8.—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1944.

PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT.

Minister of Education. AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1944, to defray the Expenses of Education Buildings (including Rebuilding, Alterations, and Additions; Cost of Furniture, Fittings, Machinery, and Equipment; Purchase of and Improvements to Properties, and Cost of Fencing; Advances for the Purchase of Properties and Furniture: 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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1943-44. 1942-43. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote—Education Buildings— £ £ £ £ £ GROSS TOTAL 226,000 226,000 205,000 207,391 CREDITS-in-AID 1,000 1,000 5,000 2,678 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 225,000 225,000 200,000 J 204,713 1 1943 44. 1942-43. VOTE—EDUCATION BUILDINGS. ~—; Voted. Expended. Education Buildings, etc. — £ £ £ Public schools .. .. .. .. .. 225,000 215,000 134,059 Secondary schools .. .. .. .. .. 40,000 50,000 37,194 Technical schools .. .. .. .. .. 15,000 18,000 11,121 Training colleges ... .. .. .. .. 4,000 1,000 University colleges .. .. .. .. .. 3,000 4,000 1,359 Native schools .. .. .. .. .. 30,000 40,000 13,938 Child Welfare institutions .. .. .. .. 20,000 10,000 8,227 Special schools .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 2,000 '384 School for the Deaf .. .. .. .. .. 1 ; 000 500 51 Wellington Education Board's offices and workshop .. .. 7,000 1,058 GROSS Total .. s .. .. .. 340,000 347,500 207,391 Amounts required for Current Year .. 226,000 205,000 207,391 CREDITS-IN-aid .. .. .. .. 1,000 5,000 2,678 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 225,000 200,000 204,713