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Scholarships held at Secondary Schools and District High Schools. (See also E.-6—Tables K5, XLI, and KL2.) These scholarships are of four kinds, — (i.) Junior National Scholarships ; (ii.) Education Board Scholarships ; (iii.) Foundation or Governor's Scholarships, given by the governing bodies of secondary schools ; (iv.) Private scholarships, endowed by private owners. (i.) Junior National Scholarships. —These scholarships are allotted to the several education districts practically on the basis of population, as in each district there is offered annually one scholarship for each 4,000 or part of 4,000 children in average yearly attendance. The scholarships are awarded by the Education Boards on the results of an examination conducted by the Education Department, and the Boards exercise a certain control over the holders, and pay over to them from time to time the amounts falling due. The following summary to Table XLI shows the number and value of Junior National Scholarships current in December, 1911 :— Number of scholarships,— Boys ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 75 Girls ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 51 Total ... ... ... ... ... 126 Number receiving boarding-allowance (included in the above total) ... 62 Number receiving travelling-allowance (similarly included) .. ... 1 Number held at secondary schools ... ... ... ... ... 103 Number held at district high schools ... ... ... ... 23 Total annual rate of payment as in December, 1911 ... ... ...£'3,185 (ii.) Education Board Scholarships. —The scholarship funds of the Boards are provided by grants which, although not statutory, are of old standing, and amount to Is. 6d. per head of the average attendance. The conditions of the scholarships are determined by regulations approved in the case of each Board by the Minister of Education. For the award of the Junior Scholarships all the Boards now use the Junior National Scholarship Examination, and for their Senior Scholarships nearly all use the Civil Service Junior Examination ; but the awards themselves and the subsequent control of the holders are entirely in the hands of the Boards. The number and value of the Board scholarships in the various districts are shown in Table KL2 of E.-6, the totals of which are for the whole of New Zealand : — Scholarships. At £40 per annum ... .., ... ... ... ... 113 At £35 per annum ... ... .. ... ... ... 7 At £30 per annum ... ... ... ... ... ... 40 Under £30 and not under £25 per annum ... ... ... 9 Under £25 and not under £20 per annum ... ... ... 17 Under £20 and not under £15 per annum ... ... ... 1 Under £15 and not under £10 per annum ... ... ... 185 Under £10 and not under £5 per annum ... ... ... 143 Under £5 per annum ... ... ... ... ... 67 Total... ... ... ... ... ... 582 Number of scholarships,— Boys ... ... ... ... ... ... 363 Girls ... ... ... ... ... ... 219 Total ... ... ... ... ... 582 Total expenditure of Boards on scholarships— £ In 1909 ... ... ... 8,694 In 1910 ... ... ... ... ... 9,232 In 1911 ... ... ... ... ... 9,244 As will be seen from the above summary, the value of the scholarships varies considerably. In five out of the thirteen education districts scholarships of the

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