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to the date of their decease), amounting to £2,494 os. Id., were refunded to their respective estates. One contributor was survived by a widow and three children under the age of fourteen years, two contributors by a widow and one child under the age of fourteen years, and five by widows only, to each of whom the usual allowance was granted. As previously intimated, the Government has undertaken to pay the contributions of members daring the period they are members of the Expeditionary Force. The amount thus paid by the Government in J 917 amounted to £3,865 os. 5d., making a total since the beginning of the war of £7.938 18s. 3d. Tables relating to Cost of Education and Number of Persons receiving Instruction. In the following tables, A, B, C, D, E, and F, an attempt is made to analyse the public expenditure on the various branches of education, and to show under what heads the increase of expenditure in recent years has taken place ; to give the expenditure per head of the population and per head of the roll of schools ; and to present a comparative statement of the increase in the number of persons under instruction.

Table A. —Analysis of Expenditure on Education in New Zealand for the Year 1917-18.

Table B.—Expenditure per Head of Population (1,147,443, including Maoris) on Education, 1917-18.

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Figures given in every case to tl le nearest ,01 »•) Out V/tlfc Branch of Education. MainOul MainI tonanco. ji -ruuue -til New Buildings and of Public Funds. (.,„„,..„ seoondary To t a iforaii iT„i',,7 .;*„ Items from New Build- I , " n n '3J* y all Public ingsand Total. I ,?T V °' ' Sources. Additions. | revenue. J \__ tenanco. m&n aim Additions. £ A. (1) Primary (including Native schools and training 1,300,000 colleges) (2.) Secondary (including secondary schools, technical I 180,000 high schools, and secondary departments of district high schools) (3.) Continuation and technical .. .. .. i 63,000 (4.) Higher .. .. .. .. ..' 55,000 £ 50,000 7,000 1,000 £ £ £ £ 50,000 1.410,000 .. 1,410,000 I SO.000 55,000 235,000 £ 50,000 7,000 70,000 .. 70,000 1,000 56,000 26,000 82,000* 7,000 1,000 Totals A (1-4) .. .. .. 1,664,000 58,000 58,000 1,722,000 81,000 1,803,000 1 ... B. Industrial schools and probation system and infant-life 40,000 protection 0. Special schools (Deaf, Blind, and Backward Children .. 12,000 D. Teachers'Superannuation and miscellaneous .. 28,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 49,000 .. 49.000 3.000 15,000 .. 15,000 28,000 .. 28,000 04,000 1,814,000 81.000 ;i,895,000 Totals A, B, 0, D .. .. .. 1,750,000 .. 1,750,000 04,000 04,000 1 I * Includes £4,553 paid by the Mines Department.

(Figures given in every case to the nearest p?nny.) Out of Public Funds. Branch of Education. Now BuM . ingsand ! Total, tonanee. A(Witions . Secondary Totftl , orall University ' ""»"»<"•<»» "serves j »«*0»llc s. d. s. d. j s. <l. A. (1.) Primary (including Native schools and training 23 9 0 10 24 7 colleges) (2.) Secondary (including secondary schools, technical 3 2 .. II 2 high schools, and secondary departments of j district high schools) (3.) Continuation and technical .. .. .. II 0 2 18 (4.) Higher .. .. .. .. .. 10 .. 10 Totals A (1-4) .. .. 29 0 10 -30 0 S. d. S. d. •• .24 7 0 I I II 13 0 5 1 5 1 4 31 4 B. Industrial schools .. .. .. 0 10 0 Oi 0 10.', C. Spociil schools (Deaf, Blind, and Backward Children) 0 3 0 Oi- 0 3| D. Teachers' Superannuation and miscellaneous .. 0 6 .. 0 6 Totals A, B, C, D .. .. .. 30 7 II j 31 8 0 10.', 0 3 J 0 6 1 4 33 0