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Of the nine Education Boards four show net credit balances totalling £6,507, and five show a total net debit balance of £6,185. Of the Technical School Boards or Managers (nineteen in number) eighteen show net credit balances totaling £16,733, and one a net debit balance of £2,765. The following is a summary of the expenditure by the Government on technical instruction during the financial year ended the 31st March, 1918 : — £ Capitation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 79, 816 Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. .. .. .. 2,154 Homo-science bursaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,542 Grants in aid of material for class use .. .. .. .. 2,003 Grants for buildings and equipment .. .. .. .. .. 6,898 Grants for rents of buildings .. .. .. .. .. 1,217 Conveyance of— Instructors .. .. .. .. .. .. £261 Students .. .. .. .. .. .. 126 Free pupils .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,856 3,243 Examinations .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 291 inspectors' salaries and travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. 1,241 War bonus to instructors .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,911 100,316 Less recoveries (examination fees, &c.) .. .. .. .. 117 £100,199 The expenditure was at the rate of £4-8 per student, as compared with £4-3 for the previous year. Included in the total expenditure is £3,473 from nationalendowment revenue.