CO129-623-6 Education Department- annual report 1-5-1950 - 31-12-1950 — Page 28

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paragraph 201 will bring about an increase in the efficiency of teachers. I agree that it has been unfortunate that administrative duties have prevented inspectors from helping teachers in their class room work.

(iv) It is stated in paragraph 139 of the report that the figures for Education Department expenditure for 1948/49 were:

Personal emoluments

Recurrent other charges

Special expenditure

$

3,126,126.00

8,575,846.00

Total expenditure

412,822.00 11,665,656.00

In the report of the Accountant-General for 1948/49 (pages 52-55) however the items quoted appear to add up to the following totals; -

Personal emoluments

Recurrent other charges

$ 3,126,126.79

8,157,511.19

Special expenditure

Total expenditure

419,442.76 11,703,080.74

Apart from the disagreement between the figures quoted in the two reports an error in addition appears to have been made in arriving at the figure for total expenditure quoted in the Education Department Report.

(~) I am pleased to note that the report follows largely the new form which was suggested in my predecessor's circular despatch 12050/49 of 17th June, 1949. It would, however, be

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