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Table No. 2. Classified Summary of Net Expenditure on Native Schools during 1891. £ s. d. Village-school salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,684 13 11 Teachers' allowances for special objects .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 156 18 1 Teachers' removal allowances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 183 1 6 Books and school requisites .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 380 6 6 Prizes for regular attendance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 266 16 5 Standard prizes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 15 6 Prizes for passing final examination at boarding-schools .. .. .. .. .. .. 156 Planting sites .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 040 Eepairs and small works .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 268 1 1 Inspector .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. .. .. .. .. 450 0 0 Inspectors'travelling expenses.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 159 15 10 Special inspection .. .. .. .. .. .. ~. .. .. .. 42 511 Board of girls with teachers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 0 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 63 10 5 Boarding-schools .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,544 14 5 Travelling expenses of scholars sent to boarding-schools .. .. .. .. .. .. 86 12 7 Medical examination of scholars sent to boarding-schools .. .. .. .. .. 110 Buildings, fencing, furniture, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 980 7 6 15,319 10 2 Less recoveries from sewing-material .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 68 8 3 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £15,251 1 11 Note.—Of the above total, £91 Is. 6d. was paid from Native reserves funds, leaving a net Government expenditure of £15,160 os. sd.

Table No. 3. Ages of the Children on the Books of the Native Village Schools at 31st December, 1891.

Age. Boys. Girls. Total. Percentage. j nder five years Five and under ten years .. ren and under fifteen years 34 619 528 I 17 588 367 51 1,207 2-28 54-10 895 40-12 Fifteen years and upwards Totals 50 1,231 28 1,000 78 2,231 I 100-00 3-50