8.—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1944.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued.

(a) Rent of temporary premises for School for Deaf, £6. (b) Deficit in accounts exceeded estimate.

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M umber | oi Persons. J 19 i 2 -43. ______ 1943-44. 1943 44 1942 43! VOTE EDUCATION continued. Voted _ ~ KxpendedT I £ £ f Subdivision No. VIII. —School Buildings, Furniture, and Sites—continued. Charges for and incidental to —continued. Valuation, survey fees, and legal expenses .. .. 1,000 500 836 Contingencies (including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision) .. .. 50 50 (a) 6 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— £ Fire Insurance Fund .. .. 9,000 Sundries .. .. ., .. 800 9,800 Total—Subdivision No. VIII .. .. 243,780 257,600 234,040 Subdivision No. IX.—Education of the Blind. Charges for and incidental to — Grants to New Zealand Institute for the Blind for— General purposes .. .. .. .. .. 5,800 5,000 (b) 5,723 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 10 125 121 Grant to trustees for maintenance of Government pupils .. 500 500 322 Special instruction (woodwork, &c.), and secondary education of pupils ,. .. .. .. .. 10 10 Transport expenses of Government pupils .. .. 40 40 20 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) — £ Fees .. .. .. .. .. 440 Total—Subdivision No. IX .. .. 6,370 5,685 6,186 Subdivision No. X.—School for the Deaf. Salaries— 32 36 32 (£120 to £665) 7,468 7,428 \ Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .. .. 546 500 J <>4oo 8,014 7,928 7,486 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications .. .. .. .. .. 20 20 3 Maintenance of institution (including provisions, clothing, ! equipment, stock, and implements) .. .. .. 3,000 3,500 I 2,982