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Table No. 2. Classified Summary of Net Expenditure on Native Schools during 1898.

Table No. 3. Ages of the Children on the Books of the Native Village Schools at 31st December, 1898.

£ s. d. Teachers'salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,579 7 4 Teachers' allowances for special objects .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 331 6 8 Teachers' removal allowances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 281 17 4 Books and school requisites .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 560 17 1 Planting sites .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 20 0 10 Repairs and small works .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 386 18 9 Musical instruments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 5 0 Inspector's salary .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 450 0 0 Inspector's travelling-expenses.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 255 13 11 Visits of Public-school Inspectors—Subsidy to Auckland Education Board .. .. .. 150 0 0 Sundries .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 129 12 1 Boarding-school fees and apprenticeship charges .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,714 18 10 Travelling-expenses of scholars sent to boarding-schools .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 19 3 University scholarships .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 66 13 4 Buildings, fencing, furniture, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,584 15 5 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £22,591 5 10 Note. —Of the above total, £92 2s. Id. was paid from Native reserves funds, and £1,000 from Civil List, Native Purposes.

Age. Boys. Girls. i Total. Percentage. Jnder five years .. five and under ten years .. 'en and under fifteen years 43 826 690 33 674 544 76 1,500 1,234 2-56 50-47 41-52 fifteen years and upwards Totals 108 1,667 —I—r— 54 1,305 162 2,972 5-45 100-00 100-00