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VII

The only points worthy of note in this table are the large increase in the number of those who are being taught hand-work, to which attention is called elsewhere, and in the number—much larger than has been popularly supposed— of those who are returned as receiving some degree of instruction in drill. Public Schools. The number of schools open at the end of 1901 was 1,677, or 3 more than were open in December, 1900. The mean average attendance per school was 66-9. In Table J the schools are classified according to their average attendance for the whole year 1901, instead of, s as formerly, according to the average attendance for the December quarter. are also given in much fuller detail, to accord with the grades provided by Part I. of Schedule I. to the Public-School Teachers' Salaries Act.

TABLE J. —Number of Schools, December, 1901.

During the year 1901, 39 schools were closed—viz., in Auckland, 5; Taranaki, 1; Wanganui, 2; Wellington, 7 ; Hawke's Bay, 1 ; Marlborough, 6; Nelson, 6 ; Grey, 1; Westland, 2; North Canterbury, 1; Otago, 6 ;s;and Southland, 1. In the next table the average attendance in each education district is shown in detail by a statement of the aggregate attendance at each group of schools under the classification in Table J.

Average Attendance. 1 i 4 1 En I a 4 I ,0 1 I i s "ca It 03 a ! o 1 I, i§ *■§ •3 «> I IS EH 1 to 8 'J . 20 21 „ 30 31 . 40 41 . 50 51 . 70 71 , 90 91 „ 120 121 „ 150 151 . 200 201 . 250 251 „ 280 281 „ 330 331 , 390 391 „ 420 421 „ 480 481 „ 510 511 , 570 571 . 600 601 „ 660 661 „ 690 691 . 750 751 . 780 781 „ 840 841 „ 870 871 „ 930 931 „ 960 961 „ 1020 1021 „ 1050 9 91 84 55 27 32 11 15 8 9 7 1 13 18 9 8 5 6 1 2 1 3 31 28 24 14 19 5 7 7 2 4 1 1 2 10 26 28 17 10 14 8 5 6 4 3 1 14 9 9 8 7 5 6 4 4 1 27 17 3 6 3 16 43 18 12 11 6 6 2 2 1 2 1 3 8 5 2 3 2 3 10 15 1 1 3 "2 3 47 46 19 24 10 18 9 5 4 5 1 1 1 1 5 1 13 21 8 11 5 4 1 1 59 34 32 12 29 10 7 6 1 6 1 3 3 3 2 24 43 27 8 14 8 5 4 3 3 1 85 401 338 221 133 146 86 60 47 33 33 7 10 12 4 14 7 14 2 7 5 1 2 1 "2 3 1 3 2 "3 1 "l "2 1 1 2 2 6 1 3 2 1 2 2 3 2 1 "l "l 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 "a i "l "l 1 1 1 1 t "l 1 1 1 Totals, 1901 Totals, 1900 366* 354 65f 65 150f 143 143 147 74t 77 62 65 121 124 28 30 34 36 204f 201 70 68 216 222 144J 142 1,677 1,674 Difference 12 7 -4 -3 -3 -3 -2 -2 -G • Inoludir time schools, ig 58 hall reckoned f-time echools, reckoned I as 5. is 29. Unci [ding 2 half-time echools, reckoned as t Xi [eluding 10 half-