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TABLE No. 2. Classified Summaey of Expenditure on Native Schools during 1884. £ b. a. Inspector .. .. .. ~ .. .. .. .. 600 0 0 Village-school salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,382 6 6 Teachers' allowances for special objeota .. .. .. .. 73 3 10 Travelling Expenses— Inspector .. .. .. .. .. £228 12 9 Less refund .. .. .. .. .. 13 12 0 213 0 9 Teachers' removal allowances .. .. .. .. .. 847 17 5 Scholars .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 82 17 0 District Superintendents and others .. .. .. .. 77 13 1 Boarding schools, higher education, and apprenticeship.. .. .. 1,924 9 11 Books and school requisites .. .. .. .. .. .. 429 7 0 Sowing material .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ 143 6 1 Prizes for regular attendance .. .. .. .. .. .. 209 3 2 Standard prizes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 53 4 4 Bonuses for passing higher standards .. .. .. .. .. 11 0 0 Board of girls with teachers .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 0 0 Subsidies for games .. .. .. .. .. £11 18 0 Less contributions .. .. .. .. 4 3 0 7 15 0 Subsidies for music .. .. .. .. .. £47 10 0 Less contributions .. .. .. .. 17 0 0 r— 30 10 0 Planting sites .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 13 7 Buildings, fencing, furnituro, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 2,006 7 2 Eepairs and small works .. .. .. .. .. .. 106 16 9 Sundries ~ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51 110 15,689 13 4 Less miscellaneous recoveries (sewing material, £193 Bs. lid.; buildings, &c, sold, £32 ;Te Makarini scholarships trustees, £15 12s. lOd.) 241 1 9 £15,448 11 7 Note.—Of the above total, £156 Is. Bd. was paid from Native reserves funds, leaving a net Government expenditure of £15,292 9s. lid.

TABLE No. 3. Ages of the Children on the Books of the Native Village Schools at 31st December, 1884.

Age. Boys. Girls. Total. Percentage. Jnder five yoars .. 62 43 105 4-72 ■ive and under ten yoars .. 606 517 1,123 50-45 'en and under fifteen years 492 364 856 38-45 ■ifteen years and upwards 73 69 142 0-38 Totals 1,233 993 2,226 100*00