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given to or taken from those for the different education districts are obtained from tables showing schooling in counties or boroughs in the census volumes for 1878, 1881, and 1886, with proportional numbers for the intervening years : — Auckland Provincial District takes the scholars for the education district plus allowance for Cook County, Gisborne Borough, and north part of Wairoa County, as per census. Hawke's Bay Provincial District takes scholars for the education district minus allowance made as above given to Auckland. Taranaki Provincial District takes numbers for the education district plus allowance for Hawera County and Borough, also northern part of Patea County and Borough. Wellington Provincial District takes Wellington and Wanganui Education Districts minus allowance for Hawera County and Borough, also for northern part of Patea County and Borough, given to Taranaki, as above. Marlborough Provincial District takes Marlborough Education District plus allowance for Kaikoura County taken from North Canterbury Education District. Nelson Provincial District takes Nelson Education District plus allowance for Amuri County taken from North Canterbury Education District, and allowance for northern portion of Grey County taken from Grey Education District. Westland Provincial District takes Westland Education District and Grey Education District, minus allowance for northern part of Grey County given to Nelson Provincial District, as above. Canterbury Provincial District takes North and South Canterbury Education Districts minus allowance for Kaikoura County given to Marlborough Provincial District, and minus allowance for Amuri County given to Nelson Provincial District, as above. Otago Provincial District takes Otago and Southland Education Districts. [Approximate Cost of Papier.— Preparation, nil; printing (2,375 copies), £20 14sJ

Authority: Geoeqb Didsbuey, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBBB.