8.—7 [Pt. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1943.

PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT.

Minister of Education. AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1943, to defray the Expenses of Education Buildings (including Rebuilding, Remodelling, Alterations, and Additions; Cost of Furniture, Fittings, Machinery, and Equipment; Purchase of and Improvements to Properties, and Cost of Fencing; Preparation and Improvement of Sites and Access thereto; Water-supply, Drainage, &c.; Cost of Erection of and Equipment for Dental Clinics, Construction of Swimming-baths, and Protective Equipment; Salaries, Fees, and Wages; other Items incidental to the above). Summary.

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1942-43. 1941-42. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote —Education Buildings— £ £ £ £ £ Gross Total.. .. .. .. .. 205,000 205,000 505,000 465,686 Crebits-in-aid .. .. .. .. 5,000 5,000 5,000 12,200 NET TOTAL .. 200,000 200,000 500,000 453,486 1942-43. 1941 " 42 - BUILDINGS. T~ ~ Voted. Expended. Education Buildings, etc. — £ £ £ Public schools .. .. .. .. .. 215,000 727,000 266,709 Wellington Education Board's offices and workshop .. 7,000 8,000 700 Secondary schools .. .. .. .. .. 50,000 260,000 92,857 Technical schools ., .. .. .. .. 18,000 94,000 39,260 Training colleges .. .. ' ... .. .. 1,000 2,000 1,011 University colleges .. .. .. .. .. 4,000 50,000 5,960 Native schools .. .. .. .. .. 40,000 80,000 48,934 Child Welfare institutions .. .. .. .. 10,000 22,000 6,772 Special schools .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 ],000 '246 School for the Deaf .. .. .. .. .. 500 4,000 3,237 Gross Total .. .. .. .. 347,500 1,248,000 465,686 Amounts required for Current Year .. 205,000 505,000 465,686 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. .. 5,000 5,000 12,200 NET TOTAL 200,000 500,000 453,486