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TABLE No. 2. Classified Summary of Expenditure on Native Schools during 1883. £ s. d. Inspector . 500 0 0 District Superintendent . * 25 0 0 Departmental salaries . ... 31 10 0 Village school salaries and allowances. . . . 9,450 18 8 Travelling Expenses— Inspector .. .. .. 188 8 5 Teachers' removal allowances . ... 231 12 1 Scholars .... ... 17 15 0 District Superintendents' and other 68 17 3 Boarding schools, higher education, and apprenticeship.. . 2,368 1111 Books and school requisites • • • 368 9 6 Sewing material £187 1 5 Less recoveries i > >» • > 148 18 3 — 38 3 2 Prizes for regular attendance. .... 211 1 7 Standard prizes ■ • • • • • 47 4 5 Bonuses for passing standards • • 9 0 0 Board of girls with teachers • ■ 30 0 0 Subsidies for games £14 16 9 Less contributions 5 14 6 9 2 3 Subsidies for music . . . • • • • £58 10 0 Less contributions 27 0 0 31 10 0 Planting sites •. 28 i 6 U Buildings, repairs, furniture, &c. 5,057 2 0 Sundries 157 I 7 7 18,871 0 10 Less miscellaneous recoveries . . • • 43 14 6 £18,827 6 4

TABLE No. 3. Ages of the Children on the Books of the Native Village Schools at 31st December, 1883.

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Age. Boys. I Girls. Total. Percentage. Indcr five years .. %e and under ten years . 39 342 413 58 i I 40 4C5 3C3 63 i 79 1,007 716 121 4-11 52-37 'en and under fifteen years 37-23 'ifteen years and upwards 6-29 Totals 1,052 871 1,923 100-00