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TABLE F2.—Summary of Boards' Expenditure. (E.-1, 1884, p. vii.)

* Maintenance includes teachers' salaries and allowances, grants to Committees and schools, scholarships, training, fire insurance, &o. t Deducting overdrafts.

TABLE A2.—School Attendance and Yearly Increase for Six Years. (E.-1, 1884, p. ii.)

TABLE F3.—Expenditure per Scholar by Boards. (E.-1, 1884, p. viii.)

The table shows an iMreage in the cost of the Boards' management and inspection to the extent of 3Jd. yet scholar, and a decrease of 2d. per head on account of maintenance. The actual increase in the current expenditure was therefore at the rate of ljd. The receipt by the Boards for a full year of the special capitation grant of ss. hag

'rincipa] "ea< Is. 'car "ear "ear 'ear 188( Year 1881. Year 1882. Year 1883. Management by Boards inspection and examination Maintenance of schools* School buildings .. £ s. d. 10,484 14 10 £ s. d. 10,225 12 2 £ B. d. 11,109 8 10 £ s. d. 10,037 17 6 £ s. d. 8,109 6 9 £ s. d. 8,458 16 10 £ s. a, 9,662 12 £ 5,606 19 7 173,726 9 7 80,351 16 9 6,142 14 5 192,736 19 7 89,255 3 7 7,735 4 0 221,053 4 0 172,867 14 3 8,273 13 9 247,121 3 5 117,410 1 10 8,387 15 4 243,257 3 6 58,254 12 6 9,115 16 7 258,683 3 0 71,852 4 9 9,866 11 £ 272,484 9 c 86,748 13 C Ordinary expenditure Refunds and advances .. Total expenditure 270,170 0 9 3,610 8 4 298,360 9 9 4,225 13 10 412,765 11 1 1,651 11 0 382,842 16 6 726 7 0 318,008 18 1 2,011 15 10 348,110 1 2 5,001 4 9 370,762 6 2,077 9 idd —Public libraries .. Secondary schools .. 3alance, 31st Dec. t 273,780 9 1 302,586 3 7 414,417 2 1 6,074 0 7 383,569 3 6 4,658 1 5 320,020 13 11 1,553 17 8 353,111 5 11 24 1 5 380,839 16 42 12 11,166 2 0 23,323 0 9 58,173 3 11 42,437 1 6 32,419 10 9 37,400'l5 9 11,532 15 4 13,007 11 Total8 308,269 11 10 360,759 7 6 462,928 4 2 420,646 15 8 358,975 7 4 364,668 2 8 393,890 0 7

School Attendance. Yei urly Increase on Average Attendance. Average A1 itendance. Yeab. Number belonging at Beginning of Year. Number belonging at End of Year. Strict Average. Working Average. Number belonging at' Beginning of Year. Number belonging at End of Year. Strict Average. Working Averagi Fourth Whole Quarter. Year. Fourth Quarter. Whole Year. Fourth Whole Quarter. Year. Fourth Whole Quarter. Year, 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 50,849 59,707 68,124 74,359 76,309 79,416 55,688 65,040 75,566 82,401 83,560 87,179 92,476 49,435 57,301 62,946 63,009 66,426 70,077 45,521 53,067 60,625 61,822 63,709 67,373 41,773 50,639 58,738 64,407 64,744 68,288 72,214 40,837 47,996 54,724 62,234 63,735 66,145 69,843 8,858 8,417 6,235 1,950 3,107 9,352 10,526 6,835 1,159 3,619 5,297 7,866 5,645 63 3,417 3,651 7,546 7,558 1,197 1,887 3,664 8,866 8,099 5,669 337 3,544 3,926 7,15! 6,72! 7,511 1,50! 2,411 3,69!

Education Districts. m O CO ■gs Oh CM QJ II © • -Si si d © So II <J © Cost per Scholar for Current E. She Year 1883, calculated Attendance. :penditure. >n the Aver) tge Daily Total Current Expenditure and Buildings. Boards' Manage- Inspection, rnent. Maintenance. Totals. Soh9ol Buildings. mckland ?aranaki Vanganui Vellington lawke's Bay .. ilarlborough .. kelson Torth Canterbury South Canterbury Vestland No. 1 ) Veatland No. 2 \ )tago Southland 192 36 67 53 36 29 82 143 39 490 61 126 169 95 42 126 446 95 13,0T9 1,446 3,967 5,204 2,755 1,059 3,247 12,753 2,955 s. d. 2 6J 4 0i 4 6J 2 9? 2 n 3 4|3 0 2 3 3 10 f 8 7 I 10 5} 1 9J 2 7J s. d. 8 01 4 1J 2 9| 2 94 4 111 3 8J 3 2| 2 2 3 4J 3 ll| 4 llj 2 5J 2 5 £ s. d. 3 17 Of 3 9 10| 3 15 8 4 3 8} 3 12 8| 3 19 1 4 0 7| 4 1 11| ■3 12 8| 3 3 6J 3 11 0J 3 19 6f 3 13 11 £ s. d. 4 2 7J 3 18 0 4 3 0J 4 9 3J 4 0 3| 4 6 2 4 6 10 4 6 4| 3 19 ll| 3 3 6| 4 6 5| 4 3 9J 3 18 11J £ S. d. 17 6 13 3 16 5 1 4 0J 1 12 4J 2 2 If 0 14 4 16 2 2 4 3} 0 10 8| 1 19 6f 0 19 6§ 1 6 4} & s. d. 5 10 1J 5 13 5 9 5£ 5 13 3£ 5 12 7J 6 8 3f 5 12 5 12 6| 6 4 3 4 6 9| 6 6 0J 5 3 4| 5 5 4 35 81 2,319 159 72 433 127 16,659 4,400 'otals for 1883 totals for 1882 943 911 2,291 2,143 69,843 66,145 2 9J 2 6§ 2 9| 2 9 3 18 0J 3 18 2J 4 3 7J 4 3 6J 1 4 10 1 1 8| 5 8 5i 5 5 3 Increase .. 32 148 3,698 0 2J 0 Of 0 0 2 0 0 1} 0 3 1J 0 3 2J Totals for 1883, cal-\ culated on mean of roll-numbers at \ ends of four quarters—91,011 J Similar totals for 1882 2 1J 2 2 2 19 10J 3 4 2 0 19 0| 4 3 2| 1 11J 2 1J 2 19 81 '3 3 9j 0 16 7 4 0 4J