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£ £ £ Brought forward .. .. .. .. 4,405 3,909,681 Child Welfare —continued. Salaries ■. • • • • • • • • • • ■ • 34,904 Boarding out of children, &e. .. • • • • • • 88,486 Refund of maintenance payments .. • • • • • • 241 Refund of inmates' earnings .. .. • • • ■ ■ • 58 Travelling and removal expenses.. .. •• •• •• 8,041 Legal expenses .. . • • - • • • • • • 50 Department of Internal Affairs — Payment for services of 20 Registrar-General's Branch Payment to Post and Telegraph Department for services, &c. .. 790 Rent, office requisites, &c. .. .. .. •• •• 2,150 Maintenance of inmates in Government institutions, &c. .. .. 27,597 Maintenance of inmates sent to other institutions .. •. .. 254 Maintenance of inmates in private institutions .. . • .. 1,936 Wages of inmates .. .. • • • • • • • • 244 Sundries .. . • • ■ • • . • ■ • • • • 6 169,182 Less recoveries (amounts received from parents .. 35,522 and others, and sales of farm produce, &c.) 133,660* Material and Stores. Salaries .. .. • • • • • • • • • ■ 1,218 Stores and material purchased .. .. •• •• 4,872 Lighting, cleaning, cartage, &c. .. .. . ■ • • • • 121 6,211 Less recoveries (stores issued and issues on pay- .. 6,994 ments) Or. 783 Miscellaneous. Examination expenses: Teachers', Public Service, Scholar- ; 6,673 ships, and technological Less recoveries .. .. .. ••! 5,537 | 1,136 Grading and Certificates of Teachers: Courts of Appeal, 1 .. 587 inquiries, &c. War bursaries .. .. .. .. ■ • • • • ■ 508 Teachers' Superannuation Fund — Government contribution .. .. .. • • 43,000 Additional allowances to widows and children .. .. 3,907 Free Kindergartens— 46,907 Government capitation .. .. .. • • 5,243 New buildings : Education Purposes Loans Act, 1919 .. 1,747 6,990 Accidents to school-children and teachers .. •. • • . . 485 Compassionate allowances .. .. .. - • • • 87 Conference of Education Authorities .. . • •. -. 103 Cost of publishing histories of education in New Zealand .. .. 530 Exhibitions .. .. .. . ■ • • • • • • 3 Expenses of officers and teachers travelling abroad .. .. . . 136 Grant towards expenses of Dr. Beeby .. .. .. .. 25 Expenses of Select Committee on Education .. .. .. 1,022 j Grant towards cost of producing school text-book .. .. .. 150 j Purchase of motor-cars (to be recovered) .. .. ■ • ., 229 j Salaries of exchange teachers .. .. .. .. •• 1,081 Storage and despatch of stores and stationery .. .. . . 61 Supervision of ex-pupils of retardate and other special classes .. 29 Sundries .. .. .. .. ■ • • • • ■ 5 Purchase of motor-buses (for conveyance of school-children).. .. 530 Compensation to builder for stoppage of contract .. .. .. 35 60,639 Less recoveries (motor-cars, £123; salaries of exchange .. 1,264 teachers, £1,107; sale of flags, £10; expenses of officers travelling abroad, £24) 59,375 Total .. .. ■■ r ' £4,101,933 * Including £3,940 paid (rom national-endowment reserves revenue.

q • Paid from Parlia- Paid from Tntite service. mentary Votes. Eeserves Revenue. £ £ £ General Ad ministration .. .. .. .• .. 42,284 .. 42,284 Elementary Education .. .. .. •• •• 2,388,331 149,088 2,537,419 Secondary Education .. .. .. •• •• 506,833 20,989 527,822 Technical Instruction .. .. .. .. .. 298,537 5,425 303,962 Training Colleges, &c. .. .. •• •• •• 168,355 4,460 172,815 Higher Education .. .. •• •• •• 178,066 13,869 191,935 Native Schools .. •• •• •• •• 96,789 2,312 99,101 Physical Instruction .. .. .. .. .. 8,641 234 8,875 School for the Deaf .. .. .. •• .. 6,092 220 6,312 Education of the Blind .. .. .. .. .. 1,108 . . 1,108 Schools for the Mentally Backward .. .. .. 17,674 374 18,048 Child Welfare .. ' .. .. .. . • .. 129,720 3,940 133,660 Material and Stores .. .. .. .. . • Cr. 783 .. Or. 783 Miscellaneous Services .. .. .. .. .. 59,375 .. 59,375 Totals .. .. £3,901,022 £200,9! 1 £4,101,933