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Table No. 2. Classified Summary of Net Expenditure on Native Schools during 1906. £ s. d. Teachers'salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 17,519 8 3 Teachers' house allowances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • • 63 4 9 Teachers' allowances for conveyance of goods, &o. .. .. .. .. .. .. 121 0 0 Teachers' removal allowances .. .. .. ■. • • .. .. ■ • 402 19 3 Books and school requisites .. .. .. .. .. .. . • • • ■ • • 594 3 2 Warming school-rooms (fuel, &o.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 141 7 8 Ferrying school-ohildren .. .. .. ■ • .. .. .. .. ■ • 131 14 1 Technical-instruction classes (including material for workshops) .. .. .. .. .. 336 2 0 Inspector's salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • • 707 10 0 Travelling-expenses o* Inspectors and others .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 531 010 Boarding-school fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,031 10 0 Travelling-expenses of scholars sent to boarding-schools .. .. .. .. .. 73 3 8 University scholarships .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . ■ 243 12 7 Nursing scholarships .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • • 68 12 6 Apprenticeship charges .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • ■ 60 0 0 Maintenance of buildings, repairs, and small works .. .. .. .. .. .. 756 19 2 New buildings, additions, furniture, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. •■ 5,641 210 Advertising for teachers .. .. .. .. .. .. . • • • • • 94 0 4 Sundries (including sewing material and musical instruments) .. .. .. .. .. 163 12 7 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. •■ •■ £29,681 3 8 Note.—Of the above total, £111 os. Bd. was paid from Native reserves funds, and £2,000 from Civil List, Native Purposes.

Table No. 3. Classification as regards Ages and Race of Children belonging to Native Schools at the end of December Quarter, 1906.

•„• M, Maori; M Q, between Maori and half-caste; H, half-caste; E Q, between nal E-caste an< iuropean; luropean. Race. Of Mixed Race. H and E Q. Totals. Ages. Of Maori Race. M and M Q. Speaking English. Speaking iaori. Europeans. I g P-I li. G. Total. B. a. Total. J B. G. Total. I!. G. Total. Ii. G. 'otal. 5 and under 6.. 6 „ 7.. 7 „ 8.. 8 „ 9.. 9 „ 10.. 10 „ 11.. 11 „ 12.. 12 „ 13.. 13 „ 14.. 14 „ 15.. 15 years and over 149 183 203 221 207 230 199 159 116 79 102 159 152 165 174 184 158 158 1 133: 101 66 54 308 335 368 895 391 388 357 292 217 145 13G 8 8 12 13 11 8 7 9 10 6 2 7 9 5 9 10 10 9 10 3 7 3 15 17 17 22 21 18 16 19 18 18 5 12 14 14 11 16 16 14 18 5 6 6 10 11 15 11 19 15 16 14 11 2 8 22 25 29 ■A2 35 31 :-iO 82 16 8 14 16 20 26 25 20 29 23 14 14 9 5 14 18 22 21 17 23 19 23 14 7 3 30 38 48 46 37 52 42 37 28 16 8 185 225 255 270 254 283 243 200 145 100 115 190 190 207 215 230 206 202 180 129 82 68 375 415 462 485 484 489 445 380 274 182 183 8-98 9-94 1107 11-62 11-60 11-72 10-66 9-10 657 4-36 4-38 Totals .. 1,848 1,504 3,352 94 82 176 132 132 201 181 382 2,275 1,899 4,174 100-0 2G4 iUMM. .KY if Table No. 3. Age. Boys. Girls. I Total. Percentage, 1906. Percentage for 1905. 'rom five to ten years „ ten to fifteen years .. „ fifteen upwards Totals •• r 1,189 971 115 2,275 1,032 799 68 2,221 1,770 183 53-2 42 5 4-3 55-3 40-6 4-1 2,275 1,899 4,174 100-0 100-0