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Table No. 2. Classified Summaey of Net Expendituee on Native Schools during 1892. & a. a. Village-school salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,624 3 3 Teachers'allowances for special objects .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 71 3 4 Teachers' removal allowances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . ■ 234 2 8 Books and school requisites .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 335 910 Planting sites .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 12 3 Eepairs and small works .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 459 7 5 Inspector .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 450 0 0 Inspectors'travelling expenses.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .: .. 177 17 8 Special inspection .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 960 Sundries .. .. .. .■. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 69 14 5 Boarding-schools .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,462 8 1 Travelling expenses of scholars sent to boarding-schools .. .. .. .. .. .. 78 13 9 Buildings, fencing, furniture, &c. .. .. .. .. ~ .. .. .. 315 5 4 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..£14,290 4 0 Note. —Of the above total, £70 7s. lid. was paid from Native reserves funds, leaving a net Government expenditure of £14,219 16s. Id.

Table No. 3. Ages of the Children on the Books of the Native Village Schools at 31st December, 1892.

Age. Boys. Girlg. Total. Percentage. Fnder five years .. 24 22 46 2-16 'ive and under ten years .. 605 553 1,158 54-29 'en and under fifteen years 502 350 852 39-94 'ifteen years and upwards 50 27 77 3-61 Totals 1,181 952 2,133 100-00