EDUCATION: INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS (PAPERS RELATING TO). [In Continuation of E.-3, 1887.]

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1888 Session I, E-03

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1888. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS (PAPERS RELATING TO). [In Continuation of E.-3, 1887.]

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

No. 1. Extract from Eleventh Annual Eeport of the Minister of Education. The number of children and young persons under the control of the indus-trial-schools declined during the year from 1,609 to 1,523, the admissions being 224 and the discharges 310. During the same time the number maintained by the institutions has increased from 1,129 to 1,158, the inmates discharged being in most cases already at service or licensed to reside with their friends. As is shown in Table T 595 were maintained in the schools (the increase for the year being 12), and 563 boarded out (the increase being 17). Among the cases of discharge are reckoned 11 boys transferred to the Costley Institute in Auckland, 2 girls married, 5 children adopted, and 4 deaths. One little girl of five, who had been an inmate of S. Joseph's, Wellington, for a year, died of asthmatic croup. Two sisters, ill when they were admitted to S. Mary's, Nelson, in May, died of croup, one in June and the other in August, their ages being 7 and 5J.. The fourth case was that of a little girl, six years old, who died in October, of effusion of blood on the brain, brought on by whooping-cough, having been admitted to Burnham a month before and boarded out. Of the inmates maintained 12 are above the age of 15 and are supported not by the Government, but by the Eoman Catholic schools in which they reside ; last year the mimber of such inmates was eight. The five resident inmates at the Thames are maintained by the local authorities. This leaves 1,141 to be maintained by the Government or by the Charitable Aid Boards. In some cases the parents have to pay the whole or part of the cost of maintenance. The contributions received by Government from parents and from Charitable Aid Boards amount to nearly half of the expenditure on the Government schools. The " private " schools receive direct payment from Charitable Aid Boards for some children.

TABLE T. —Children maintained.

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Boarded out. In Residence. Deo., 1886. Increase. Decrease. Dec, 1887. Dec, 1886. Increase. Decrease. Dec, 1887. rovernmcnt Schools— Auckland—Kohirnarama Kent Street Burnham Gaversham jocal School — Thames Industrial School 'rivate Schools — S. Mary's, Ponsonby .. S. Joseph's, Wellington S. Mary's, Nelson 76 40 220 208 2 JO 10 *3 78 37 230 218 49 5 107 121 11 7 i "5 13 6 5G 9 94 126 5 2 '2 51 21 218 4 47 21 237 19 Totals 546 22 563 I 583 35 23 595

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In this table the children maintained (1,158) are divided into the two classes of boarded out and resident, and the numbers in each class are shown for each school. It will be seen that in the Government and local schools there is an increase of 16, the number of boarded-out children being greater than it was a year ago by 19, and the number of resident children less by 3. In the private schools the increase is 13, the two boarded-out children having ceased to be chargeable, and 15 having been added to the number in residence. The number of inmates (in the legal sense) being 1,523, and the number maintained by the schools—either in residence or boarded out —'being 1,158, there remain 365 to be accounted for. There are 253 at service, 85 licensed, to reside with their friends, 3 are in hospital, 3 in lunatic asylums, 1 in a refuge, 1 in prison, and 19 absent without leave. Of the 19 absent without leave 4 belong to Kohimarama, 1 to Burnham, and 13 to Caversham, several of them being young persons who have left places of service without permission, and therefore are technically absconders. It is found that young persons otherwise well conducted sometimes commit this offence because they feel that a stigma attaches to them while they are known to be under the legal control of the manager of an industrial school. This control was intended to protect them against unworthy persons who, if it were relaxed, would be their legal guardians, but the intention is not always understood or appreciated. It is now the practice of the Department to move for the discharge of young persons when they appear to be quite capable of protecting themselves. The ages of the 19 absentees range'from ten to twenty. They are all boys except one. Some of the cases are of long standing, and only nine have been added to their number during the year. The number of girls belonging to the schools is 622 (out of 1,523); 240 residing in the schools ; 234 boarded out; 102 at service ; 41 with friends ; lin hospital; 2in a lunatic asylum; 1 in a refuge; and 1 who has left a place of service without leave. Of the 224 children received during the year 115 were simply destitute, 24 vagrant, 27 living in disreputable places, 13 "uncontrollable," 43 guilty of punishable offences, and 2 were admitted privately at the request of the parents. More than half had been pupils in "public schools," their number being 114; 30 had been at Roman Catholic Schools; lat a Church of England School; and 79 (many of whom were very young children) had not attended school, or nothing was known respecting their attendance. With respect to the religious belief in which they are to be brought up, 88 are described as belonging to the Church of England, 74 as Roman Catholic, 38 as Presbyterian, 20 as Wesleyan, 1 as Congregational, 1 as Lutheran, 1 as belonging to the " Christian Disciples," and las " Protestant." So far as can be gathered from the facts represented in Table U, it appears that there were 28 cases in which the character and conduct of both father and mother were unsatisfactory, besides 60 cases in which the father and 50 in which the mother was to blame ; 66 attributable to misfortune; and 20 cases in which the information is not sufficient to found an opinion upon.

TABLE U. —Admissions classified according to Parents' Circumstances and Character, 1887.

Note.—Of the 224 ohildrea admitted 12 were described as " illegitimate." The mothers of 20 were described as " prostitutes."

Mothers described as Children ot Dead. T.mintie Of GoO(1 Disbled Character Disabled, p Not known or not stated. Character. Deserters. Total. 'atliers described as— Dead Sick, lunatic, disabled, &c. .. Of good character (or poor).. Not known or not described Of bad character Deserters 2 4 13 1 19 IS 9 7 3 1 7 9 4 18 1 4 5 1 11 8 6 21 8 9 4 6 6 2 3 3 8 8 43 20 58 15 44 44 Totals 57 27 41 21 54 21. 224

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The only local school is at the Thames. There are only five children in the school, and eleven young people belonging to it at service. The cost of maintenance is borne by the local authorities. The private schools receive Is. a day for the children maintained at the cost of the Government, and payment is made at the same rate for children boarded out from Government schools, except in a few cases where the children are very young or very delicate. For the Government schools the expenditure and recoveries for the year were as stated in Table W, and the Government expenditure on private schools was as shown in Table X.

TABLE W.—Cost of Government Schools.

TABLE X. —GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE ON PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

The net cost to the Department, as shown by these two tables, has been £11,669 Is. 3d. In 1886 the net cost for the Government schools alone was more than £16,000. These schools have cost less than in 1886 by more than .£1,000; and the recoveries, principally from Charitable Aid Boards, have been greater by £5,700. Since the cost of the Government schools has been £18,187 16s. 5d., and the number of children maintained in connection with them has varied from 826 to 848, the average yearly cost of each child (including those who are boarded out) is about £21 12s. This includes outfits for boarded-out children, and all administrative expenses connected with them. The calculation is not quite fair, because some part of the outlay is not on behalf of the children maintained, but is for the benefit of young people in service or with friends, who occupy much of the time and attention of the managers, and who are provided with outfits on going to service or elsewhere. The Department has abundant reason to be satisfied with the results of the boarding-out system. Though the number of children under this system is 563, only one death has occurred among them during the year, and in that case the child had been only a month under the care of the school authorities. Satisfactory progress is being made with the work of findingsituations for children who have been boarded out, and have arrived at an age which renders it necessary that they should be put in the way of earning a livelihood. The ladies who visit the foster-homes and make monthly reports on all the boarded-out children deserve the thanks of the Department and of the country, and the police authorities render some excellent service in connection with the children placed out to service. The Costley Institute has received eleven boys from the Auckland Industrial School (Kohimarama) during the year. The accounts of the Institute will be submitted to Parliament (E.-3a).

School. Cost of School. Cost of boarding out. ltecoveries. Net Cost. LUckland Cohimarama inrnham !avershara £ s. d. 438 3 8 1,484 13 10 2,905 13 8 3,188 13 0 & s. d. 674 12 11 1,329 19 1 3,935 0 9 3,992 17 1 £ s. a. 170 17 4 1,250 2 9 3,460 8 5 3,806 13 8 £ s. a, 941 19 3 1,564 10 2 3,374 6 0 3,374 16 5 Totals 8,017 4 2 9,932 9 10 8,694 2 2 9,255 11 10 ialary and expenses of Visiting ( •fficer 238 2 5 Total 9,493 14 3

School. Payments. Kecoveries. Net Expenditure by Government. I !. Mary's, Ponsonby .. i. Joseph's, Wellington .. Mary's, Nelson £ s. d. 693 16 0 123 19 0 1,684 10 6 £ s. a. 40 4 8 16 2 10 270 11 0 £ s. a. 653 11 4 107 16 2 1,413 19 6 Totals 2,502 5 6 326 18 6 2,175 7 0

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No. 2. Memorandum by the Inspector-Genebal of Schools. The following is a summary statement of the precedent condition of all children admitted to industrial schools in 1887 :—

Precedent Condition of Children admitted in 1887.

The cases of discharge, death, &c, are classified as follows : —

Discharges in 1887.

The following table shows the condition of the inmates at the end of the year, and the respective numbers of Protestant and Catholic inmates: —

"Inmates," 31st December, 1887.

Of the 548 Catholic children, 212 are connected with Government and local schools; and of these, 59 (43 boys and 16 girls) reside in the schools, 89_(61 boys and 28 girls) are boarded out, 13

JNo. 2. Memo: ibanddm by the Inspectob-Genebal of Schools. The following is a summa industrial schools in 1887 :— .iry statement of the precedent condition of all children admitted t< Pe: ;ecedent Condition op Children admitted in 1887. Governrni ;nt Schi >ols. III So: >cal lool. ■ivate Schools. All Schoo: is. Committed Audi ;land. Bum lham. Caversham. Thai ines. Ph o QQ Nell son. o m 3 1 o B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. G. G. B. G. As destitute As vagrant .. As living in disreputable places As uncontrollable As guilty of punishable offences On transfer from other schools By arrangement with parents.. 17 7 1 15 5 5 4 15 9 5 9 18 2 5 5 10 1 2 17 2 1 21 4 5 1 4 14 1 71 18 15 12 41 1 2 44 6 12 1 2 3 j Hi 2i 2' li 4; 1 1 1 2 12 1 1 2 1 1 Totals .. 38 2 U 26 43 19 3 2 35 16 160 68 228 3 2 228 The cases of dischargi :, deat ., &i ,., are clasi sified as fi illows : — DlSOHABI 1ES IN 188' Govi jrnment Schi )ls. Local School. rivate Schools. 11 Sen. iols. Bemoved by Auckland. Bun lham. Cave: sham. Thames. P-t o 03 II Nell ion. « "3 3 EH B. G. B. G. B. a. B. G. G. G. l B. G. I i Warrant of discharge )eath Warrant of transfer to other schools Varrant of transfer to Costley Institute .ttaining age of 21.. larriage .doption 44 15 59 22 1 70 31 2 19 2 | 1 14 8 2 189 97 4 286 4 2 1 1 1 3 4 11 2 11 2 2 2 11 2 2 5 1 1 1 .. 2 i 1 1 .. I I .. 8 •• ! .. Totals 56 20 GO 24 I 72 34 2 19 3 14 10 i 204 I ! no" 314 19 3 ! 3: The following table respective numbers of Pro shows thi iestant an 8 con .dCai ditio tholic i of the : inmates: inmates at t .e e: A o: the year, and the Inmai :es," : 11st Deoem :beb, 1887. Gi Government Schools. Local School. Private Schools. All Schools. Inmates. 1,,-m--Auckland. Burnbani. Caversham. B. G. B. G. B. G. 0 . I 1 o5 oi & 3 1 o | g Ph 9 Thames. Nelson. B. G. G. G. B. G. In the schools (i-ieo] I 56 Boarded out \ ° )\ 78 With friends .. 15 At service .. .. j 20 In hospital .. I In lunatic asylum In refuge In gaol .. Absent without leave J 4 (i 173 | Totals \\ ——> | * 9 37 5 16 67 133 11 66 2 1 1 27 97 11 33 "i 83 118 15 53 43 100 11 41 1 2 1 7 4 4 47 'a 3 21 3 148 *8 5 .. ! 1 89 *9 5 ! .. i 355 329 44 151 2 1 1 18 240 234 41 102 1 2 1 595 563 85 253 3 3 1 1 19 ■ 231 I 474 55 I 193 2 2 1 1 16 sc31 G( 1 13 1 i I 67 281 169 I 282 199 8 52 24 157 103 901 I 622 1,523 975 t I 548 52 24 i23 :40 1, m 1, Of the 548 Catholic these, 59 (43 boys and 1 chili 6gir dren, 212 are ( is) reside in tin ;onne j schi icted wi' ools, 89_ ;h (61 ■ove: •nment a: and 28 s id local si iris) are It ihooli ioard( s; ai id ou id o: >oys

JNo. 2. Memo: ibanddm by the Inspectob-Genebal of Schools. The following is a summa industrial schools in 1887 :— .iry statement of the precedent condition of all children admitted t< Pe: ;ecedent Condition op Children admitted in 1887. Governrni ;nt Schi >ols. III So: >cal lool. ■ivate Schools. All Schoo: is. Committed Audi ;land. Bum lham. Caversham. Thai ines. Ph o QQ Nell son. o m 3 1 o B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. G. G. B. G. As destitute As vagrant .. As living in disreputable places As uncontrollable As guilty of punishable offences On transfer from other schools By arrangement with parents.. 17 7 1 15 5 5 4 15 9 5 9 18 2 5 5 10 1 2 17 2 1 21 4 5 1 4 14 1 71 18 15 12 41 1 2 44 6 12 1 2 3 j Hi 2i 2' li 4; 1 1 1 2 12 1 1 2 1 1 Totals .. 38 2 U 26 43 19 3 2 35 16 160 68 228 3 2 228 The cases of dischargi :, deat ., &i ,., are clasi sified as fi illows : — DlSOHABI 1ES IN 188' Govi jrnment Schi )ls. Local School. rivate Schools. 11 Sen. iols. Bemoved by Auckland. Bun lham. Cave: sham. Thames. P-t o 03 II Nell ion. « "3 3 EH B. G. B. G. B. a. B. G. G. G. l B. G. I i Warrant of discharge )eath Warrant of transfer to other schools Varrant of transfer to Costley Institute .ttaining age of 21.. larriage .doption 44 15 59 22 1 70 31 2 19 2 | 1 14 8 2 189 97 4 286 4 2 1 1 1 3 4 11 2 11 2 2 2 11 2 2 5 1 1 1 .. 2 i 1 1 .. I I .. 8 •• ! .. Totals 56 20 GO 24 I 72 34 2 19 3 14 10 i 204 I ! no" 314 19 3 ! 3: The following table respective numbers of Pro shows thi iestant an 8 con .dCai ditio tholic i of the : inmates: inmates at t .e e: A o: the year, and the Inmai :es," : 11st Deoem :beb, 1887. Gi Government Schools. Local School. Private Schools. All Schools. Inmates. 1,,-m--Auckland. Burnbani. Caversham. B. G. B. G. B. G. 0 . I 1 o5 oi & 3 1 o | g Ph 9 Thames. Nelson. B. G. G. G. B. G. In the schools (i-ieo] I 56 Boarded out \ ° )\ 78 With friends .. 15 At service .. .. j 20 In hospital .. I In lunatic asylum In refuge In gaol .. Absent without leave J 4 (i 173 | Totals \\ ——> | * 9 37 5 16 67 133 11 66 2 1 1 27 97 11 33 "i 83 118 15 53 43 100 11 41 1 2 1 7 4 4 47 'a 3 21 3 148 *8 5 .. ! 1 89 *9 5 ! .. i 355 329 44 151 2 1 1 18 240 234 41 102 1 2 1 595 563 85 253 3 3 1 1 19 ■ 231 I 474 55 I 193 2 2 1 1 16 sc31 G( 1 13 1 i I 67 281 169 I 282 199 8 52 24 157 103 901 I 622 1,523 975 t I 548 52 24 i23 :40 1, m 1, Of the 548 Catholic these, 59 (43 boys and 1 chili 6gir dren, 212 are ( is) reside in tin ;onne j schi icted wi' ools, 89_ ;h (61 ■ove: •nment a: and 28 s id local si iris) are It ihooli ioard( s; ai id ou id o: >oys

JNo. 2. Memo: ibanddm by the Inspectob-Genebal of Schools. The following is a summa industrial schools in 1887 :— .iry statement of the precedent condition of all children admitted t< Pe: ;ecedent Condition op Children admitted in 1887. Governrni ;nt Schi >ols. III So: >cal lool. ■ivate Schools. All Schoo: is. Committed Audi ;land. Bum lham. Caversham. Thai ines. Ph o QQ Nell son. o m 3 1 o B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. G. G. B. G. As destitute As vagrant .. As living in disreputable places As uncontrollable As guilty of punishable offences On transfer from other schools By arrangement with parents.. 17 7 1 15 5 5 4 15 9 5 9 18 2 5 5 10 1 2 17 2 1 21 4 5 1 4 14 1 71 18 15 12 41 1 2 44 6 12 1 2 3 j Hi 2i 2' li 4; 1 1 1 2 12 1 1 2 1 1 Totals .. 38 2 U 26 43 19 3 2 35 16 160 68 228 3 2 228 The cases of dischargi :, deat ., &i ,., are clasi sified as fi illows : — DlSOHABI 1ES IN 188' Govi jrnment Schi )ls. Local School. rivate Schools. 11 Sen. iols. Bemoved by Auckland. Bun lham. Cave: sham. Thames. P-t o 03 II Nell ion. « "3 3 EH B. G. B. G. B. a. B. G. G. G. l B. G. I i Warrant of discharge )eath Warrant of transfer to other schools Varrant of transfer to Costley Institute .ttaining age of 21.. larriage .doption 44 15 59 22 1 70 31 2 19 2 | 1 14 8 2 189 97 4 286 4 2 1 1 1 3 4 11 2 11 2 2 2 11 2 2 5 1 1 1 .. 2 i 1 1 .. I I .. 8 •• ! .. Totals 56 20 GO 24 I 72 34 2 19 3 14 10 i 204 I ! no" 314 19 3 ! 3: The following table respective numbers of Pro shows thi iestant an 8 con .dCai ditio tholic i of the : inmates: inmates at t .e e: A o: the year, and the Inmai :es," : 11st Deoem :beb, 1887. Gi Government Schools. Local School. Private Schools. All Schools. Inmates. 1,,-m--Auckland. Burnbani. Caversham. B. G. B. G. B. G. 0 . I 1 o5 oi & 3 1 o | g Ph 9 Thames. Nelson. B. G. G. G. B. G. In the schools (i-ieo] I 56 Boarded out \ ° )\ 78 With friends .. 15 At service .. .. j 20 In hospital .. I In lunatic asylum In refuge In gaol .. Absent without leave J 4 (i 173 | Totals \\ ——> | * 9 37 5 16 67 133 11 66 2 1 1 27 97 11 33 "i 83 118 15 53 43 100 11 41 1 2 1 7 4 4 47 'a 3 21 3 148 *8 5 .. ! 1 89 *9 5 ! .. i 355 329 44 151 2 1 1 18 240 234 41 102 1 2 1 595 563 85 253 3 3 1 1 19 ■ 231 I 474 55 I 193 2 2 1 1 16 sc31 G( 1 13 1 i I 67 281 169 I 282 199 8 52 24 157 103 901 I 622 1,523 975 t I 548 52 24 i23 :40 1, m 1, Of the 548 Catholic these, 59 (43 boys and 1 chili 6gir dren, 212 are ( is) reside in tin ;onne j schi icted wi' ools, 89_ ;h (61 ■ove: •nment a: and 28 s id local si iris) are It ihooli ioard( s; ai id ou id o: >oys

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(9 boys and 4 girls) are with their friends, 47 (37 boys and 10 girls) are at service, 1 girl is in hospital, and 2 boys and 1 girl are absent without leave. The increases and decreases in the numbers of children of each condition are as follows:—

Numbers of 1886 and 1887 compared.

Education Department, Wellington, 31st March, 1888. Wi. Jas. Habbns.

No. 3. Dr. Pukchas's Eepoet on the Kohimaeama School. Sib,— Pitt Street, Auckland, 18th February, 1888. I have to report that on my last inspection of the boys at Kohimarama Industrial School on the 30th December, 1887, I found fifty-four present, all of whom, with the exception of two, were in good health-. Thomas W is a hopeless epileptic, and of very feeble intellect, and Walter E was in hospital with a rather bad attack of itch. Since my visit I have been glad to find that W has been removed to the care of a respectable couple at Onehunga, which, I believe, is the best that can be done for him at present. I found everything about the premises in good order, and the boys appeared to be rather more cheerful than usual. The master informed me that he had received a considerable sum in donations towards the purchase of a steam-launch for the school; and I certainly think that it would be a great convenience and probably a saving of expense if the Government were to authorise the purchase of a suitable boat. The present time is very favourable, as I know that the cost would be much less than at any previous time. I have, &c, The Secretary, Education Department, A. G. Pubchas, M.E.C.S. Eng., Wellington. Medical Officer.

No. 4. Dr. Pbins's Eepoet on Bubnham School. Sib, — Christchurch, April, 1888. I have the honour to submit the following report on the Burnham Industrial School, The following is the return of the inmates : — Boys. Girls. Total. 1. In the school ... ... ... ... 73 23 96 2. At service under license ... ... ... 65 42 107 3. Boarded out under license ... ... ... 131 94 225 4. With friends under license ... ... ... 16 12 28 5. Missing or absconded ... ... ... 3 0 3 6. In Christchurch Hospital ... ... .. 1 0 1 289 171 460 During the past year the whole of the outside of the buildings has been painted. lam pleased to be able to state that every care is taken to keep the school in a thoroughly cleanly and orderly condition. The health of the inmates has been good, only a few having required treatment for some trifling ailments. Appended is a list of those treated at the Christchurch Hospital and under fosterparents. During the year a very necessary shed to the swimming baths has been erected, and the outbuildings required for the proper housing of the milch cows during the winter months have been completed. Satisfactory progress has been made in planting the orchard, which now contains 530 thriving fruit-trees. A new set of brass instruments for the band has been imported from the best makers in England. This has given great satisfaction and fresh impetus to the little bandsmen, who, lam happy to say, take a great deal of interest in their musical studies, and assist materially in giving pleasure and amusement to the inmates of the institution. 2—E. 3.

Inmates. 1886. 1887. Increase or Decrease. [n. the schools Boarded out .. iVith friends .. \.t service [n hospital [n lunatic asylum \.t Gostley Institute, on probation in refuge [n gaol Absent ■without leave 583 546 165 283 2 2 1 595 563 85 253 3 3 + 12 + 17 - 80 - 30 + 1 + 1 -^ + 1 + 1 - 8 1 1 19 27 Totals 1,609 1,523 - 86

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Nothing has transpired during the year to alter my opinion as to the great value of the board-ing-out system. On the contrary, lam more than ever convinced that, under the excellent supervision which now prevails, the most favourable results must follow the general adoption of the system. I beg to bear testimony to the zeal and energy of the master and matron. They continue to take the deepest interest in the welfare of the children under their charge, and they have the hearty co-operation of the other members of the staff. I have, &c, H. H. Peins, The Hon the Minister of Education, Wellington. Medical Officer.

No. 5. Dr. Buens's Eepoet on Caversham School. Sib,— Dunedin, 7th February, 1888. I have the honour to report to you that the sanitary condition of the school and the health of the inmates—average number being 127 —are in a very satisfactory condition. The amount of sickness during the year has been very little, and no serious case has occurred calling for any special remarks. The same may be said of those boarded-out children who are in this district. I have, &c, Eobeet Buens, E.B.C.S. Edin., The Secretary of Education, Wellington. Medical Officer.

No. 6. Memorandum on Caveesham School by Dr. Hiblop. Mr. Habens. Dunedin, 22nd August, 1887. I spent yesterday (Sunday) afternoon at Caversham Industrial School, and saw the Sunday-schools at work. There are three schools : one, having the largest number of scholars, is taught by Church of England teachers in six separate classes; the Eoman Catholic children are taught by four and sometimes five teachers (lay); the third division or school is composed of children of Protestant denominations other than Church of England ; there are four or five classes. John Hislop. [Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, nil; printing (1,625 copies), £5 6s.]

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