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3. COST OF EDUCATION. The appendix to this report shows in detail under various headings the expenditure on education during the financial year ended 31st March, 1935. The total expenditure, including endowment revenue, amounted to £2,920,606, as against £2,795,170 in the previous year, an increase of £125,436. An analysis of expenditure is shown in the following table : —

Table B.—Analysis of Expenditure on Education for the Year ended 31st March, 1935.

f Mean population for twelve months ended 31st March, 1935, was 1,553,005. § Grant to Massey Agricultural College is now provided under vote " Agriculture." || No significant amount. From the statement of expenditure and recoveries the cost per pupil in the primary schools based on average attendance was £10 Bs. Bd. excluding "buildings, and £10 lis. Bd. including buildings.

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(For more details see appendix to this Paper.) ™ , Expenditure expressed as Expenditure per Branch of Education. * 6 Percentage of Total Head of Population^ Expenditure. £ £ s. d. Departmental administration .. .. 32,358 1-11 0 0 5 Boards'administration .. .. •• 48,542 1-66 0 0 7 Cost of inspection — Primary .. .. . • 31,909 1-09 0 0 5 Native .. .. .. •• •• 2,059 0-07 || Post-primary .. .. .. •• 4,849 0-17 0 0 1 Primary education — Public schools .. .. •• •• 1,789,538 \ 61-50 13 2 Departmental Correspondence School .. 6,674 f Native Education —• Native schools .. .. .. •• 80,147 \ 2-39 0 11 Scholarships and bursaries .. .. 4,167 / Post-primary educationSecondary, technical, and combined schools .. 501,783 Secondary departments of district high schools 73,4761 I9.93 07 6 Correspondence School .. .. ■ • 6,004 j Scholarships and bursaries .. .. 834 J Higher education§ .. .. •• 82,709 i 2-83 0 1 1 Training of teachers .. .. 12,669 0-43 0 0 2 Special schools .. .. 18,623 0-64 0 0 3 Child welfare .. .. .. 107,094 3-67 0 1 4 Superannuation .. .. .. . 47,712 1-63 0 0 7 Miscellaneous .. •• ■■ 12,299 0-42 0 0 2 Capital expenditure on school buildings .. 57,160 1-96 0 0 9 Total* .. .. 2,920,606 100-00 1 17 7 * 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 .. .. .. .. a,871,167 Endowments — Post-primary schools .. .. •• ' •• •• 30,460 University colleges .. .. .. •• •• •• 18,970 £2,920,606