8.—2.

Table No. 10. Children of Maori and Mixed Races attending Public Schools, December, 1903.

Table No. 11. (a.) Number of Maori Pupils receiving Higher Education, &c., at the End of 1903.

(b.) Number of Maori Pupils, formerly attending Primary Schools, holding Scholarships at High Schools or Colleges at the End of 1903.

38

Of Maori Bace. Of Mixed Bace living as Maoris. Of Mixed Bace living as Europeans. Total. Number of Schools attended Education Districts. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson Grey Westland North Canterbury South Canterbury Otago Southland 515 28 138 91 249 2 7 373 23 97 76 151 888 51 235 167 400 2 13 48 7 9 10 16 41 5 7 9 16 1 89 12 16 19 32 1 367 10 16 40 72 13 2 319 14 29 34 69 7 6 686 24 45 74 141 20 8 930 45 163 141 337 15 9 733 42 133 119 236 8 12 il,663 87 296 260 573 23 21 179 12 39 39 39 6 6 "6 8 7 13 10 3 4 5 22 11 11 18 32 "l 1 1 1 2 3 13 4 29 39 1 8 3 25 36 4 21 7 54 75 12 21 17 40 61 4 13 8 52 58 16 34 25 92 119 2 10 3 17 15 "l 22 5 22 "6 44 Totals for 1903 .. Totals for 1902 .. 1,068 951 760 716 1,828 1,667 161 115 75 107 92 222 167 608 637 551 557 1,159 1,194 1,791 1,663 1,418 1,365 3,209 :3,028 367 374 Difference 117 44 40 15 55 -29 -6 -35 128 S3 181 -7

Governmi mt Pupils. School. Scholarshipholders formerly attending Native Schools. Temporary. Private Pupils. Totals. Boarding-schools— St. Stephen's (boys), Parnell, Auckland ... Te Aute (boys), Hawke's Bay Hukarere (girls), Napier St. Joseph's (girls), Napier Queen Victoria (girls), Auckland Timaru High School (girls) 29 8 10 7§ 18 1 iot 17 30 59* 371 32|| 10 59 67 57 56 28 1 Totals... 73 27 168 268 * Including 9 Europeans. t Including 2 girls who are more 5 girls who are more European than Maori. § Including 1 || Including 1 European and 2 girls who are more European than Maori. European thai girl who is mi . Maori. ire European t! J Including lan Maori.

Number. Primary School. High School or College at which Scholarship is held. 1 1 1 1 1 Matarakau, Chatham Islands Porewa Public School ... Bell Block Public School Maketu Public School ... St. Patrick's Convent, Auckland... Te Aute (boys), Hawke's Bay. Te Aute (boys), Hawke's Bay. Queen Victoria (girls), Auckland. Queen Victoria (girls), Auckland. Auckland Grammar School (girls).