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Table H7. Classification as regards Ages and Standards of Children on the Native Village School Rolls at the End of the Year 1924.

Table H8. Summary or Expenditure on Native Schools during the Year ended 31st March, 1925 £ Salaries (teachers and Inspectors) .. .. .. .. .. .. 57,386 Special allowances to teachers in isolated placcs .. .. .. .. .. 189 Higher education and scholarships (including nursing scholarships) .. .. .. 4,044 Books, school requisites, sewing-material, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 2,292 Storage and despatch of school-books, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 115 Expenses of removals of teachers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 465 Inspectors travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 515 Buildings : New schools, additional class-rooms, &c.— Education Purposes Loans Act, 1919 .. .. .. .. .. 2,287 Maintenance of buildings, rebuilding, repairs, &c. .. .. .. .. 3,227 Manual-instruction: Payment of instructors and material for classes .. .. .. 326 Conveyance and board of children .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,184 Sundries: Advertising, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 73,053 Less recoveries (sale of maps, &c.) .. .. .. .. .. 563 Total net expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. £72,490

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Class P. Standard I. j Standard II. Standard III. Standard IV. Standard V. Standard VI. Standard VII. Race Totals. I Grand Totals. ■ : ; " ■ ! A S es - Europeans. Maoris. Europeans. Maoris. Europeans. Maoris. Europeans.! Maoris. | Europeans.! Maoris. Europeans.; Maoris. Europeans. Maoris. Europeans. Maoris. Europeans. Maoris. 1 : j 1 . r j— — 1 j p 1 j 1— 1 : ; Boys. Girls. (Total. B. G. B. G. ! B. G. j B. G. B. G. | B. I G. B. G. j B. G. j B. G. B. j G. B. G. I B. j G. B. G. B. G. B. G. j B. G. B. G. B. G. _ _ ■ ■ | J— | | ' : j | ; | j i ' , 5 and under 6vears.. 27 26 146 149 .. 2 j .. .. I ... j ] i 27 28 146 149 j 173 177 350 6 „ 7 " „ .. 52 31 286 257 1 1 2 4 .. j .. .. i 53 32 288 261 341 293 634 7 8 „ .. 33 29 339 269 8 8 10 20 2 I 3 .. 5 i 43 40 349 294 392 334 726 8 9 „ 21 11 258 251 15 11 50 72 7 i 8 19 33 1 1 4 3 4 1 1 45 34 330 360 375 394 769 9 10 „ .. 4 8 177 131 10 7 111 83 14 ! 12 64 66 I 11 6 16 24 6 4 4 .. 1 .. .. 1 45 39 372 304 417 343 760 10 ,. 11 3 2 95 101 6 .. 87 65 7 j 7 88 71 j 18 17 58 65 II 9 31 15 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 47 39 362 319 ; 409 358 767 11 „ 12 „ 2 1 41 30 1 1 44 31 10 I 5 79 80 I 13 7 80 70 14 9 51 47 11 7 14 9 4 4 2 2 55 34 311 269 i 366 303 669 12 „ 13 18' 17 2 .. 27 21 2 ! .. 46 39 j 9 5 82 81 10 7 74 58 9 11 28 29 10 5 16 12 .. 1 .. .. 42 29 ; 291 257 ! 333 286 619 13 „ 14 11 ; 9 .... 10 10 1 i .. 21 27 i 2 .. 43 43 3 7 56 60 15 | 7 63 j 51 17 14 35 27 2 4 3 1 40 32 ! 242 228 I 282 260 542 14 „ 15 „ li 4 .. 1 2 3 .... 8 i 11 ! 1 - . 19 16 4 .. 24 19 5 i 7 26 ! 34 8 9 47 45 1 2 4 5 19 19 131 137 150 156 306 15 years and over 1 1 ■■ .. I .. : 1 j 2 i .. .. 6 6 ! 1 7 6 3 | 2 17 ! 15 4 2 34 37 6 1 7 9 13 7 | 73 75 86. 82 568 142 108 13721218 43 32 344 309 43 35 1326 33! j 5-) 39 1307 49 I 37 j247 205 j 44 38 150 140 44 36 135 123 9 8 14 15 429 333 [2895 2653 j 3,324 2,986 6,310 250 ' 1 75 653 78 I 660 I 94 i 616 86 I 452 82 ! 290 80 258 17 29 762 I 5,548 6,310 l j v, Y ) V Y J V J V Y J V ) \ J Y ) V J 2,840 728 738 I 710 538 372 338 46 6,310 —45 % =11-5% =11-7% ! =11-3% =8-5% 6% .-o-3% i ■ M)-7 % I . Note. For the purpose of thi3 return, half-caste children and children intermediate in blood between half-caste and Maori are reckoned as Maori, and children intermediate in blood between half-caste and European as European.