The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE. THURDAY, FEB. 7, 1889.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2586, 7 February 1889, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

THURDAY, FEB. 7, 1889.

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The following interesting information on the Education System of the colony is taken from the statistics prepared by the RegistrarGenerul's Department. At the end of 1887 there were 151:5 schools of all classes* in the colony for the education of European and Maori children, an increase of 572 schools ou the number in the previous year. There wore 109:} primary schools, 23 colleges, grammar and high schools, 291) private schools, 10 industrial schools and orphanges, public and private, and 88 native schools. The total number of European children, including halfcastes, on the rolls at. the end of the last quarter of the year 1887 was 127,-395, an increase of 5,484 on the previous year. Of these 110,570 attended the national schools, 2,242 the colleges and grammar schools, 1:5,387 the private schools, 41G attended native schools, and 774 were inmates of the industrial schools and orphanages. Including only half-castes there were 57,259 boys and 5.3,317 girls in attendance at the public schools during the last quarter, being an increase on the previous year of 2,408 boys and 2,315 girls. The number of teachers at these schools were 1,259 male. 1,00-1 female, and 182 sewing mis tresses. Of the 23 secondary schools eight were for boys only, six for girls only and nine for both boys and girls, and had on the rolls for the last term 2,242 pupils, of whom 1,424 were boys and 818 were girls. The New Zealand University not being a teaching body, the undergraduates and students keep their terms at the affiliated institutions. There were 0 graduates, 44 undergraduates, and 57 non-matriculated students, of whom 39 were females, at the Auckland University College, 313 students at the Canterbury College, and IGB at the Otago University. The total number of undergraduates on the University roll was 816. Of private schools in the colony at tho end of 1887, 31 were for boys only, (54 for girls, and 201 for both sexes. They contained 13,417 pupils, with 131 male and 509 female teachers. Tho L'egistrar-Gencral says thai " it was at one time feared by the proprietors of private schools that they would not be able to hold thoir own on account of the competition caused by the system of free public education. This fear seems to have been premature, for, instead of a diminution in tho number of private schools, tho number lias of lato steadily, although slowly, increased." 'in 1882 there were 202 private schools with 10,002 pupils; in 1887 the number of theso schools were 299, with 13,387 pupils. Of theso 8,940 attended the Honian Catholic schools. According to the census of population it was estimated that there were in the colony at the end of 1887. European children to the number of 158,201 between the ages of live and lifteen, and that of this number 130,940 were receiving some educational training, leaving 27,315 unaccounted for. Of the children attending the public schools in 'December, 1887, 19,973, or 18-1 per cent, were between five and seven years of age. The number of Maori children in attendance at the schools was 2,812, viz., 1,012 males and 1,200 females, being an increase of 105 native children receiving education. The total income of the various Education Hoards for the year 1887 was £417,881 8s 3d, of which sum £388,050 Gs 5d was received from the Government, being an increase of £9,867 6s 6d on the grants of the previous year. The total expenditure was £413,920 lis Id, viz., £293,708 14s 8d for salaries of teachers ; £9,893 7s lOd for Board expenses; £T0..731 8s 9d for inspection and examination of pupil teachers; £52,621 9s lid on buildings, and £207 2s 8d for miscellaneous payments. The sum of £22,680 10s 4d was expended on behalf of education for native children. Tho industrial schools cost tho Government £9,493 14s 3d. There is another institution not enumerated in the above: that is the Deaf-mute institution at Sumner, which contained 42 inmates, and cost in 18S7, the sum of £3,732 15s 9d.