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TABLE No. 3. Results of Inspection.

TABLE No. 4. Ages of the Children on the Books of the Native Village Schools at 31st December, 1880.

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Name of School. Failed to pass any Standard. Passes of Pupils Examined. I. II. III. IV. Classifica- Efficiency tion of of Teacher. School. Ke marks. Awanui Kaitaia Ahipara Pukepoto ... Peria re Ngaere ... Lower Waihou Upper Waihou Waitapu ... Rakau Para Whirinaki ... Pakia Mangakahia Paihia Dromahoe ... Dhaeawai ... Waikare Matakohe ... Dtamatea ... 16 10 10 16 13 27 16 16 14 20 11 5 11 10 6 5 12 9 7 9 11 13 11 9 5 3 9 3 1 10 11 11 8 7 2 3 9 3 8 8 25 7 12 12 14 5 12 4 10 ' 12 7 2 4 7 3 8 3 8 ; 3 3 9 4 2 5 "i 7 4 i 2 1 1 1 IV. in. IV. in. in. v. IV. IV. in. in. IV. IV. IV. IV. III. II. III. II. II. IV. IV. III. III. III. III. III. III. IV. Very high percentage. Very active Committee here. New teacher. School had been closed. i l 4 i 1 High percentage obtained. Large proportion of young children. Average school-age of children high. Teacher removea to Fort Galatea. 6 12 12 5 9 17 3 10 14 25 9 23 22 15 12 9 16 15 IV. IV. IV. III. IV. V. IV. IV. IV. IV. III. IV. IV. IV. IV. III. III. II. III. IV. III. III. IV. V. IV. III. IV. V. III. IV. IV. IV. III. III. III. II. Closea. i l Not long openea. Not long opened ; new teacher. Attendance very irregular. Ngunguru ... Poroti VTaketu Rotoiti Ve Awahou 3hinemutu Parawera ... Matata Whakatane Waiotahi ... 1 2 3 2 Not long opened ; new master. Many young children here. 5 3 2 3 7 4 11 New teacher. Subsidised school. Many young children here. Porere Dmaio re Kaha ... Waiomatatini 2 "i Teacher removed to Waikouaiti; certificate awarded after examination. Natives apathetic. ikuaku lokomaru ... Folago Bay Wairoa Waikawa ... Wairau 24 26 9 6 7 5 13 20 11 10 11 11 11 4 4 11 7 12 11 2 5 9 2 1 "_ 1 7 4 9 5 1 1 3 1 IV. IV. IV. IV. III. V. IV. III. III. III. IV. IV. IV. IV. IV. III. IV. III. II. III. II. III. ,, Building unsuitable. Not long opened. Average age low. Vlangamaunu Kaiapoi Little River Rapaki Onuku '2 5 6 Very high percentage. There are many Europeans at this school. Teacher removed to Motukaraka. Waikouaiti Otago Heaas Port Molyneux Riverton ... 15 14 £ 11 17 5 7 6 3 2 2 2 8 3 1 "4 IV. III. IV. IV. III. I. III. IV. IV. III. Examined immediately after long vacation. Examined immediately after long vacation. HieNeck ... 6 5 4 4 1 Totals 412 195 70 13 630 Note. —The number of children presented, 690 pass children on the roll at the e children pri sed the first md of the y 'esented fo -. or some ] -ear, have >r examination Wf higher standard, passed at least oi is 81-33 p Thus, .; le of the ier cent, of 1 3-09 per cenl Native Sch( the number t. of the nu >ol Standarc on the roll at the end of the year. Of the 1,320 imber presented, or 42*4,7 per cent, of the 1,623 is.

Boys. Girls. Total. Percentage. Jnder five years ■ive and under ten years ... 'en and under fifteen years .fteen years and upwards Totals 46 453 350 70 919 53 375 231 45 99 828 581 115 61 51 35-8 7-1 919 704 1,623 100