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There is a prospect of heavy demands for buildings for Native schools. It is always difficult to make an estimate in this respect, because of the customary delays in obtaining titles to Native lands. Within the last few days the necessary title has been secured for a school long wanted at Arowhenua. The state of the several schools at the following places will justify the erection of buildings as soon as titles are ready: Otamauru (near Whakatane), Te Houhi (Urewera country), Te Teko (where for years the school has been carried on in dilapidated old police-buildings, quite unsuitable), and at Whangaruru (south of the Bay of Islands). With respect to new schools that cannot be instituted until conveyances are ready, Iruharama (near Waipiro Bay) is likely to be important, and there are promising openings at Tarukenga (near Eotorua), Kuatoki (northern Urewera), Taumarunui (upper Wanganui), Pipiriki (middle Wanganui), and Mawhitiwhiti (near Normanby). The old. school-buildings at Lake Botoiti should be removed to the neighbourhood of Te Ngae as soon as the difficulty relating to the site is overcome ; and it is almost certain that the Mangamuka school buildings will have to be removed to a more convenient site -and reopened. Industeial Schools. The number of cases admitted to the industrial schools in 1893 was 209— less than the number (225) for 1892, but larger than the number for any other year since 1887. Since the Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act came into operation the highest number of admissions has been 238, and the lowest 158. The number of discharges during the year was 148, which is below r the average ; and the number of names on the books rose from 1,489 to 1,550. In 1886 the number of names was 1,609, a maximum ; the lowest point reached since that date is 1,454 (in 1890). In 1885 the number of cases admitted was 340. The followingstatement shows the number of admissions and discharges for the several years from 1886 to 1893 (inclusive), and also the numbers (for each year) of dependent children maintained in the schools, and—separately—of those who were simply under the control of the schools : —

The principal statistics for the year for the several schools are set out in the following table :—

TABLE T.—Inmates, 1892 and 1893.

Admitted. Discharged. Maintained. Coi^°y lea 1886 .. 1887 .. 1888 .. 1889 .. . 1890 .. 1891 .. 1892 .. 1893 .. 238 224 192 169 158 184 225 209 202 310 161 198 229 146 228 148 1,123 1,158 1,206 1,054 971 949 946 998 486 365 348 471 483 543 543 552

Boarded ou' Eesi .dence. Service, ;c. Toti as. SB I 1 i I o 3 ! o c5 a> Q g A £ o )—4 O is. 3 <p P R CD 6 I 6 Cβ Q o q c3 o P fi I i—i d a 0 P rovernment Schools — Auckland, Kohimarama.. „ Parnell Burnham Caversbam jocal School — Thames 'rivate Schools — St. Mary's, Auckland St. Joseph's, Wellington St. Mary's, Nelson 34 20 174 189 1 15 34 19 174 174 18 7 101 97 7 c> 2S 3 18 7 13 129 100 42 33 216 183 12 21 22 12 1 12 30 32 237 205 94 60 491 469 19 4 49 10 30 . 19 64 64 540 479 . ■ i 3 3 4 4 41 33 223 1 17 32 42 50 255 10 1 46 1 1 ii 11 2 35 51 35 270 2 21 24 53 56 294 •• • " Totals 419 I 0 16 409 527 I 87 [ 25 589 543 f I 45 36 552 i 1,489 I !no i I 49 1,550