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Table No. 2. Classified Summaby of Net Expenditure on Native Schools during 1899. £ s. a. Teachers'salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,136 11 4 Teachers' allowances for special objects .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 271 16 8 Teachers' removal allowances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 178 10 5 Books and school requisites .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 499 7 7 Planting sites .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 Repairs and small works .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 535 5 9 Inspector's salary .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 450 0 0 Inspector's travelling-expenses.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 362 2 7 Visits of Public-school Inspectors—Subsidy to Auckland Education Board .. .. .. 150 0 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 160 6 4 Boarding-school fees and apprenticeship charges .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,517 5 3 Travelling-expenses of scholars sent to boarding-schools .. .. .. .. .. .. 57 9 7 University scholarships .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 192 1 6 Nursing Hospital scholarships .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 10 0 Buildings, fencing, furniture, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,457 13 6 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £23,031 0 6 Note.—Of the above total, £110 15s. Bd. was paid from Native reserves funds, and £53 10s. from Civil List, Native Purposes.

Table No. 3. Ages of the Children on the Books of the Native Village Schools at 31st December, 1899.

Age. Boys. Girls. Total. Percentage. Jnder five years 36 47 83 2-71 'ive and under ten years .. 822 698 1,520 49-59 'en and under fifteen years 773 544 1,317 42-97 'ifteen years and upwards 94 51 145 4-73 Totals 1,725 1,340 3,065 100-00