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Table No. 2. Classified Summary of Net Expenditube on Native Schools during 1896. £ s. d. Village-school salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,388 19 4 Teachers' allowances for special objects .. .. .. .. .. .. •. 233 5 0 Teachers' removal allowances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • • 122 2 8 Books and school requisites .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ■ • 548 0 3 Repairs and small works .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 394 18 7 Inspector .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ■ • 450 0 0 Inspectors'travelling-expenses.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 310 18 1 Visits of Public School Inspectors—Subsidy to Auckland Education Board .. .. .. 150 0 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 73 0 2 Boarding-schools, high school fee, and apprenticeship .. .. .. .. .. -. 1,760 18 6 Travelling-expenses of scholars sent to boarding-schools .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 19 1 University scholarships .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . • • ■ 93 6 8 Buildings, fencing, furniture, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,039 4 8 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £18,602 13 0 Note.—Of the above total, £86 17s. lid. was paid from Native reserves funds, and £1,000 from Civil List, Native purposes.

Table No. 3. Ages of the Children on the Books of the Native Village Schools at 31st December, 1896.

Age. ! Boys. Girls. Total. Percentage. Under five years .. 23 16 | 39 1-36 Five and under ten years .. 786 678 1,464 51-15 ren and under fifteen years 643 569 1,212 42-35 Fifteen years and upwards 89 58 147 5-14 Totals 1,541 1,321 2,862 10000