E.—l.

Table B.—Analysis of Expenditure on Education for the Year ended 31st March, 1932.

* This includes revenue from endowments administered by the various Boards, &c., as well as direct expenditure from public funds — £ From public funds as shown in appendix . . . , .. .. .. 3,409,877 Endowments — Secondary and technical schools .. .. .. ~ .. .. 46,747 University colleges .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,219 £3,469,843 f Mean population for twelve months ended 31st March, 1932, was 1,517,103. j No significant amount. It is impossible to state with any degree of accuracy the costs per pupil in any branch of education, except in the primary schools, because the technical schools and combined secondary and technical schools, besides providing instruction for full-time day pupils, also provide instruction for no fewer than 10,536 part-time pupils. These pupils take subjects for varying periods in the day and evening, and in most cases are taught by instructors who are also engaged in teaching fulltime pupils during the day. Prom the statement of expenditure and recoveries the following is the cost per pupil based on average attendance at public schools, at the junior high schools under the Auckland Board, at the public schools in the Chatham Islands, and at the Department's Correspondence School (primary department) : Primary —including buildings, £.10 ss. Bd. ; excluding buildings, £9 12s. lid. The cost per child for elementary education in England and Wales for the year 1930-1931 was £13 2s. 6d.*

* This, however, includes school medical services, provision of meals for undernourished children, evening play centres, and nursery schools (somewhat similar to New Zealand kindergartens).

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(For more details see appendix to this Paper.) Total Expenditure "fiVnonrH+nT-e expressed as Expenditure per Branch of Education. " oio+\ * Percentage of Total Head of Population.-)-Expenditure. £ £ s. d. Departmental administration . . . . 32,435 0-94 0 0 5 Board's administration .. .. .. 55,416 1-60 0 0 9 Cost of inspection— Primary .. .. .. .. 35,380 1-02 0 0 6 Native .. .. .. .. .. 2,051 0-06 J Post-primary .. .. .. .. 5,252 0-15 0 0 1 Primary education— Public schools .. .. .. .. 1,940,069 \ r p.nfi i k Departmental Correspondence School . . 5,377 / Native Education— Native schools .. .. .. .. 71,569 \ Scholarships and bursaries . . . . 5,695 j Post-primary education — Secondary, technical, and combined schools . . 519,999 "j Secondary departments of district high schools 76,072 I .. , n Correspondence School . . . . . . 4,225 j Scholarships and bursaries .. .. 10,319 J Higher education .. .. .. .. 96,711 2-79 0 1 3 Training of teachers .. .. .. 145,484 4-19 0 1 11 Special schools .. .. .. .. 19,808 0-57 0 0 3 Child welfare .. .. .. .. 125,172 3-60 0 1 8 Capital expenditure on school buildings .. 259,108 7-47 0 3 5 Superannuation .. .. ., .. 46,935 1-35 0 0 7 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 12,766 0-37 0 0 2 Total* .. .. • .. 3,469,843 100-00 2 5 9