NATIVE SCHOOLS (FURTHER PAPERS RELATING TO).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1877 Session I, G-04a

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NATIVE SCHOOLS (FURTHER PAPERS RELATING TO).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency. Mr. E. J. Gill to the Under Secretary, Native Department. Sir,— Native Office, Wellington, 18th September, 1877. I have tho honor to submit, for your information, returns showing the attendance of Native and half-caste children receiving education at the several schools established or subsidized by the Government during the past financial year, together with a statement in detail of the sums expended for educational purposes during the same period. The number of children entered on the various school-rolls receiving education on the 30th June last was 1,131 boys and 789 girls. The average daily attendance during the quarter being 791 boys and 565 girls. The attendance during each quarter is shown as under: —

The schools at which these children attend may be classed — 1. Village Day Schools. —Of these, there are 50 in fair working order, 42 in the North and 8 in the South Island, attended by 1,000 boys and 638 girls; giving employment to 48 masters, 38 mistresses, and 6 pupil-teachers. The expense of these 50 schools during the year has been—including salaries, school furniture, books, and all incidental expenses other than the erection and repair of buildings —£6,928 17s. 3d., being at the rate of £4 4s. 7d. per annum for each pupil. 2. Provincial District Schools. —26 boys and 18 girls received education at these schools, the expense being £184 os. 4d., equal to £4 3s. lOd. per annum for each child. 3. Private Day Schools. —6 boys and 7 girls attended these schools, the cost being £79, or £6 Is. 6d. for each pupil. 4. Public Institutions and Schools at which children are educated, boarded, and clothed. —There are L3 of these schools, attended by 99 boys and 126 girls ; the sum paid as capitation, &c, for the year being £3,386 175., equal to £15 Is. per child per annum. These schools afford a superior education to deserving boys transferred from village schools. The sums expended on Maori education, under the supervision of the Native Office, during the year have been — From public moneys — £ s. d. Salaries of teachers ... ... ... ... 5,092 6 1 School fees ... ... ... ... ... 260 7 6 Capitation to boarding schools ... ... ... 3,154 5 0 Books, school furniture, fittings, &c. ... ... ... 1,218 4 10 Erection and repairs of buildings ... ... ... 4,442 4 9 Management, inspection, travelling, <fcc. ... ... ... 624 19 5 £15,392 7 7 Contributions from Natives— £ s. d. Towards salaries, &c. ... ... ... 464 12 2 ~ erection of buildings ... ... 572 19 O 1,037 11 2 £16,429 18 9 Much sickness during the year has prevailed in many Native districts, and has greatly interfered with the regular attendance of children at school. I have, &c, Eichd. John Gill, The Under Secretary, Native Department. Secretary for Native Schools. I— G. 4a.

Ni Number of Children on School-rolls. UMBER OF ?"Cni ILDREN ON N SCH HOOL-ROLLi >s. Average Daily Attendance. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. September, 1870 ... )ecember, 1876 ... if arch, 1877 une, 1877 1,062 1,027 1,081 1,131 G82 663 732 789 1,744 1,690 1,813 1,920 712 700 757 791 470 482 509 565 1,182 1,182 1,266 1, 356

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RETURN showing Number of Children entered on School Register, with average Attendance, during Quarters ending September, December, March, and June, 1876-77.

September Quaetee. DeCEUBEB QrAETEE. MaeCH QutETEE, JCSB QpiBTES. District. School. Tr.icimn Children on School Register. Average Attendance Children on School Register. Average Attendance. Children on School Register. Average Attendance. Children on School Register. Averago Attendance. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. BoyB. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Auckland :— Mangonui ... Aliipara Kaitaia Peria Awanui Pukepoto Te Ngaero Waitapu Waima Orira l'akia Whirinaki Lower Waihott Waimate Oi-omahoi Waiomio Tamnarcre Mangakahia TeTi Ohaeawai Otamatea Orakei St. Stephen's Institute St. Mary's Institute Rev. T. Chapman ... Auckland College ... Karakariki Kawliia Aotea Parawai Huarua Alexandra Rangiaowhia KihiKihi Whareroa and Galatea Tarawera Kotoito Taupo Puhirua Maketu Matata Whakatane Opotiki Omaramutu Omaio Xe Kalm G. Masters B. H. Dunn J. F. Capper E. D. W. Matthews C. M. Masters E. C. Conies C. P. Hill J. Moore J. Harrison G. E. Woods J. Mitchell C. H. Lundon 19 41 20 32 21 7 35 29 26 23 11 14 17 15 6 9 16 25 28 17 12 33 13 24 13 6 25 16 16 12 9 13 10 12 3 8 11 19 9 12 15 38 18 35 16 9 25 20 21 20 11 13 13 15 4 11 9 24 21 12 10 28 13 28 9 7 20 12 11 14 8 11 9 11 2 9 8 16 14 8 15 33 21 40 15 7 28 26 14 19 10 13 15 18 3 9 10 25 15 12 11 23 17 31 9 6 24 16 12 12 7 11 4 11 1 8 9 17 13 8 33 19 28 22 30 18 7 24 25 13 18 22 23 13 13 13 14 5 9 10 22 17 11 25 30 10 19 11 24 11 6 20 14 10 14 19 Hokianga ... 11 5 11 1 7 9 14 13 9 21 \ Bay of Islands E. M. Tabuteau ... D. Lorrigan J. Tautari S. Calkin W. H. Simeox E. Watting E. Ilaszard G. Collins 1 18 23 4 8 18 16 1 15 15 3 6 18 12 1 18 19 5 8 16 14 1 13 17 3 7 16 12 19 17 6 7 14 18 14 13 4 5 14 15 19 19 7 9 12 17 8 21 14 4 "l4 12 6 4 12 7 5 18 10 2 Kaipara Auckland ... 13 "9 12 8 14 12 15 13 31 27 11 32 5 10 20 19 8 29 22 9 28 12 5 14 8 28 6 3 23 11 27 13 3 16 9 26 10 2 21 15 27 11 3 15 10 22 '8 2 "4 1 4 1 "- 4 "4 '"4 "4 "4 "4 Rev. C. F. Schnackenberg ... Rev. C. F. Schnaekenberg ... Rev. C. F. Schnackenberg ,., Provincial School ... C. A. Ogilvie Provincial School ... Provincial School ... Provincial School ... W. H. Quintal ... C. A. Haszard J. J. Wood A. S. B. Forster ... J. Avent A. Pinker W. Creeke R. O. Stewart Provincial School ... J. W. Duffus R. Hill E. Levert 1 13 6 4 3 1 5 6 4 1 13 5 3 1 1 5 5 2 ii 6 "l 5 10 5 1 5 14 9 '"2 2 13 8 2 2 12 6 1 5 5 "l 5 Bay of Plenty "2 1 1 "2 1 1 5 3 2 3 5 2 2 1 5 8 14 "l 2 1 4 1 1 1 1 4 9 3 "6 "l 3 4 "l "o "7 4 "6 3 15 23 30 7 7 24 3 8 7 17 2 4 13 1 11 23 28 1 5 8 15 2 16 47 28 19 30 19 "2 9 33 17 11 20 9 25 40 20 10 49 21 19 16 8 9 40 39 26 29 16 3 18 17 21 18 5 8 23 13 18 25 13 4 40 9 16 5 4 6 37 25 17 17 8 2 16 6 16 7 4 22 11 16 25 18 35 4 15 5 23 18 28 4 10 10 9 14 23 3 11 3 10 10 20 1 9 10 27 1(5 33 4 9 30 44 4 18 15 33 4 12 12 15 8 11 13 15 3 23 S3 3 9 11 16 3 9 10 13 49 21 16 16 4 18 20 15 24 3 32 10 15 6 3 11 9 12 10 3 "44 15 "35 13 44 41 "24 15 "38 30 22 11

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Return showing Number of Children entered on School Begister, with average Attendance, &c. — continued, September Qvaetee. Decembee Ql'abteu. Mabch Quabteb. JCNE QCAETEB. District. School. Teaches. Children on Sohool Register. Average Attendance. Children on Sohool Kegister. Average Attendance. Children on Sohool Kegister. Average Attendance. Children on School Register, Average Attendance. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys, j Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Auckland — continued. East Coast ... Kawakawa Waiomatatini Aku Aku Tokomnru TologaBay Whukato ••/ R. T. Curtis F. A. Green W. F. Browne R. Warner S. Parker F. J. Carrington ... 28 28 25 18 14 18 6 9 20 17 10 9 14 25 14 15 7 6 5 8 16 13 4 3 19 30 26 15 8 12 3 n 20 22 4 7 15 26 17 10 8 6 2 8 16 16 4 3 15 35 26 37 11 13 2 12 19 20 4 6 13 32 19 11 5 5 2 10 15 7 3 2 15 33 24 22 14 17 1 11 17 17 4 5 14 31 15 11 7 3 1 10 10 9 2 2 Hawke's Bat: — Wairoa Napier Wairoa Omahu Te Ante Institute ... Girls' School St. Joseph's Providence St. Mary's Meanee R. T. McRoberts ... W. D. Lysnar 24 25 35 18 19 14 3 32 10 2 20 23 34 21 13 12 32 15 3 20 23 35 15 27 10 8 33 7 9 21 15 10 8 "28 25 26 23 29 30 27 27 ... 49 36 45 31 36 34 "44 33 ... 50 38 Wellington :— Whanganui ,., Matatera Iruhurama Parikino Awnliuri St. Joseph's Providence Wellington College Bowden and Porritt A. Boughton T.Lewis R. Donaldson H. N. Nickless E. II. llenzies "> 11 33 11 14 3 13 10 10 6 5 21 4 9 3 7 1 7 9 "V 10 37 16 17 4 16 1 12 9 "V 7 25 10 9 ... 3 10 1 8 9 "5 9 43 12 12 4 22 1 8 14 "4 6 27 2 6 3 10 1 4 14 6 10 45 9 13 5 22 1 16 6 8 26 3 4 3 9 1 2 16 Wellington City 1 1 2 7 1 1 2 7 Provincial School ... 1 2 7 1 2 7 1 1 7 1 1 7 1 1 5 1 1 5 Taeanaki :— Wail ara West Waitara East Huirangi Oakura ... ... Nelson i— Wairau Westland :— Arahura ,., .,, Canterbury :— Little River Otago :— Port Chalmers Waikouaiti... Waitara West Waitara East Huirangi Oak lira Wairau Provincial School ... Provincial School ... Provincial School ... Provincial School ... J. Curling 4 2 " 1 8 ... 6 4 2 1 7 5 6 1 3 3 7 I - 6 1 3 3 4 5 "3 9 5 5 3 7 4 8 5 7 3 Arahura S. Fittall 10 3 8 2 12 4 3 11 3 Q 3 8 4 i 6 2 Little River H. J. Reeves 15 10 13 9 14 10 12 9 14 10 13 9 16 11 13 8 Riverton ... ... Ruapuke Stewart's Island Otago Heads Waikouaiti Flint's Bush Taieri Ferry Taieri Beach Puraknnui Riverlon Ruapuke The Neck W. S. Lucas M. Moloney Provincial School ... Provincial School ... Provincial School ... Provincial School ... J. Ireland J. F. II. Wohlers ... A. W. TraiU 23 21 8 7 2 12 7 16 15 13 "7 2 1 16 7 19 16 17 6 5 1 8 5 8 11 10 6 1 1 12 6 11 21 21 1 8 8 2 19 6 20 17 14 7 3 1 17 8 20 11 17 1 7 5 1 9 4 10 15 11 6 2 1 10 6 11 19 21 8 7 3 13 5 17 17 17 "- 8 3 1 13 9 16 13 17 4 2 8 4 9 16 12 "9 2 1 9 7 8 17 22 "*8 7 3 12 4 8 16 18 9 3 1 14 7 9 13 17 8 4 1 8 4 4 15 13 8 2 1 9 7 6 1,062 1 682 712 470 1,027 663 I 700 482 1,081 732 757 509 1 1,131 1 I 789 791 565

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District. School. Teacher. Salaries. Capitation. Erection and Repair of Buildings, .Books, School Furniture, &c. Total. Recoveries from School Committee. Remarks. Maugonui Hokianga in Ahipara Kaitaia Peria Awanui Pukepoto Te Ngaere Waitapu Waima Orira Pakia Whirinaki Lower Waihou G-. Masters R. H. Dunn J. F. Capper E. D. W. Matthews C. M. Masters ... E. C. Comes C. P. Hill J. Moore J. Harrison Or. E. Woods ... J. Mitchell C. H. Lundon ... £ s. d. 22 16 0 150 16 8 165 16 8 129 3 4 190 8 4 130 0 0 130 0 0 120 0 0 147 10 0 140 0 0 117 13 9 10 10 9 £ a. d. £ b. d. 273 0 0 155 0 0 111 2 6 7 0 0 125 13 6 £ s. d. 32 19 0 14 3 2 62 5 9 15 9 6 38 6 9 11 1 0 7 15 0 20 16 4 35 12 11 30 0 9 88 15 9 17 2 3 £ s. d. 328 15 0 319 19 10 339 4 11 144 12 10 235 15 1 266 14 6 137 15 0 140 16 4 198 2 11 170 0 9 272 9 6 178 18 0 £ s. d. 4 14 0 22 11 6 5 5 6 4 10 0 17 19 0 17 19 0 18 0 0 4 11 6 15 0 0 66 "o 0 151 5 0 Also £50 paid direct by School Committee. Also £50 paid direct by School Committee. Bay of Islands Upper Waihou Waimatc Oromahoe Waiomio Taumarere Mangakahia ... TeTi Ohaeawai Waikare A. Faithfull Mrs. Hickton E. M. Tabuteau... D. Lorrigan J. Tautari S. Calkin W. H. Simcox ... E. Watling Miss Stephenson 102 10 0 140 0 0 6 0 0 17 2 3 38 15 6 4 5 10 16 17 6 0 5 0 15 1 9 22 11 6 17 2 3 6 0 0 141 5 6 255 17 10 473 17 6 130 5 0 78 6 1 304 15 2 287 6 9 24 0 0 111 12 0 130 0 0 29 3 4 15 9 8 457 0 0 28"9 8 Kaipara... 34 1 0 266 14 0 287 6 9 £50 contributed by Natives towards erection of School Buildings. Auckland Kaikohe Otamatea Kaihu Orakei Grammar School St. Stephen's Institute ... St. Mary's Institute Rev. T. Chapman Eev. H. H. Lawry Auckland College Karakariki Kawhia Aotea Taupiri Parawai Huarua Mercer Alexandra Rangiaowhia ... Kihi Kihi Whareroa Hirini Taiwhanga R. Haszard H. W. Baker ... G-. Collins Rev. C. H. Schnackenberg Rev. C. H. Schnackenberg Rev. C. H. Schnackenberg M. Tarawhiti ... Provincial School C. A. Ogilvie ... Provincial School Provincial School Provincial School Provincial School W. H. Quinlan ... 160 0 0 120 0 0 100 "o 0 15 0 0 446 9 0 73 2 0 17 1 8 19 0 0 22 16 0 127 13 8 50 0 0 12 10 0 144 15 0 250 9 0 110 12 3 2 6 0 28 15 0 17 10 0 26 1 2 155 3 0 2 6 0 323 10 0 2R7 19 0 256 13 5 15 0 0 701 12 0 73 2 0 17 1 8 19 0 0 22 16 0 127 13 8 50 0 0 12 10 0 77 10 0 6 15 0 12 0 0 150 0 0 12 0 0 6 0 0 15 0 0 95 8 1 13519 0 Bay of Plenty 400 0 6 15 0 12 0 0 37 10 0 150 0 0 12 0 0 6 0 0 15 0 0 7o'"o o 218 0 4 "5 1

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Auckland— continued. Huue< ! Tarawera Rotoiti Galatea Taupo Puhirua Maketu Matata Whakatane Opotiki Omaramutu ... C. A. Haszard ... J. J. Wood W. H. Quinlan ... A. S. B.Forster... J. Avent A. Pinker W. Creeke R.O.Stewart ... Provincial School J. W. Duffus ... 110 0 0 120 0 0 50 0 0 85 0 0 140 0 0 150 0 0 160 0 0 8 14 0 20 0 0 414 15 4 35 2 8 16 19 0 11 2 1 40 17 7 15 7 6 12 4 1 10 0 6 7 8 0 0 12 3 4 5 1 153 16 8 156 19 0 "61 2 1 455 12 11 100 7 6 152 4 1 1C0 0 6 167 8 0 24 12 3 109 5 1 ]0 0 0 24 0 0 30 0 0 t 105" 0 0 Also £50 towards erection o( School Buildings. Torere Omaio 76 11 8 0 15 0 162 2 6 9 "3 2 0 15 0 247 17 4 Also £37 paid direct by School Committee. East Coast R. Hill Te Kaha Kawakawa Waiomatatini... Aku Aku Tokomaru Tologa Bay Whakato E. Levert R.T.Curtis F. A. Green W. F. Browne ... R. Warner S. A. Parker F. J. Carrington 130 0 0 137 10 0 129 3 4 161 13 4 150 16 8 150 0 0 140 0 0 60 5 0 46 13 0 209 8 3 17 13 0 11 10 0 55 14 8 3 0 0 27 0 4 9 14 3 0 0 7 9 8 0 16 0 245 19 8 187 3 0 365 11 11 170 14 8 171 9 8 168 19 8 140 16 0 Hawse's Bat: — Wairoa ... Napier ... Wairoa Oruahu R. T. McRoberts W. D. Lysnar ... 141 12 3 111 13 0 9 7 6 17 11 6 4 10 9 159 3 9 125 11 3 Also £97 14s. 6d. paid direct bj School Committee. Also £9 paid direct by School Committee. Pakowhai 9 0 0 9 0 0 Wellington :— Whanganui ... 1 Te Auto St. Joseph's Providence Girls' School ... St. Mary's Meanee 200 0 0 517 12 1 470 12 3 130 9 6 200 0 0 517 12 1 470 12 3 130 9 6 Wellington City ... Matatera Iruharama Parikino Awahuri St. Joseph's Providence Wellington College TeAro Bowden and Porritt A. Boughton ... T.Lewis R. Donaldson H. N. Niekless ... E. M. Menzies ... 140 0 0 135 0 0 140 0 0 120 0 0 155 0 0 4 4 0 82 10 0 77 6 5 283 18 5 2 12 0 13 19 1 4 8 4 40 18 7 2 4 2 49 2 3 7 19 ,11 36 6 10 144 16 2 198 1 4 152 8 3 197 5 5 .155 0 0 4 4 0 82 10 0 77 6 5 297 9 11 10 7 0 8 4 0 15 0 0 TABANAKI :— WaitaraWest ... WaitaraEast Huirangi Oakura ... Nelson :— Wairau... WaitaraWest WaitaraEaBt... Huirangi Oakura Provincial School Provincial School Provincial School Provincial School 12 3 4 1 19 6 1 19 6 3 5 6 13 11 6 16 3 0 16 13 9 7 2 10 1 19 6 3 18 4 32 "0 0 0 12 10 Wairau J. Curling 85 0 0 10 8 6 95 8 6 Also £45 paid from] Nelsoi Native Reserve Fund. Queen Charlotte's Sound Waikawa 562 9 11 562 9 11

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"Return showing Amount Expended on Education of Natives, during Tear 1876-77 — continued. District. School. Teacher. Salaries. Capitation. Erection and Repair of Buildings. Books, School Furniture, &c. Total. Recoveries from School Committee. Remark*. Westland :— Arahura Arahura £ s. d. S. Fittall ... ... 93 15 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 93 15 0 £ s. d. Also £59 6s. 6d. paid from Greymouth Native Eeserve Fund. Little Eiver Kaiapoi... Otago :— Port Chalmers Waikouaiti Little Eiver ... Kaiapoi Otago Heads ... Waikouaiti Flint's Bush ... Taicri Ferry ... Taieri Beach ... Purakanui Biverton Euapuke The Neck H. J. Reeves ... ... 150 0 0 W.S.Lucas ... ... 180 0 0 M. Moloney • ... ... 130 0 0 Provincial School Provincial School Provincial School Provincial School J. Ireland ... ... 100 0 0 J. F. H. Wohlers A. W. Traill ... 380 18 0 27 11 3 21 12 10 1 16 0 3 11 6 16 16 8 552 10 10 1 16 0 183 11 6 174 7 11 0 17 2 54 11 5 27 9 10 15 6 3 394 9 0 47 2 10 77 10 10 0 17 2 54 11 5 27 9 10 15 6 3 Also £200 paid from Hokonui Native Keeervo Fund. Stewart's Island ... 47 2 10 77 0 8 294*9 0 - , 0 10 2 5,874 13 9 3,485 16 0 389 10 2 Management :— Secretary Clerk Inspector, Bay of Plei Middle Isla „ Auckland, ' Books, &c. i 1 nty, Salary and Travelling Expenses md, Salary and Travelling Expenses Fravelling Allowance and Expenses 4,578 3 9 1,218 4 10 15,156 18 4 100 0 0 200 0 0 74 15 8 158 17 3 80 0 0 11 6 6 ... ... ... . - 15,781 17 9 389 10 2 By Authority : Geobge Didsbttby, Government Printer, Wellington. —1877. Price 6d.]