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Table No. 2. Classified Summary of Net Expenditure on Native Schools during 1909. £ s. d. Teachers'salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22,177 14 9 Teachers' house allowances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 77 11 8 Teachers'allowances for conveyance of goods, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 134 18 1 Teachers' removal allowances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 258 8 7 "Books and school requisites .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 608 16 5 Fuel, and rewards for supplying fuel .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 89 17 3 Ferrying and conveyance of ohildren .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 5 3 Technioal-instruotion classes .. .. .. .. .. .. 364 4 3 Inspectors' salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 800 0 0 Inspectors' travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 470 9 7 Boarding-school fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,404 16 0 Travelling-expenses of scholars to and from boarding-schools .. .. .. 177 11 8 Hospital Nursing Scholarships .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 94 9 7 Apprenticeship charges .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 15 0 New buildings, additions, &c... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,509 9 2 Maintenance of buildings, repairs, and small works .. .. .. .. 1,442 7 2 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 76 4 7 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £32,779 19 0 Note.—Of the above total, the sum of £29 10s. 6d. was paid from Native reserves funds.

Table No. 3. Classification as regards Ages and Race of Children belonging to Native Village Schools at the end of December Quarter, 1909.

Summary of Table No. 3.

Race. Race. Ages. ."> and under 8 0 >> 7 .. 7 „ 8 .. 8 „ !• .. 9 „ 10 10 „ 11 .. 11 „ 12 .. 12 „ 13 .. 13 „ 14 .. 14 „ 15 .. 15 years and over .. Maoris. Speaking English Speaking Mai in the Home. in the Homi B. G. Total. B. G. 4 4.8 135 | 118 j 4 9 13 182 ! 157 I 6 5 11 215 150 i 9 5 14 233 223 3 12 15 234 189 15 9 24 215 190 ..10 7 17 218 160 8 8 16 204 151 .10 8 18 140 115 9 4 13 121 I 80 1 6 7 76 68 Maoris. I I Totals. El iropeai IS. ,ri !. Total. B. G. Total. B. G. Total. I 253 339 365 456 423 405 378 355 255 201 144 16 32 17 17 24 19 22 25 20 10 4 15 16 29 22 30 12 27 17 10 li 1 31 48 46 39 54 31 49 42 30 16 5 155 218 238 259 261 249 250 237 170 140 81 137 182 184 250 231 211 194 176 133 90 75 292 400 422 509 492 460 444 413 303 230 156 Totals .. .. 79 j 77 I 156 1,973 1,601 3,574 206 185 391 2,258 1,863 4,121 I i Note.—For the purpose of this caste and Maori are reckoned as Mi European. return iori, ai , half id ohi [-caste o' ildren in bildren i itermedii md chili ite in bl inn :ood interm letweei ediate n hal: in bloi !-caste i id betwc md Eur ■en balfopean as

Age. Boys. Girls. Total. Percentage, 1909. I Percentage, 1908. •om five to ten years .. „ ten to fifteen years „ fifteen upwards 1,131 1,046 81 984 804 75 1,863 2,115 51-3 51-4 1,850 44-9 44-7 156 3-8 3-9 4,121 100-0 1000 Totals 2,258 2,258