E.—2.
Table No. 2. Classified Summary of Net Expenditure on Native Schools during 1890. £ s. a. Village-school salaries .. .. .. .. ' .. .. .. .. .. 11,198 1 7 Teachers' allowances for special objects .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 210 12 0 Teachers' removal allowances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 120 2 3 Books and school requisites .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 372 11 10 Prizes for regular attendance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 297 3 3 Standard prizes .. .. .. .. . • ■. • • • • • • - .. 17 16 2 Prizes for passing final examination at boarding-schools .. .. .. .. .. .. 313 3 Planting sites .. .. .. .. .. . • • • • • • • •. 12 16 3 Repairs and small works .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 392 11 2 Inspector .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .■ .. .. 450 0 0 Inspectors'travelling expenses.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 174 5 5 Board of girls with teachers .. .. .. .. .. .. . • .. .. 42 0 0 Subsidies for musical instruments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 10 0 Sundries (including sewing -material, £65 Bs. 10d., and deducting refunds for sewing -material, £71 12s. lid., and refund from Te Makarini Trustees, £12 10s. Bd.) .. .. .. .. 51 17 6 Boarding-schools .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• .. 1,461 12 10 Travelling expenses of scholars sent to boarding-schools .. .. .. .. .. .. Cl 1 0 Buildings, fencing, furniture, &o. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• .. 2,595 15 5 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £17,491 12 11 Note.—Of the above total, £115 7s. 4d. was paid from Native reserves funds, leaving a net Government expenditure of £17,376 ss. 7d,
Table No. 3. Ages of the Children on the Books of the Native Village Schools at 31st December, 1890.
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Age. Boys. Girls. Total. Percentage. J fnder five years .. I 18 15 33 1-46 'ive and under ten years .. 'en and under fifteen years 'ifteen years and upwards * 059 500 56 607 373 31 1,206 873 87 56-04 38-65 3-85 Totals ••! ' 1,233 1,026 2,2,59 100-00