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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, 1940. The total expenditure, including endowment revenue, amounted to £5,607,963, as against £5,157,224 in the previous year, an increase of £450,739. An analysis of expenditure is shown in the following table : —

Table B.—Analysis of Expenditure on Education for the Year ended 31st March, 1940.

The cost per pupil of primary education based on average attendance was £15 12s. Bd., excluding buildings, and £18 16s. 2d. including buildings.

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(For more details see appendix to this Paper.) , . Expenditure lotai expressed as Expenditure per Branch of Education. Wetf* 16 Percentage of Total Head of Population.! ' Expenditure. £ £ s. d. Departmental administration .. •• 48,312 0-86 0 0 7 Boards'administration .. •• •• J 70,305 1-25 0 0 10 Cost of inspection — ! Primary ' 38,237 0-68 0 0 6 Native 2,959 0-05 % Post-primary 8,379 0-15 0 0 1 Primary education — Public schools .. .. ■■ 2,737,467 \ 49-11 J 13 9 Departmental Correspondence School .. 16,984 J Native education — Native schools .. .. ■■ •• 147,992 \ 0 1 11 Scholarships and bursaries .. • ■ 7,788 J Post-primary education — Secondary, technical, and combined schools .. 768,495 j Secondary departments of district high schools 131,607 ! 16-46 0 11 4 Correspondence School . . • • • • 17,339 j Scholarships and bursaries .. ■ • , 5,927 J . , Higher education .. .. ■■ •• .172,798 3-08 0 2 1 Training of teachers .. •• ■■ 196,831 3-51 0 'j Special schools 42,550 0-76 0 6 Child welfare *56,065 2-78 0 1 Superannuation .. •• •• 155,842 2-79 1 Miscellaneous .. .. •• •• 4,800 0-09 0 0 1 Country Library Service .. . . 7,178 a i,, u Capital expenditure on school buildings .. 870,108 15-52 Total* .. •• 5,607,963 100-00 3 8 8 * 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 .. .. •• •• 0 , ooa, •>-'> Endowments — „ „ 7Q Post-primary schools .. •• •• •• •• •• •• University colleges £5,607,963 f Mean population for twelve months ended 31st March, 1940, was 1,633,447. j No significant amount.