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distributed as follows : Auckland, 36; Taranaki, 8; Wanganui, 5; Wellington, 8; Hawke's Bay, 11; Maryborough, 14; Nelson, 10; Grey, 2; Westland, 2; North Canterbury, 3; South Canterbury, 1; Otago, 7; Southland, 11. The net increase in the number of schools opened at the end of the year is thus 42, as shown in Table Al.

TABLE A1.—Number of Schools, December, 1907.

Table A2 shows the increase in the number of schools, pupils, and teachers since the commencement of the present system in 1878.

Table A2.-Schools, Attendance, and Teachers.

Grade (witli attendance constituting Grade). T3 a 3 a o a O 3 1 a 3 E ce H 3 8, g tco cm ■-. a a ce 9 Ss is__ ffl CO c® 5 ce ae O 'O tt ■ n 2 o - „L 3 -1 xd 5? to >-H v S S - gi o p - u u AS rj 3 5 5 a o rH . 3 s H3HH O O tH rH <D rH IO ■3.3 HH O B 6 I o 0 (1-15) .. 1 (16-20) .. 2 (21-25) .. 3 (26-32) .. 4 (33-40) .. 5 (41-50) .. 6 (51-60) .. 7 (61-75) .. 8 (76-90) .. 9 (91-120).. 10 (121-150).. 11 (151-200).. 12 (201-250).. 13 (251-280).. 14 (281-330).. 15 (331-390).. 16 (391-420).. 17 (421-480).. 18 (481-510).. 19 (511-570).. 20 (571-600).. 21 (601-660).. 22 (661-690).. 23 (691-750).. 24 (751-780).. 25 (781-840).. 26 (841-870).. 27 (871-930).. 28 (931-960).. 30 (Over 1,020) 71 59 72 77 52 42 26 12 10 17 5 11 6 4 4 5 1 3 10 10 11 10 12 9 6 1 2 4 1 1 1 38 32 24 20 19 14 11 14 12 10 19 12 18 8 10 8 5 1 11 12 3 3 2 7 5 5 1 2 3 2 6 1 1 1 20 7 11 6 6 7 7 9 2 ll| 3 4 44 7 1 4 44 11 10 9 7 11 7 2 5 2 1 2 1 1 14 3 3 2 1 3 1 20 2 5 2 28 26 25 19 20 19 7 7 11 11 5 5 4 3 1 2 1 3 1 2 11 11 12 9 5 8 7 2 4 1 49 25 26 27 12 19 10 13 8 9 5 4 5 2 4 2 3. 1 3 3 33 19 23 29 16 16 4 4 4 7 2 2 2 414 224 232 219 153 169 104 71 53 88 39 40 30 18 15 20 8 16 ! 5 13 3 7 9 4 1 2 2 2 381 215 237 220 162 167 101 71 56 83 35 42 22 21 19 16 11 15 2 13 5 6 6 7 1 3 4 8 3 1 1 .! 1 1 "'2 2 2 2 1 1 3 1 2 "l 1 1 "4 1 1 "l 1 1 1 "3 1 2 1 1 .. 5 "3 "l 1 2 4 1 1 "2 1 1 1 1 "l .. 2 1 "2 1 1 2 "" I "" __ I "2 "2 , 'Totals, 1907 •Totals, 1906 489 467 22 81 80 C) C) 188 ; 164 189 159 -1 5 0 102 103 68 68 (') 119 114 32 30 ( g ) 35 33 (") 205 207 77 76 232 228 ( k ) 171 167 1,963 1,921 1,921 Difference .. 5 2 2 -2 1 4 4 42 1 -1 (a) 82 p.t., am [6,1906); (B) 1 aid 5 side (' (1,1906) re, 4, 1901 ; (li) 2 sic * Including pi I); (b)6p.t. (6,1! le (2 p.t., and 3 i irt-timi 106); (•: lide, MX i and side school 1 2 p.t., and 4 sidi )6); (') 1 side (0, 1 Is, reckoned s e(2, 3, 1906); 1906); (j) 2 p.t, separate ('1) 8 sidi . (2,1906: ,ly. e (8,1906) ); (k) 4 p. li I'll .t.(6, IS dde (1, 1 16). 16); (') 7 side

Year. M ' Average Number n /I'.,"„„ Average Attendance of Attendance , as PercentSchools. b„ii Whole Year.! age of KO "- Weekly Koll Adults. Number of Teachers. Pupil Teachers. M. V. Total. M. j P. Total. I. i '. 1878 .. 1883 .. . 1888 .. 1893 .. 1898 .. 1899 .. 1900 .. 1901 .. 1902 .. 1903 .. 1904 .. 1905 .. 1906 .. 1907 .. 748 971 1,158 1,375 1,655 1,677 1,707 1,715 1,754 1,786 1,827 1,851 1,921 1,963 90,859 113,636 125,692 133,782 133,540 132,897 132,868. 133,952 134,748 136,282 138,471 140,320 141,946 •48,773 69,838 t90,108 J100,321 111,636 110,316 111,748 111,797 113,711 113,047 116,506 120,265 121,958 120,026 76-9 79-3 79-8 83-4 82-6 84-1 84-1 84-9 83-9 85-5 86-9 86-9 84-6 707 905 1,039 1,107 1,234 1,221 1,216 1,222 1,272 1,270 1,272 1,302 1,314 1,332 454 656 887 1,096 1,370 1,372 1,415 1,446 1,685 1,726 1,797 1,835 1,887 1,955 1,161 1,561 1,926 2,203 2,604 2,593 2,031 2,668 2,957 2,996 3,069 3,137 3,201 3,287 118 159 219 238 229 230 206 184 143 147 144 151 153 172 332 571 694 825 831 792 749 771 604 552 505 528 518 478 450 730 913 1,063 1,060 1,022 955 955 747 699 649 679 671 650 * Average of three quarters. t Strict average. { Working average.