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SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1947-48

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION— continued

(a) Arrears due to reassessment of service of ex-servicemen students under new salary regulations £26,000, additional 250 students for two months at £lBO per annum, £7,500. £304,00 provided on main estimates. (b) Incidental expenses, £3OO ; increased fares, refresher classes, and conferences, £650. (c) To enable prospective post-primary teachers to undertake four years' University course commencing 1948. (d) To provide salaries of prospective commercial teachers during course of instruction (one year). (e) Extra provision required to cover expenses of private-school teachers attending refresher courses. £4,000 provided on main estimates.

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£ 1 £ £ For Services chargeable oil the Consolidated Fund —continued ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT —ctd. V OTE—EDUCATION—continued Subdivision No. V. —Training of Teachers Charges for and incidental to — Training colleges— Allowances to students, hostel retaining fees, and transport expenses (additional) (a) 33,500 Payment of increases arising out of the Arbitration Court pronouncement 20,000 Salaries of staffs of training colleges and of practising schools (in excess of usual stalls at public schools) ; also officers attached to training colleges for museum work, and travelling-expenses; also grants to widows of deceased teachers : payment of increases arising out of the Arbitration Court pronouncement 2,125 Payment of increased costs for wages, materials, equipment, stores, &c., consequent upon the Arbitration Court pronouncement and cessation of subsidy payments (b) 950 Post-primary teachers' bursaries (c) 500 Training of commercial teachers (d) 1,000 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 (additional) (e) 1,500 Total—Subdivision No. V 59,575