STATISTICAL.

Evening Star, Issue 3645, 28 October 1874, Page 3

STATISTICAL.

The “Education report” presented by the Minister of Public instruction, Victoria, to the Legislative Assembly, contains the following comparative statistics : DISTBIBUTION OF THE VOTE FOR EDUCATIONAL

PURPOSES. 1. To teachers for salaries, results, bonuses, singing, and compensation to teachers for singing and drawing ... 59.73 per cent. 2. Buildings, repairs, and rents ... 30.83 3. Books and requisites, clean- ' ” ing, fuel, and exhibitions 3.61 ■4. Office staff and temporary " clerical assistance 1.90 5. Inspection '.. p’go ” 6. Training 0.62 ” 7. Liabilities of late local corn- ” mittees 0.61 8. Boards of advice 0.46 ” 9. Miscellaneous office and ” law charges 0.44 100 INSTRUCTION PER CHILD IN AVERAGE ATTENDANCE. nunSof Peri , od Rate Children ~ °f P® r attending. atteu dance. Child. IT , , Months. £ s. d. Victoria, 1871 67,233 11 316 0 Do. 1873 98.746 11 3 4 2£New South Wales 44,345 11 38 9J South Austra- 2 lia 12,110 11 3 0 1 Queensland... 11,896 11 3 7 0 Tasmania ... 5,268 11 35 7 Otago ... 7,425 11 46 .6 Massachusetts 201,750 84 3 12 8 Ohio 432,452 84 '2 11 2 Pennsylvania 586,221 6 22 7 Illinois _ ... 329,799 6 315 34 Connecticut 62,683 Bandl2days 310 24 Ontario, Ca- 2 Rada ... 188,701 mouths 116 44 Exclusive of cost of management and inspection. Singing and drawing are not taught iu the P tee bchools. Ihe average cost of school accommodation has been about L 5 10* per child for schools of all classes. The Loudon School Board gives L7l exclusive of sites. The South Australian Model Schools cost L 4.000, or L 7 per head.