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;em. PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 19 '6-7. VOTE No. 72. Grants to Education Boards for the following purposes: — Teachers' Salaries (including pupil-teachers' lodging allowances) ... ... £472,000 Less revenue from reserves ... 45,000 £ 427,000 5 0 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 General Administrative Purposes : Capitation on average attendance—122,500 at lis. 3d. Additional Grant of £250 per annum to Education Boards Special Grants to be paid over by Education Boards to School Committees: Capitation on average attendance—122,500 at 9d. Relieving Teachers : Capitation on average attendance — 122,500 at 6d. Training Colleges and Training of Teachers Illustrations : Natural History, History of the Empire, &c. Inspectors' Conference Grant in aid, Educational Institute Teachers' Training Classes: Railway Fares of Teachers and Instructors ... ... • Conveyance of School Children ... Examinations (Teachers', Civil Service, Scholarships, &c.) Preparation of Standard Test-questions in Arithmetic and English and Pupil-teacher Examination Papers Schools at Chatham Islands Locality maps for public schools Coloured prints of native birds for public schools Contingencies 68,906 3,250 4,593 3,062 15,000 430 150 100 11 12 13 5,000 8,000 3,500 14 15 16 17 50 700 100 200 200 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 540,211 1,600 Total —Vote No. 72 ... 538,61 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION. VOTE No. 73. Scholarships: Grants to Education Boards ... Scholarships for Maoris District High Schools : Salaries of secondary teachers ... Secondary Schools and Colleges : Capitation.. University Colleges: Bursaries ... Expenses first election members of High School Boards ... Contingencies 9,000 100 19,500 23,000 300 5 100 Total—Vote No. 73 ... 52,00, TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION. 1906-7. Total number of officers ... 2 VOTE No. 74. Salaries — 2 Inspectors : 1 at £380, 1 at £360 740 2 3 4 5 6 7 S 9 Other Charges— Capitation Examination expenses Material, apparatus, and appliances Travelling-expenses Training of Teachers Railway'^ares for students attending registered classes Scholarships Contingencies 23,000 600 1,000 1,200 3,225 100 4,000 200 Less estimated credits under section 41 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 33,325 100 Total —Vote No. 74 ... 33,225 33,96;