8.—2,

Table No. 2. Classified Summary of Net Expenditure on Native Schools during 1905.

Note. —Of the above total, £95 7s. 4d. was paid from Native reserves funds, and £2,000 from Civil List, Native purposes.

Table No. 3. Ages of the Children on the Books of the Native Village Schools at 31st December, 1905.

Table No. 4. List of the Native Village Schools, with the Attendance of the Pupils for the Year 1905

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Teachers' salaries Teachers' house allowances Teachers' allowances for conveyance of goods Teachers' removal allowances Books and school requisites Warming' sohool-rooms (fuel, &o.) Ferrying school-children Technical-instruotion classes (including material for workshops) .. Inspector's salary Assistant Inspector's salary (2J months) Assistance in examination of boarding-schools Travelling-expenses of Inspectors and others Boarding-school fees Travelling-expenses of scholars sent to boarding-schools Apprenticeship charges University scholarships Nursing scholarships Maintenance of buildings, repairs, and small works New buildings, additions, fencing, furniture, _c. Advertising for new teachers, &o. Sundries £ s. d. .. 15,980 18 9 82 0 6 75 10 0 622 10 5 524 1 5 95 9 11 86 3 3 251 4 2 400 0 0 62 18 1 30 0 0 379 8 6 1,869 18 1 73 14 3 20 0 0 118 2 10 34 12 4 598 5 0 .. 2,556 11 0 71 17 11 107 5 2 Total .. £24,040 11 7

1905. Age. Boys. | Girls. Total. Percentage. for 1904. Under five years Five and under ten years .. Ten and under fifteen years Fifteen years and upwards 30 1,102 883 102 32 914 731 69 62 2,016 1,614 171 1-60 52-19 4178 4-43 H 2-29 53-04 40-59 408 Totals 2,117 I i 1,746 I I 3,863 100-00 100-00

[In this list the school Is are arrange* acoorc .ing to rega arity o: attem anoe. lee last col umn.] School!. .s° II s * h - h 00 « a as School-: *£ II as ■oil. ,o o si 55 >> 3 3 I * Average Workii lg Average. :'ter. Whole Tear. Total. attendance. it. m Pou: •th Qua: Boys. Girls. Waitahanuif 1 ) Hapua MangaorongoJ 1 ) Turanganui .. Takahiwai( 2 ) .. Omaio Bangiawhia .. Whangaruru .. Whakarewarewa Wharekahika Torere Te Kao Parawera Tβ Houhi(«) .. Pupuke( 2 ) Tβ Kopua Whareponga(') Raukokore Whirinaki i'e Whaiti( 2 ) .. Waima Wai-iti Tβ Kerepehi( 2 ) Te Kaha Tβ Bawhiti .. Whakarara(«) Paeroa Keuana 42 ' 6 43 23 26 64 15 30 47 38 26 48 13 22 2 37 8 3 15 9 3 12 6 17 3 4:1 7 42 10 23 36 32 21 35 8 5 50 20 9 14 5 1 2 1 5 10 48 41 17 7 37 49 25 36 63 18 37 48 51 33-50 44-25 16-00 6-50 31-33 47-00 24-25 32-25 66-75 17-50 37-25 47-00 46-75 25-66 33-00 13-25 3333 46-75 92-75 23-00 51-00 33-75 29 33 42-00 28-50 41-25 53-25 22-00 21 17 9 4 24 16 15 17 32 9 17 28 26 17 23 0 2 11 32 9 17 27 8 18 16 20 38 40 15 6 35 48 24 34 59 17 35 44 46 33-00 43-00 15-50 6-25 30-00 44-75 2300 30-50 63-00 16-50 35-00 44-00 43-75 24-00 30-66 12-25 30-66 43-00 85-00 2100 46-50 30-75 26-66 3800 : 25-75 37-25 48-00 19-75 98'51 97'18 96 88 96-15 95-75 95-21 94-84 94-57 9438 94-29 93-96 93-62 93-58 93-53 92-91 92-45 91-99 91-98 91-64 91-30 91-18 91-11 9089 90-48 90-39 90-30 9014 89-77 12 '38 82 5 5 4 29 5 3 2 3 16 4 2 10 6 5 39 16 40 45 89 32 61 33 29 41 30 45 54 22 17 8 19 27 45 13 31 18 16 23 9 19 21 10 17 5 18 13 37 12 26 13 9 14 19 21 28 11 34 13 37 40 82 25 57 31 25 37 28 40 49" 21 31 22 38 25 46 17 5 12 4