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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOE THE

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION —continued.

(a) Overexpenditure due to additional financial assistance on account of war expenditure and reduced number of students. b) Scholarships are in abeyance for the duration of the war. (c) Freight on material for Canterbury University College (recoverable), £1 6s. lOd. (d) Includes cost-of-living allowances estimated at £34,195. (e) Amount required underestimated.

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J N " mber VOTE —EDUCATION —continued. 1942-43 oi Persons. 1943 44. 1943-441942 43 ' Subdivision No. IV. —Higher Education—continued. Voted. Expended. Charges for and incidental to —continued. Grants to University Colleges—• £ £ £ For general purposes — £ Auckland University College .. .. 24,105 Victoria College .. .. .. .. 23,302 Canterbury College .. .. 17,495 University of Otago .. .. .. 37,390 School of Engineering, Auckland University College 2,650 ' 104,942 104,942 (a) 117,965 For scholarships— Agricultural bursaries .. .. .. 1,700 1,260 1,220 Architectural bursaries .. .. .. .. 280 230 147 Art bursaries .. .. .. .. .. 850 1,000 817 " Sir George Grey" (Science) .. .. .. 200 200 150 Engineering bursaries .. .. .. .. 900 730 686 Home Science bursaries .. .. .. .. 4,000 4,040 4,073 Public Service Scholarships .. .. .. (6) 10 518 843 University National Scholarships .. .. .. 4,000 3,700 3,001 University National bursaries .. .. .. 30,000 30,500 29,486 Otago Medical School: Grants for clinical teachers at the Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch hospitals .. 1,500 1,500 1,500 Contingencies (including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision) .. .. 10 10 (c) 1 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Refund of University fees .. .. 10 Total—Subdivision No. IV .. .. 168,792 167,030 178,303 Subdivision No. V.—Training of Teachers. , Charges for and incidental ToTraining Colleges— Allowances and advances to students and transport expenses (d)185,250 144,000 (e) 172,278 Apparatus and material .. .. .. .. 750 750 536 Fees for medical examination of applicants .... 10 10 4 Salaries of staffs of training colleges and of practising schools (in excess of usual staffs at public schools), also officers attached to training colleges for museum work, and travelling-expenses; also grants to widows of deceased teachers .. .. .. .. 36,600 36,600 38,860 Incidental expenses, libraries, special instruction, &c. .. 4,260 3,325 _ 3,555 Students'University College and other fees .. .. 5,000 5,440 4,196 Training of teachers (other than students of Training Colleges); refresher classes and conferences, including travelling expenses and allowances of instructors and teachers ; also expenses of teachers on approved visits to other schools .. .. .. .. .. 200 100 113 Contingencies (including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision) .. .. 10 10 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Recoveries on account of students university £ college fees .. .. .. 50 Sundries .. .. .. .. 10 60 Total—Subdivision No. V .. .. 232,080 190,235 219,542