8.—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1944.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued.

(a) Biennial grading due this year. (b) Provision made for additional trainees and increased capitation. (c) Provision for purchase of new school buses. (<Z) Provision of additional films.

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Number of Persons. 1942-43. 1943-44. 1943-44 1942 43 VOTE EDUCATION—continued. Expended. Subdivision No. XV.—Miscellaneous Services. £ £ £ Charges foe and incidental to — Accidents to departmental officers, school-children, teachers, and training-college students : Grants for medical and legal expenses, scholarships, and compensation .. 750 2,500 2,322 Allowances to officers performing higher duties (under Regulation 209) .. .. .. .. .. 270 100 348 Conferences of Education Authorities and Committees, &c. : Cost of investigations, reports, &c. .. .. .. 200 150 237 Education Gazette (part recoverable) .. .. .. 1,400 1,400 1,499 Examinations : Teachers', School Certificate, Scholarships, Technological, &c. (part recoverable) .. .. 3,500 4,000 3,407 Exhibits of school-work : Preparing and forwarding .. 10 10 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) 300 100 39 Grants— In aid of free kindergartens for infants under school age, — Capitation .. .. .. .. .. (6)12,155 11,000 9,770 Towards cost of buildings.. .. .. .. 1,000 500 To estates of deceased officers equivalent to leave due .. 200 Towards provision of hot meals for sub-normal schoolchildren .. .. .. .. .. 25 25 35 To Department of Scientific and Industrial Research towards cost of expenses of Timber Protection Research Committee .. .. .. .. .. 50 50 64 To pre-school education centre, Dunedin .. .. 250 250 150 Office furniture, fittings, requisites, and removal of offices .. 1,000 500 1,589 Overtime (including allowances in lieu thereof) and meal allowances .. .. .. .. 1,500 500 1,423 Payment, including legal expenses, for damages to motorvehicles other than departmental vehicles .. .. 10 10 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. .. .. 5,000 5,000 4,755 Printing and stationery (including supply of parliamentary papers, publications, photographs, advertising, &c.) .. 1,000 1,250 1,872 Purchase of motor-buses and motor-cycles .. .. (c) 5,000 Purchase of radio sets, gramophones, records, pianos, and other special equipment for schools (recoverable) .. 500 500 . 346 of offices .. .. .. .. .. 1,500 1,500 1,713 Salaries of teachers from overseas on exchange in New Zealand (recoverable) .. .. .. .. 270 250 597 Special assistance to deserving students in cases of hardship 1,000 1,000 780 Special grant for swimming instruction .. .. 560 560 560 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 49,000 47,879 Superannuation contributions of teachers on active service, 1914-19 .. .. .. .. .. 50 50 Teaching aids— Museum exhibits, material, and expenses . . .. 300 300 102 Payment to National Broadcasting Service for half cost of fees, &c., for educational broadcasts .. .. 200 150 200 Visual education: Equipment, &c. .. .. .. (d) 2,500 1,000 1,289 Transfer to University of New Zealand of fees received on account of School Certificate Examination .. .. 425 437 976 ! War bursaries .. .. .. .. .. 8,500 8,500 7,654