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Table No. 2. Classified Summary of Net Expenditure on Native Schools during 1886. £ s. d. Villago-school salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,538 19 1 Teachers' allowances for special objects .. .. .. .. .. .. 166 7 C Teachers' removal allowances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 336 1G 2 Teachers' retiring allowances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 845 0 0 Books and school requisites .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 502 4 7 Prizes for regular attendance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 166 4 7 Standard prizes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. y .. 53 4 5 Bonuses for passing higher standard .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 0 0 Planting sites .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 290 Repairs and small works .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 529 6 8 Inspector .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 500 0 0 Inspectors' travelling expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 253 1 6 Travelling expenses of District Superintendents and other officers .. .. .. .. 12 0 0 Board of girls with teachers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 0 0 Subsidies for games .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 16 1 4 Subsidies for music .. .. • • ■ • .. .. .. .. 65 2 0 Sundries (including sewing material, £223 15s. Bd., and deducting refunds for sewing material, £64 15s. 10d., and refund from Te Makarini Trustees, £12 9s. 6d.) .. .. .. .. 287 16 5 Boarding-schools, higher education, and apprenticeship .. .. .. .. .. 1,713 3 7 Travelling expenses of scholars sent to boarding-schools .. .. .. .. .. 32 15 4 Buildings, fencing, furniture, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,783 13 9 School at Chatham Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 244 3 0 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. £21,134 3 8 Note.—Of the above total, £69 18s. 4d. was paid from Native reserves funds, leaving a net Government expenditure of £21,064 ss. 4d.

Table No. 3. Ages of the Childben on the Books of the Native Village Schools at 31st December, 1886.

Age. Boys. Girls. Total. Percentage. Under five years .. 36 37 73 3-11 Five and under ten years 664 556 1,220 52'00 fen and under fifteen years .. 520 393 913 38-92 Fifteen years and upwards .. 85 55 • 140 5'97 Totals .. 1,305 1,041 2,346 lOO'OO