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Expenditure on Schools of Mines. The following table shows the expenditure by the Government on schools of mines since their inauguration, exclusive of subsidies paid to the University of Otago towards the School of Mines in connection with that institution:—

■ The schools-of-mines examinations were held in December, 1908, and ninety-one students presented themselves for examination in some of the twenty subjects on which papers were set, the result of such examinations appearing in the New Zealand Gazette of the 30th January, 1909. One student, Mr. C. Milne, of the Waihi School, succeeded in obtaining first-class passes to the requisite number to entitle him to one of the four Government scholarships at the University of Otago, which are of the annual value of £50, and are tenable for three years. I have, &c, Frank Reed, Inspecting Engineer of Mines.

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financial Years. Chemicals Subsidies towards and Apparatus, the Erection of also Mineralogical Schools of Mines, and Specimens Maintenance. supplied to Schools of Mines. Scholarships. Salaries of Teachers, and Travellingexpenses, &c. Total Sum paid by the Department towards the Schools of Mines. 1885-86 1886-87 1887-88 1888-89 1889-90 1890-91 1891-92 1892-93 1893-94 1894-95 1895-96 1896-97 1897-98 1898-99 1899-1900 ... 1900-1901 ... 1901-1902 ... 1902-1903 ... 1903-1904 ... 1904-1905 ... 1905-1906 ... 1906-1907 ... 1907-1908 ... 1908-1909 ... £ s. d. £ s. d. 36 19 9 257 16 6 409 1 4 253 15 9 253 14 1 42 10 0 6 12 9 142 2 0 181 14 10 217 6 6 54 8 0 181 14 0 312 3 4 197 0 5 390 0 0 45 10 10 820 0 0 352 14 11 58 18 6 1,089 18 6 29 19 9 740 15 2 32 19 7 990 3 4 24 3 8 866 10 11 56 3 4 1,155 12 3 63 5 1 1,379 15 6 134 18 8 1,575 15 3 88 18 8 1,401 2 11 17 3 0 1,806 19 5 87 2 1 1,836 6 6 11 15 8 2,428 19 3 94 6 2 2,738 11 1 328 9 3 £ 50 100 100 • 50 50 98 49 158 92 100 49 100 150 100 £ s. d. 1,223 9 30 2,716 9 3 1,714 9 6 1,139 4 1 716 3 10 620 9 9 689 5 9 670 1 0 858 19 4 773 17 8 849 3 0 834 12 8 780 19 0 729 10 11 52 16 3 77 7 10 69 16 4 111 0 0 109 15 10 362 19 6 440 9 4 388 18 5 345 15 11 642 9 4 £ s. d. 1,260 9 7 3,383 7 1 2,221 19 4 1,188 6 10 1,040 0 8 892 4 3 870 19 9 982 4 4 1,055 19 9 1,209 8 6 1,719 3 0 1,346 6 1 2,000 17 3 1,553 5 8 1,117 3 3 1,098 2 1 1,337 13 8 1,783 14 2 1,866 9 9 1,881 5 5 2,383 10 10 2,337 0 7 3,019 1 4 3,809 9 8 Totals... 21,177 13 6 j 2,016 5 0 21,177 13 6 2,016 5 0 1,246 16,918 4 4 41,358 2 10 I