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1896. NEW ZEALAND.
SCHOOL READER: COST OF COMPILATION, PRINTING, PRICE, AND NUMBER AT PRESENT IN USE IN STATE SCHOOLS.
Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated 13th August, 1896. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return showing,—(l) The cost of compilation of the New Zealand School Reader, 1895 ; (2) the cost of printing the same; (3) the rates at which the book is sold to School Committees ; and (4) the number at present in use in the State schools."—(Mr. Collins.)
(1.) Cost of compilation : — £ s. d. Selecting and editing ... ... ... ... ... 55 0 0 Consultation with practical teacher ... ... ... 10 0 0 Copying ... ... ... ... ... ... 30 3 0 Illustration ... ... ... ... ... ... 23 3 8 £118 6 8 (2.) Cost of printing : — £ s . d. 10,000 copies printed ... .... ... ... ... 238 17 6 5,000 copies bound ... ... ... ... ... 116 10 0 £355 7 6 (3.) Bate at which the book is sold to School Committees: — £1 Is. per dozen (13 as 12), less 33J per cent, for cash (=ls. Id. per copy). (4.) Number in use in State schools : No information. The sales have been as follows :— To Boards and Committees ... ... ... ... ... 990 To agents and others ... ... ... ... ... ... 955 1,945 W. Jas. Habens, Education Department, Wellington, 7th September, 1896. Secretary. Approximate cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given; printing (1,225 copies), 16s.
By Authority: John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB96. Price 3d.]
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SCHOOL READER: COST OF COMPILATION, PRINTING, PRICE, AND NUMBER AT PRESENT IN USE IN STATE SCHOOLS., Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1896 Session I, E-10
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