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SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1944-45

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION —continued

(a) Additional amount required for library books in Native schools. £2,500 provided on main estimates. (b) Provides for increase in boarding-allowance and capitation rates as from third term, 1944. £18,000 provided on main estimates. (c) Additional amount required for handwork material. £1,800 provided on main estimates. (d) Provides for increase in rates as from Ist August, 1944. £800 provided on main estimates. («) Provides for increase in rates as from Ist August, 1944. £1,000 provided on main estimates. (/) Includes £1,000 for miscellaneous grants and £5,000 for equipment. Provided on main estimates: miscellaneous grants, £5,000 ; equipment, £5,000. . (g) Additional amount estimated to be required to meet commitments. £10,000 provided on main estimates, (h) Provides for increase in rates as from Ist August, 1944. £8,000 provided on main estimates. (i) Salaries of additional staff,

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For Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund —continued £ £ £ 1944-451943-44 ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT —continued VOTE —EDUCATION —continued Subdivision No. VI. —Native Schools Other Charges for and incidental to — Books, apparatus, and other school requisites (additional) (a) 500 Conveyance by road, ferry, &c., and board of children (additional) .. .. ■ • ■ ■ • ■ (b) 200 Manual instruction (including equipment and material, instructors, and scholarships),.(additional) .. (c) 1,000 Travelling allowances and expenses (additional) .. .. (d) 70 Total —Subdivision No. VI .. .. .. 1,770 Subdivision No. VII. —Physical Instruction Other Charges for and incidental to — Travelling allowances and expenses (additional) .. . . (e) 80 Total—Subdivision No. VII .. . ■ ■ ■ 80 Subdivision No. VIII. —School Buildings, Furniture, and Sites Charges for and incidental to — Compensation in respect of destruction by fire of privatelyowned property at Rowallan, Southland, while being used for school purposes . . .... .. 15 General maintenance of school buildings, hostels, residences, and out-buildings (including small additions, alterations, removals, renewal, furniture, equipment, fencing, storm damage, maintenance of grounds, water charges, and including also grants to Education and other Boards for such purposes) — Public schools and training colleges (additional) .. (/) 6,000 Improvements to school grounds (including grants to Education and other Boards, payments to other Government Departments, and contractors), (additional) .. (g) 5,000 Total —Subdivision No. VIII .. .. .. 11,015 Subdivision No. XII. —Child Welfare Other Charges for and incidental to — Travelling allowances and expenses, including relievingallowances (additional) .. .. .. . • (h) 140 Total —Subdivision No. XII .. .. .. 140 Subdivision No. XIV. —Country Library Service Salaries — 10 .. 10 (£165 to £335), (part year) .. .. .. .. 1,300 11 .. Cost-of-living allowances .. .. . • • • 156 Total —Subdivision No. XIV .. .. W 1,456