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During the year 1908, 60 schools were closed in the districts named below :— Schools closed — Auckland .. .. .. . . .. .. 5 Taranaki . . .. .. .. .. .. 1 Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Hawke's Bay .. .. . . . . .. .. 6 Marlborough .. . . . . . . . . .. .. 11 Nelson .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 9 Grey .. .. .. .. .. .. ..2 Westland .. .. .. .. . . .. 1 North Canterbury .. . . . . .. .. .. 2 South Canterbury .. .. .. . . .. .. 0 Otago .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 4 Southland .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 Total .. . . .. .. . . 60 As in previous years, several of these schools, although reckoned as closed in their original form, were reopened in another ; some were amalgamated, some halftime schools became full-time schools ; and so on. Including such reopened schools, the total number of schools opened during the year was 95, made up as follows :— Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 Taranaki .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 7 Wanganui .. .. .. .. . . .. ..11 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. .. .. ..11 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Grey .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Westland .. .. .. .. .. .. ..2 North Canterbury .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 South Canterbury .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 Otago .. .. .. •• .. .. ..2 Southland .. .. .. .. .. .. ..2 Total .. .. .. .. ..95 The net increase in the number of schools open at the end of the year is thus 35.
TABLE A.—Number of Public Schools in each Grade, 1907 and 1908.
Number of Schools. Grade. 1907. 1908. 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) 29 (961-1,020) 30 (over 1,020) - # 477 238 218 195 141 103 102 72 54 82 39 43 30 Iβ 11 21 8 12 5 11 2 8 3 4 1 2 2 2 504 250 216 190 139 169 82 82 61 75 43 40 33 15 20 17 12 9 7 8 2 10 2 4 4 2 1 i i Totals .. 1,963 1,998