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TABLE H.—Number of Pupils instructed in each Subject, December, 1902-continued.

Public Schools. The number of schools open at the end of 1902, if we count 92 half-time schools as equivalent to 46 full-time schools, was 1,708, or 31 more than were Act, 1901."

TABLE J.— Number of Schools, December, 1902.

The number of schools has increased slightlym all the districts except Marlborough, Westland, and Otago.

n c≤ & oi aj Education Districts. . g g> g jj g| 2 4 U H ■Sa W O |§ o a 1 ■a o •a a X n no-: Q p S3 Oi 7SC ,Q i ■ M o 1 1 n 9,5! i iS p 23, i li : i till s 1 'if I Wetland- " 631 382 649 North Canterbury 19,451 I 9,761 5,617 12,111 Sou* Canterbury 5,128 7 9 2 113 £998 Sand :: o>18 _M48l 8,198 __5,946__ Totals for 1902 139,262 65,151 55,847 78,491 Totals for 1901 131,351 63, _47,498_ _8M90_ _ Difierenoe .. 9U 1,339 ~ 8,349 -3,399 320 : 6,983 24,759 : 10,258 126 2,768 . 3,415 1,744 12 745 I 7,622 3,096 1 038 3,697 ' 2,264 I 5,975 " 21 i 2,953 7,573 3,599 159 i 683 1,408 903 | 83 1,228 i 3,550 | 2,212 5 ' . 1,054 ; 601 . 35 ! 470 S 582 | .411 1 574 7,226 17,913 i 8,727 1,297 4,595 ; 1,974 '398 , 2,232 19,627 ! 8,875 743 3,177 8,886 , 3,413 ~~TsiT" 33,459 103,248 52,388 4]418 21,292 j 113,863 j 54,228 320 126 12 1,038 21 159 83 5 35 1,574 398 743 4,514 4,418 96 > I i ! i 1 ) 3 I 1 3 I 3 4 8 6 6,98t 2,765 74E 3,691 2,95; 68; 1,22S 47( 7,221 1,29' 2,23! 3,17' 33,45' 21,29 12,16 ,3 18 :5 17 ■3 13 !8 '0 S !6 )7 !2 n 59 : 32 1 : 37 - 24,754 3,41£ 7,62i 2,26< 7,57J l,40f 3,55( 58! 17,91! 4,59! 19,62' 8,881 103,24! 113,86: -10,61 9 : 5 ;2 A 3 18 .0 i4 !2 .3 I )5 1 !7 18 >3 , —|— 15 ! ■ 1 . 10, i!&! 1,74' 3,691 5,97: 3,59' 90: 2,21! 60 . 41 8,72 1,97 8,87 3,41 52,38 54,22 -1,84 14 )6 !o 19 )3 I" L2 HLI 27 74 75 13 38""" 28 : . 40 !_ 23,211 4,218 9,687 13,946 - "7,611 1,195 3,721 . 822 759 16,692 5,091 7,556 5,798 ■zo, 4, 9 13 - 7 1 3 16 " 5 "" 7 5 100 6, 100,280 34,116 1 96 12 167 -10,615 ! -1,840 ' • -J '■■-■ " ' ''■' •'• 6,164 -3,399

Yearly Average r§ Attendance. II a 3 2 o a p 3 be n o I '© ■a s o a a S O I o 1! ■d o GTj © £"3 0 8 II I o TO O • l_ 85 401 338 221 139 146 86 60 47 33 33 7 10 12 4 14 7 14 2 7 5 1 2 1 0 1 to 8 1 9 „ 20 2 1 „ 30 3 31 „ 40 4 41 „ 50 5 51 , 70 6 71 . 90 7 91 . 120 8 121 „ 150 9 151 „ 200 10 201 „ 250 11 251 , 280 12 281 „ 330 13 331 „ 390 14 391 „ 420 15 421 „ 480 16 481 „ 510 17 511. . 570 18 571 „ 600 19 601 „ 660 20 661 » 690 21 691 „ 750 22 751 „ 780! 23 781 „ 840; 24 841 „ 870 25 871 „ 930 26 931 i, 960 27 961 „ 1020 6 98 95 45 35 27 13 14 8 9 8 2 5 13 31 16 29 11 22 11 13 4 20 3 8 5 8 2 6 "l "6 1 11 1 33 16 29 9 12 7 13 4 11 14 10 5 6 4 4 4 5 4 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 28 12 6 3 2 3 2 3 1 21 33 25 10 11 7 6 1 2 2 2 1 6 13 2 4 1 2 1 1 11 12 2 2 2 1 1 2 5 47 48 14 25 U 13 13 3 5 4 1 2 1 1 5 1 11 22 9 10 7 3 1 ' 8 1 1 5 53 28 33 18 25 11 5 6 4 4 3 3 2 3 2 1 5 6 j 19 46 29 7 13 8 7 3 3 2 1 1 108 391 357 197 155 147 83 67 41 36 32 11 13. ■;■ .8" 7 15 5 14 4 6 4 3 1 1 ; 4 1 1 2 I 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 "l 1 1 .. 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 I .. ) .. 1 1 •• • • "l 1 1 1 ! f f •■• ,■ :'.':' i - 'i 1 Totals, 1902 . . Totals, 1901 .. 376* 366 i 70+ 154f 65 150 . 149 76+ 143 j 74 60 62 122 121 31 33 j 28 34 "8-1 t 206+ 204 71 70 213+ . 216 j ! 147{ j 144 1,708 1,677 1,677 5 i 4 I 0 2 -2 1 — -3 I I 3~ 31 Difference .. 10 1 9 jkoned as 38. 32 half-time sctn tine; iols, rec luding jkoned ! half-time schools, reckonei ts46. as 1. t Including 6 half * Including 71 time schools, reel i halt-time schools, re* [oned as 3. Total, i_ IV IT ~ ,,1