K—2.

Table No. 2. Classified Stjmmab,y of Net Bxpenditube on Native Schools during 1903. Teachers'salaries ...... ■ £ s. d. Teachers'house allowances .. .. .' "„„„ . •• 15 > 522 5 p > Teachers'allowances for conveyance of goods .'.' .'.' .',' 10514 6 Teachers' removal allowances .. .. 188 li 6 Books and school requisites .... .... 436 14 9 Warming school-rooms (fuel, &o.) ..'.'. .... 795 0 1 Ferrying school children !! ...... 126 16 10 Planting sites .. .. \\ " - ' '' v • • 82 4 6 Maintenance of buildings, repairs, and small works " " " . n .„ ;? „ Sundries .. .. .. " " •■ •• il s Technical-instruction classes (including material for workshops) " " *' qqp n Inspector's salary .. .. ." '" " °° a u u Assistant Inspector's salary ..'.'" .... 450 0 0 Travelling-expenses of.lnspectors ..' ." " " " " 7rr nif Boarding-school fees and apprenticeship charges " " " i eor ia 5 Travelling-expenses of scholars sent to boarding-schools " " '?„? % % University scholarships .... .... IUI d 5 Hospital nursing scholarships .. ...... 143 8 7 Technical scholarship .. .. " " •■ 37 10 0 Buildings, fencing, furniture, &c. .. " " " " 3 j ° Model kainga at Pamoana, Wanganui River (buildings, fencing, &c, £439 19s. ; sundries, dES 17s. Bd.) 443 16 8 Total •• £2^6^77 Nati™°pur7o?es the ab ° Ve tota '' £l34 10S ' WaS Pakl fr ° m Native reServe fmds ' a " d £135 **• '» Civil" List

Table No. 3. Ages of the Children on the Books of the Native Village Schools at 31st December, 1903.

Table No. 4. List of the Native Village Schools, with the Attendance of the Pupils for the Year 1903. [In this list the schools are arranged according to regularity of attendance. See last column.]

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1903. Age. Boys. Girls. I Total. Percentage. Percentage for 1902. Under five years Five and under ten years .. Ten and under fifteen years Fifteen years and upwards 76 1 ,037 829 110 33 874 667 67 109 1,911 1,496 177 2-95 51-75 40-51 4-79 2-32 52-59 39-92 5-17 Totals .. ■ 2,052 1,641 3,693 100-00 100-00

Schools. .9 ° 'Sncic II rO.S j. Crt) rH CO TH CO cSJH CO CJ ■g'2 a s rj>a rH School-roll. CO o jj tH tf ItS h Be co fl av-rj 3 3 C3C3 1? bo • Sri soo a a" s CO CO jh p >A Foui Average Attendance. Workij ■th Qua: ig Avernge. iter. Whole Year. Total. *&§ ■SSs S S a £ oA a; Ph rHBoys. Girls. Whakarewarewa Pariroa Whangaruru .. Okoha (a) Matihetihef 1 ).. Omaio Kenana Arowhenua .. Torere Hauaroa Poroporo Wharekahika.. Turanganui (6) Parawera Whangara Te Kaha Raukokore Ruapuke Pamoana Rangiawhia .. Whareponga .. Waimamaku .. Te Teko Waimana Touwai Waikouaiti .. Oromahoe Takahiwai 57 27 21 14 9 48 15 25 26 49 36 13 10 42 23 42 31 12 62 22 31 13 51 64 38 35 46 29 24 14 8 9 6 3 10 10 44 13 14 3 22 12 10 8 2 9 5 6 22 7 27 9 18 6 6 11 4 3 1 9 11 2 5 5 18 9 6 11 1 6 4 3 28 1 5 1 9 17 9 7 9 1 70 37 26 22 43 16 30 31 75 40 21 13 53 34 46 35 11 43 26 32 34 49 74 38 46 43 34 62-75 30-25 25-25 19-25 9-00 47-00 16-50 28-25 27-75 60-50 39-00 22-75 11-00 51-75 34-25 44-50 3500 12-25 50-75 24-75 30-50 26-25 49-50 70-25 41-25 41-25 45-50 32-25 35 17 17 9 12 8 15 14 35 22 10 5 23 13 27 23 5 20 12 16 17 22 43 23 21 19 19 31 17 8 11 29 8 12 15 30 16 9 6 25 17 10 10 5 19 10 10 14 20 19 12 16 19 9 66 00-75 34 2900 25 24-00 20 18-25 8-50 41 44-25 16 15-50 27 26-25 29 2.5-75 65 56-00 38 35-75 19 20 75 11 10-00 48 47-00 30 3100 43 40-25 33 31-50 io ii-oo 39 45-50 22 22-00 20 26-75 31 2300 42 . 43-25 62 61-00 35 35-75 37 ' 35-75 38 39-25 28 27-75 96-81 95-87 95-05 94-81 94-44 94-15 93-94 92-92 92-79 92-50 91-67 91-21 90-91 90-82 90-51 90-45 90-00 89-80 89-66 88-89 87-70 87-62 87-37 86-83 86-67 86-67 86-26 86.05