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Table No. 2. Classified Summary of Net Expenditure on Native Schools during 1908. £ s. d. Teachers'salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •■ •• •• 20,292 2 2 Teachers' house allowances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • • • • 96 13 8 Teachers' allowances for conveyance of goods, &c. .. .. .. .. . ■ ■ • 101 6 2 Teachers'removal allowances .. .. .. .. .. •• •• 518 16 0 Books and school requisites .. .. .. .. .. • • • • • • 518 10 9 Warming schoolrooms (fuel, &o.) .. .. .. .. .. ■• ■• •• 92 7 5 Ferrying and conveyance of sohool-ohildren .. .. .. .. .. • • 36 610 Technical-instruotion classes .. .. .. .. .. .. . • ■ • 528 12 6 Inspectors' salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • • • • 780 0 0 Travelling-expenses of Inspectors .. .. .. • ■ .. • • • • • • |87 16 0 Boarding-school fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 2,211 7 9 Travelling-expenses of scholars to and from hoarding-schools .. .. .. 87 211 University Scholarship .. .. .. .. .. ■ ■ .. • • • • 84 13 5 Hospital Nursing Scholarships .. .. .. .. .. . • • • • • 150 12 7 Apprenticeship charges .. .. .. •. • • • • • • • • 49 18 0 Compensation to teaoher for loss of office .. .. .. .. ■ • • - 508 12 9 New buildings, additions, furniture, <fee. .. .. .. ■• •• •• 4,773 18 5 Maintenance of buildings, repairs, and small works .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,800 6 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• •• 120 15 8 Total ' £33,234 19 1 Note.—Of the above total, the sum of £52 6s. lOd. was paid from Native reserves funds.

Table No. 3. Classification as regards Ages and Race of Children belonging to Native Schools at the end of December Quarter, 1908.

Summary of Table No. 3.

V M, Maori; M Q. between laori and hal If-casl ,v: mil f-casi i6i •etweeu ml [caste tini luropean; luropean. Race. Ages. of laori Race, and M Q. Of Mixed Race. H a iii.I E QTotals. w 8 M a V 6 G B Pm i-: iropoai QS. Speaking English. Speal king 5 laori. B. G. Total. B. G. | Total. B. G. I ! Total B. (i L . . _ Total. B. O. Total. 5 and under 6.. 6 . 7.. 7 „ 8.. 8 . 9.. 9 „ 10.. .0 „ 11.. .1 „ 12.. 12 „ 18.. 13 „ 14.. A . 15.. .5 years and over 155 173 208 203 204 221 198 179 166 93 89 11H 273 IIS 291 189 897 173 376 177 381 170 391 164 362 152 331 110! 276 75, 168 61 j 150 4 3 6 7 7 7 6 3 2 3 1 3 3 4 4 1 1 4 4 3 4 7 6 10 11 8 8 10 7 5 7 1 10 15 22 28 19 22 25 10 18 8 15 16 27 17 15 13 19 14 6 9 :i 25 :tl I'.l 15 34 85 11 21 21 17 3 30 16 21 22 22 24 22 31 20 7 2 19 27 20 34 13 24 16 15 14 4 7 49 43 41 56 35 48 38 46 34 11 9 199 207 257 260 252 274 251 223 206 111 92 155 164 240 228 206 208 203 185 133 92 71 354 371 497 488 458 482 454 408 339 20.) 163 8-4 8-8 11-8 115 10-9 11-4 108 9-7 80 4-8 39 Totals .. 1,889 1,507 3,396 49 31 80 177 154 331 217 193 410 2,332 1,885 4,217 1000

Age. 'rom five to ten years ten to fifteen years .. fifteen upwards Totals Boys. 1.175 L,068 1)2 2,332 I ( Girls. 993 821 71 1,885 i Total. 2,168 1,886 163 1,217 Percentage, 1908. 51-4 44-7 8-9 1000 Percentage, 1907. 52-1 44-7 8-9 1000 2,332 1,885 4,217 1000 1000