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Appendix A— continued.

Included in the numbers not accounted for are : (1) Boys and girls at superior schools (1,274 in 1887); (2) children at industrial schools and orphanages (831 in 1887); (3) European children attending Native village schools (416 in 1887); (4) children receiving tuition at home (7,567 at the census of 1886). As previously stated, the demand of the Wellington Education Board for money for building purposes was pressed with more than usual urgency. It was therefore interesting to ascertain what had been the increase in the number of children attending the public schools of that district for the past five years, and how much money had been granted to the Board for building purposes during the same period. The following table answers both questions :—

Education Districts. 1882. 1883. 1884. 1885. 1886. 1887. Nelson. 'ublic schools, 5 to 15 years .. 'rivate schools, all ages 4,141 167 4,469 658 4,727 623 4,862 720 5,059 557 5,302 864 Total at above schools Not accounted for 4,611 1,861 5,127 1,557 5,350 1,546 5,582 1,520 5,616 1,703 6,166 1,318 Total living, 5 to 15 years 0,472 6,684 6,896 7,108 7,319 7,484 Geey. 'ublic schools, 5 to 15 years 'rivate schools, all ages ) Public 2,875 Private J 948 Public 2,998 Public ( 3,041 Private 909 V 1,339 405 1,441 404 1,540 383 Westland. 'ublic schools, 5 to 15 years 'rivate schools, all ages Private 936 1,856 508 1,816 510 1,845 488 Total at above schools (Grey and Westland) Not accounted for „ 3,823 567 3,934 547 3,950 622 4,108 554 4,171 583 4,256 626 Total living, 5 to 15 years 4,390 4,481 4,572 4,662 4,754 4,382 NOETH CANTEEBUBY. 'ublic schools, 5 to 15 years .. 'rivate schools, all ages 10,712 1,779 17,536 2,325 18,069 2,741 18,762 2,249 19,118 2,241 19,703 2,409 Total at above schools Not accounted for 18,491 6,817 19,861 6,201 20,810 6,006 21,011 6,559 21,359 6,965 22,112 6,883 Total living, 5 to 15 years 25,308 26,062 26,816 27,570 28,324 28,995 South Oanteebuey. 'ublic schools, 5 to 15 years .. 'rivate schools, all ages 3,798 365 3,852 560 4,012 532 4,130 526 4,303 528 4,496 600 Total at above schools Not accounted for 4,163 1,260 4,412 1,230 4,544 1,317 4,656 1,424 4,831 1,470 5,096 1,352 Total living, 5 to 15 years 5,423 5,642 5,861 0,080 6,301 6,448 Otago. 'ublic schools, 5 to 15 years .. 'rivate schools, all ages 19,218 1,458 20,082 1,360 20,981 1,301 21,235 1,559 21,751 1,574 22,117 1,673 Total at above schools Not accounted for 20,676 7,724 21,442 7,422 22,282 7,023 22,794 0,998 23,325 6,931 23,790 7,199 Total living, 5 to 15 years 28,400 28,864 29,305 29,792 30,256 30,989 Southland. Public schools, 5 to 15 years .. Private schools, all ages 5,328 305 5,820 471 6,228 414 6,715 453 7,005 516 7,587 458 Total at above schools Not accounted for 5,633 2,178 6,291 2,071 6,642 2,274 7,168 2,297 7,581 2,440 8,015 2,206 Total living, 5 to 15 years 7,811 8,362 8,916 9,165 10,021 10,251 Totals. Public schools, 5 to 15 years .. Private schools, all ages 85,532 10,002 90,666 11,255 95,398 12,203 100,111 11,989 104,138 12,497 108,478 13,137 Total at above schools Not accounted for 95,534 37,773 101,921 36,706 107,601 36,326 112,400 36,867 116,635 37,961 121,915 36,346 Total living, 5 to 15 years 133,307 138,627 143,927 149,267 154,596 158,261