<——*■—»*»*« mt _— — —» — — I II Returns recently prepared for the information of the Governor, show a marked decrease in the numbers of the Maori population of these islands. Ten years ago a Government census returned the total Maori population at 56,049 ; twenty years ago, in 1848, it was estimated at 100,000. Now, in 1868, it is returned at 38,517, of which number all except from 1,500 to 2,000 reside in the Northern Island. The Wellington Independent of the 14th inst., referring to the passing of a bill by the Provincial Council for the purpose of appointing an Education Coramission for that province, calls attention to the fact that the Government of Otago expended in 1867 £11,731 for the education at public schools of 4367 children; Canterbury, £10,064 for 4039 children ; Nelson, £6410 for 2256 children ; whilst Wellington, the seat of Government, provided the munificent amount of £2,500 for lhe education of 1165 children.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume III, Issue 170, 21 July 1868, Page 2
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