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that a great deal remains to be done before the school accommodation can be regarded as quite satisfactory. There are ten schools where the floor-space is less than 8 square feet for each unit of average attendance, and fifty others where the space is less than 10 square feet; and there are 391 schools without dwelling-houses, and 123 schools accommodated in temporary premises.

TABLE Q. —Deficiency of School Buildings.

The grants distributed out of the ordinary vote of 1896 for school buildings and two extraordinary votes (of £2,000 each) for schools in special settlements and in improved farm settlements, are as follows :— Auckland, £9,450; Taranaki, £1,940; Wanganui, £4,060; Wellington, £5,860; Hawke's Bay, £3,020; Marlborough, £930; Nelson, £2,050; Grey, £900; Westland, £750; North Canterbury, £6,780; South Canterbury, £1,630; Otago, £7,320; Southland, £3,420 : total, £48,110. On account of scholarships the Boards received £7,434 under the provisions of the fifty-first section of the Education Act, and expended £7,665, as shown in Table R.

TABLE R.—Scholarships.

The Boards of North Canterbury and Otago have institutions for the training of teachers. To each of these institutions the department made a grant of £800 in the year under review.

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Education Districts. Schools in Operation (omitting those with less than Ten Pupils each). Schools not belonging to Boards. Schools without Kesidences. Schools with o . . m less than 10 sq. ft. *<>^°° ? 8 w ' th f Available in 1897 for each Child les3 , tnan 8 !*■ "• for Buildings, (but not less %S?S ' (Tables O and P.) than 8 sq. ft.). Ullld - Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington .. Hawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson Grey Westland North Canterbury South Canterbury Otago Southland •• J 337 54 121 107 64 29 96 24 25 187 65 212 137 44 3 11 26 9 2 5 102 16 40 53 20 6 44 12 8 29 20 12 29 16 6 2 6 2 2 1 3 4 1 3 5 1 2 2 2 3 £ s. d. 2,031 9 7 1,886 19 10 [-515 11 7] [-98 5 6] 2,660 3 3 [-850 12 5] 1,980 14 1 82 6 9 109 10 9 303 18 0 96 19 11 [-2,283 17 3 587 16 10 2 7 1 5 8 Totals for 1896 .. Totals for 1895 .. 1,458 1,413 123 105 391 406 50 51 10 ta Net 5,991 12 3 „ 4,334 16 6

Education Districts. Number held in Due, 1896. Boys. Pnvinfl Boards' Girls of Expenditure Tenure on Scholarships lenure. in lgg6 I Annual Value, &c. Auckland.. 66 43 Years. ! £ a. d. 23 3 1,557 18 8 1 at £40; 14 at £30 ; 6 at £25; 29 at £20; 16 at £15. 2 at £35 ; 1 at £10. 11 at £40; 1 at £15 : 3 for 3 years, 9 for 2 years. 7 at £30 ; 28 at £15. 7 at £30 4s. ; 20 at £10 4s. £40 each. £52 12s. each. —, £25 and free tuition ; —, free tuition. 2 at £23 ; 1 each at £16, £15 10s. £10 10s., £8, £5 10s. 19 at £40; 14 at £20. 7 at £34 ; 1 at £24; 1 at £14; 1 at £9 ; 15 at £4. 9 at £40 ; 6 at £35 ; 1 at £24 ; 3 at £22 ; 21 at £20; 4 at £17 ; 18 at £15 : 33 for 3 years, 29 for 2 years. 8 at £35; 10 at £20: 3 for 3$ years, 9 for 3 years, 6 for 1 year. Taranaki .. Wanganui 3 12 1 9 2 2 171 12 0 3 Varies. 491 7 9 Wellington Hawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson 35 27 3 6 8 7 16 20 1 3 1 7 19 2 662 7 9 7 2 467 11 0 2 2 120 0 0 3 2 366 9 10 7 3 115 13 0 2 104 0 0 Grey Westland.. North Canterbury.. South Canterbury .. 33 25 23 10 10 2 1,186 17 8 15 2 429 9 9 Otago 62 42 20 Varies. 1,492 1 0 Southland 18 13 5 Varies. 500 1 6 Totals, 1896.. Totals, 1895.. 305 298 189 178 116 120 7,665 9 11 7,449 6 6