8.—7 [PT. I].

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1943.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION— continued.

(a) Biennial grading reduces appeals. (6) Includes financial provision towards cost of training students. (c) Distribution delayed pending realization of assets.

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Number • of Person.. 1942-43 1941-42. 1942-481941-42 Voted. Expended. 1 1 Subdivision No. XV. — Miscellaneous Services. £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to — Accidents to departmental officers, school-children, teachers, and training-college students : Grants for medical and legal expenses, scholarships, and compensation .. 500 1,500 578 Allowances to officers performing higher duties (under Regulation 209) .... .. .. .. 100 100 Conferences of Education Authorities and Committees, &c. : Cost of investigations, reports, &c.- .. ... •• 150 50 144 Education Gazette (part recoverable) .. .. .. 1,400 2,000 1,425 Examinations : Teachers', School Certificate, Scholarships, Technological, &c. (part recoverable) .. .. 4,000 3,800 4,033 Exhibits of school-work : Preparing and forwarding .. 1.0 50 3 Grading and registration of teachers (including advertising, travelling, legal, and other expenses in connection with appeals re grading, certificates, dismissal, &c, and cost of inquiries) .. .. .. .. .. (a) 100 250 354 Grants — In aid of free kindergartens for infants under school age, — Capitation (6)11,000 8,500 7,694 Towards cost of buildings.. .. .. .. 500 2,000 Towards provision of hot meals for sub-normal schoolchildren .. .. .. .. .. 25 25 To Department of Scientific and Industrial Research towards cost of expenses of Timber Protection Research Committee .. .. .. .. .. 50 80 114 To pro-school education centre, Dunedin .. .. 250 250 94 Hostel for school-children attending Centennial Exhibition : Distribution of surplus funds .. .. ..(c) 3,420 3,390 Office furniture, fittings, requisites, and removal of offices .. 500 2,000 934 Overtime (including allowances in lieu thereof) and meal allowances .. .. .. .. ., 500 400 510 Payment, including legal expenses, for damages to motorvehicles other than departmental vehicles .... 10 50 9 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. .. .. 5,000 4,500 4,604 Printing and stationery (including supply of parliamentary papers, publications, photographs, advertising, &c.) .. 1,250 5,650 1,376 Purchase of radio sets, gramophones, records, pianos, and other special equipment for schools (recoverable) .. 500 2,500 727 Rent of offices ,. .. ... .. .. 1,500 1,500 1,526 Salaries of teachers from overseas on exchange in New Zealand (recoverable) .. .. .. .. 250 1,000 604 Special assistance to deserving students in cases of hardship 1,000 1,000 654 Special grant for swimming instruction .. .. 560 560 Storage and despatch of stores and stationery .. .. 100 100 96 Subsidy to Teachers' Superannuation Fund (Public Service Superannuation Act, 1927) —■ £ Annual subsidy .. .. .. .. 43,000 Increased allowances to widows .. .. 6,000 49,000 48,000 48,748 Superannuation contributions of teachers on active service, 1914-19 .. .. .. .. .. 50 100 44 Teaching aids— Museum exhibits, material, and expenses . . .. 300 300 Payment to National Broadcasting Service for half cost of fees, &c, for educational broadcasts .. .. 150 150 170 Visual education: Equipment, &c. .. .. .. 1,000 1,500 753 Transfer to University of New Zealand of fees received on account of School Certificate Examination .. .. 437 450 War bursaries 8,500 10,000 7,692