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pupils is often diverted by what is passing on the outside. It is not sufficiently lighted, and if to be continued as a schoolhouse, I would recommend an addition of three or four windows in the back, the front windows to be stained, and a door placed in the end of the building, the present entrances being closed. These alterations would render it more suitable for school purposes. The following is the average of attendance for each month, since the opening of the school:— September, 1872 ... ... 41 pupils October „ ... ... 35 „ November „ ... ... 31 „ December „ ... ... 26 „ January, 1873 ... ... 25 „ February „ ... ... 20 „ March „ ... ... 20 „ April „ ... ... 13 „ May „ 11 „ I have, &c, Colonel Russell, Inspector of Schools, E. M. Williams, E.M. Napier.

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