone .. .. . • • • 26 18 0 Interest on capital .. .. .. 48 0 0 10,139 8 6 School Journal— Head Office administration .. .. 50 0 0 Salaries .. .. . • • ■ 489 3 8 Printing and despatch .. .. 2,935 9 8 Postage . . .. . • ■ • 1, 025 2 5 Rent of offices .. . • . • 23 10 0 Telephone .. .. .. •. 9 5 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. 39 5 3 4,571 16 0 Grants to free kindergartens .. .. .. .. 4,838 1 9 Hot meals for sub-normal children .. .. .. 25 0 0 Postage .. ■ • • • ■ • • • • • 102 3 8 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. .. 1,046 16 1 Interest on capital .. .. .. •• •• 223,46640 Miscellaneous .. .. .. • • • • • • 21 5' 3 £2,542,795 18 2 £2,542,795 18 2

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