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No. 3.—Race of Children attending Native Schools in the South Island.

No. 4.—Maori Children and Children of Mixed Race attending Public Schools in the South Island.

B. Education Department, Wellington, sth July, 1889. List of Native schools in Canterbury, Otago, and Southland, with average attendance, January to March, 1889 :— Canterbury: Kaiapoi, 20; Eapaki, 30; Little Eiver, 19; Onuku, 37. Otago : Waikouaiti, 34 ; Port Molyneux, 24. Southland : Colac, 47. Stewart Island : The Neck, 31. [Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, ail; printing (1,200 copies), £16 IOs.J

By Authority : Geoboe Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBB9.

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M. and M.Q. H. E.Q. and E. Totals. Schools. M. F. Total. M. F. Total. M. F. Total. M. F. Total. D'Urville Island Waikawa Wairau Mangamaunu Kaiapoi Rapaki Little River .. Onuku Waikouaiti Port Molyneux Colac Bay The Neck 6 7 10 6 8 10 6 10 5 5 17 7 6 5 4 7 8 5 11 4 5 2 9 3 12 12 14 13 16 15 17 14 10 7 26 10 2 i '_ 1 2 5 1 2 3 1 7 1 6 5 7 11 10 1.1 12 18 7 21 17 13 28 15 6 11 5 9 14 9 12 14 17 7 19 13 13 22 15 20 26 27 19 35 34 •20 47 28 1 2 8 3 4 1 1 5 12 1 4 2 8 '- 14 1 11 4 8 11 3 10 6 5 10 4 1 21 10 13 21 7 5 '. ii Total 97 69 166 26 21 47 47 | 46 93 170 136 306

Education Districts. Pure Maoris. _ , Boys. Girls. | Tota Half-castes living as Maoris. al.; Boys. Girls. Total Half-castes living among Europeans. Total. r : . — Girls. | Total.! Boys. Girls. Total. I I Boys. Girls, j Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Marlborough .. Nelson Grey Westland North Canterbury South Canterbury Otago Southland i 6 2 8 .'. .. 9 10 19 '.'. '.'. '.'. 1 3 4 ; 2 3 5 3 1 4 | 1 2 3 2 .. 2 .. 1 1 21 10 37 ! 3 6 9 I 4 2 11 5 24 44 1 1 10 3 21 52 5 3 21 8 45 96 4 6 11 14 9 26 44 1 2 11 16 6 22 52 5 8 22 30 15 48 96 Total 90 88 178 114 110 224