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APPENDIX A.

STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE AND RECOVERIES In respect of all Services under the Control or Supervision of the Minister of Education during the Year ended 31st March, 1918.

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£ s. d £ s d. £ s. d. Head Office. Salaries Clerical assistance War bonus to staff Travelling-expenses Telephones, office requisites, books of reference, &c. .. I 1.751 17 11 I,532 It II £56 0 5 T03 9 0 309 10 2 14,053 1.5 5 Elementary Education. Payments to Education Boards for— Teachers' salaries (including pupil-teachers' and probationers' allowances) Teachers' house allowances Teachers' war bonuses General administrative purposes (including school committees' allowances) Additions to incidental allowances for school committees (war provision) itelieving-leaehers Manual instruction : Capitation Removal of teachers School and class libraries School buildings— General maintenance and replacement of worn-out buildings Less amount received for sale of old buildings 874,090 3 8 25,480 li 0 13,948 I 3 93,995 17 11 8,489 15 0 0,304 11 5 43,734 13 2 55 13 8 646 7 3 95,012 0 0 Bent of buildings and sites used for school purposes Schools destroyed or damaged by fire—Rebuilding and repairs, and rent of temporary premises New buildings, additions, and teachers' residences 550 9 8 94,401 10 4 4,140 1 2 2,819 4 0* 17,105 18 0 Inspectors— Salaries.. .. Travelling and removal expenses Telephones, office requisites,' &o. 20,376 15 11 5,997 16 9 120 1) 10 .Medical inspection of school-children— Salaries < f inspectors and nurses War bonuses io nurses Travelling-expenses Telephones, muses' uniform allowances, &o. 26,494 13 0 3,188 12 5 43 17 2 627 0 3 121 11 1 3,981 0 1.1 Physical Training— Instructors'salaries War bonuses ... Travelling-expenses of instructors Classes for teachers : Travelling-expenses and equipment Otiice requisites, freight, cartage, &c. 2,289 10 0 108 4 7 1,320 11 5 162 10 9 23 0 4 3,909 17 7 Conveyance of school-children, teachers, and instructors ; and allowances for board of children School Journal —Printing, &c, £4,607 10s. 7d. ; postage, £741 16s. 8d. Less sales ,. 5,349 7 3 23,393 3 7 328 10 0 5,020 10 9 Su I 'sidies on cent ribui ions on account of public primary schools, including district high schools Educational Institute : Grant in aid of delegates' conference . . Wall charts for use in schools Sundries 3,796 0 0 HO o 0 I 51 7 5 10 10 3 Less miscellaneous recoveries 1,312,702 I 4 66 18 9 1,312,035 2 7 Carried forward 1,327,288 18 Of * Including 1:2,(557 18s. 5d from Government Fire Insuranci endowment reserves revenue, and A70.92-3 I9s. 5d. from primary-edi Fund, t Inc catiou reserves. udlug ±-15,258 I2s. 3d., from national-