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Table No. 19. EDUCATION EXPENDITURE. Total Expenditure on Education out of Public Funds, including University, Primary, Secondary, and Higher Education, Technical and Special Schools, 1913-14 to 1930-31.

* Net revenue after deducting expenses and cost of collection. t Excluding £25,000 for teachers' superannuation, included under that heading. J Includes £61 charged to "Unauthorised." In addition, secondary schools and University colleges derive direct income (amounting for 1930-31 to £72,922) from reserves vested in them. The following amounts were also paid out of the Government Fire Insurance Fund for rebuilding school buildings destroyed by fire : — £ 1916-17 .. .. .. .. ..2,127 1917-18 .. .. .. .. ..2,658 1919-20 .. .. .. .. .. 15,682 1920-21 .. .. .. .. ..16,162 1921-22 .. .. .. .. .. 27,103 1922-23 .. .. .. .. .. 8,542 1923-24 .. .. .. ~ .. 12,490 1924-25 .. .. .. .. .. 32,829 1925-26 .. .. .. .. ~4,938 1926-27 .. ~ .. .. .. 10,337 1927-28 .. .. .. .. . 12,474 1928-29 .. .. .. .. ..12,197 1929-30 .. .. .. .. .. 6,357 1930-31 .. .. .. .. .. 6,671

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Loan-money: Erection Consolidated Fund. of School Buildings and Residences. Per Head of Year. Administra- Subsidies Total. Mean Special Sr' Votei *«™ Teachers' ™f Ration Acts. ment Education, R from Super- . hoans^ Revenue. Salaries and ! Reservea - annuation iund - Account, other Charges. Ifund. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ s. d. 1913-14 .. 27,742 50,681 1,131,756 71,803 17,000 121,954 .. 1,420,941 1 5 3 1914-15 .. 26,128 55,139 1,207,983 70,802 17,000 122,940 .. 1,499,992 1 6 2 1915-16 .. 46,874 64,858 1,329,166 84,390 17,000 97,972 .. 1,640,260 1 8 6 1916-17 .. 58,408 60,180 1,406,264 90,535 17,000 70,367 .. 1,702,754 1 9 8 1917-18 .. 59,362 70,345 1,511,256 90,518 17,000 63,082 .. 1,811,563 1 11 5 1918-19 .. 57,716 76,177 1,602,995 92,095 43,000 115,656 .. 1,987,639 1 14 1 1919-20 .. 79,747 78,988 2,031,825 99,352 43,000 195,500 .. 2,528,412 2 1 10 1920-21 .. 101,972 70,313 2,460,116 100,758 43,000 244,722 214,571 3,235,452 2 11 8 1921-22 .. 96,217 71,737 2,580,562 105,448 43,000 2,469 563,411 3,462,844 2 13 10 1922-23 .. 90,393 66,610 2,514,991 112,378* 68,000 .. 361,976 3,214,348 2 9 0 1923-24 .. 96,506 77,788 2,604,508 116,808* 68,000 .. 295,681 3,259,291 2 8 11 1924-25 .. 128,844 86,746 2,752,271f 118,973* 68,000 .. 462,212 3,617,046 2 13 2 1925-26 .. 111,389 87,512 2,854,719f 119,978* 70,952 .. 564,946 3,809,496 2 14 9 1926-27 .. 115,499 88,545 2,954,597f 119,073* 71,452 .. 550,954 3,900,120 2 14 11 L927-28 .. 127,289 90,518 2,974,615t 123,247* 71,497 .. 369,134 3,756,300 2 12 1 1928-29 .. 137,233 94,934 3,O67,296t 127,444* 71,749 .. 375,423 3,874,079 2 13 1 1929-30 .. 140,561 87,420 3,193,828tj 129,531*146,781 .. 428,764 4,126,885 2 15 10 1930-31 .. 125,331 94,506 3,230,200$ 106,405 46,907 .. 491,974 4,095,323 2 14 8