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The wants of the Boards with respect to buildings, apart from the demand for new schools, are shown in Table Q.

TABLE Q. —Deficiency of School Buildings.

The amount expended by the Boards during the year in maintaining scholarships was £0,086 17s. 7d. This expenditure is provided for a special capitation grant of Is. 6d., or as much less as the Boards actually expend on scholarships. The number and annual value of the scholarships at the end of 1888 are shown in the following table (R) :—

TABLE R.— Scholarships.

Education Reserves. The reports and accounts of the several bodies of School Commissioners will be found in the Appendix (pp. 88-100). A summary of the accounts is here given in Table S. The amount of the sums paid by the School Commissioners to Education Boards for the purposes of primary education in 1888 was £29,142 Bs. lid., and by this amount the sums that would otherwise have been paid to the Boards on account of capitation grant have been reduced.

Education Districts. Schools in Operation. Schools not belonging to Boards. Schools without Besidences. Schools with less than 10 sq. ft. for each Child (but more than 8 sq. ft.). Sehools with less than 8 sq.ft. for each Child. Available in 1889. (Tables O and P.) Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington .. Hawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson 229 37 83 74 46 34 89 21 23 156 49 187 100 34 2 8 8 3 11 8 125 15 32 38 15 13 50 9 11 14 10 7 27 5 1 2 11 12 1 1 3 £ s. d. 2,271 5 0 791 9 1 [-1166 5 10] 4,071 5 3 [-1458 18 5] 367 7 2 780 0 10 376 13 9 493 6 5 2,807 6 5 272 3 2 [-288 10 10] 1,193 10 8 Grey Westland North Canterbury South Canterbury Otago Southland 4 3 1 4 8 1 1 1 2 1 9 2 1 1 1 Totals.. 1,128 94 366 45 11 10,510 13 2

Number Education Districts. h £,f 0 * n 1888.' Boys. Girls. Period of Tenure. Expended on Scholarships in 1888. Annual Value, &o. Auckland 31 18 13 Years. 3J and 3 £ s. d. 1,212 0 4 9 at £45 ; 2 at £40 ; 2 at £35 ; 1 at £30; 17 at £20: 4 for 3J years; 27 for 3 years. £10. 5 at £40 ; 4 at £20: those at £40 include £20 a year allowance for boarding from home : 8 for 2 years ; 1 for 1 vear. 6 at £30 ; 18 at £15. 1 at £40 ; 3 at £20 ; 16 at £10 : 11 for 2 years ; 9 for 1 year. £40. 3 at £52 10s. ; 1 at £2210s.; 3 at £1610s.; 4 at £12 10s.: 10 for 2 years ; 1 for If Taranaki Wanganui 7 9 4 6 3 3 2 2 and 1 130 4 3 286 0 3 Wellington Hawke's Bay 24 20 13 10 11 10 2 2 and 1 556 11 11 291 8 0 Marlborough Nelson .. 2 11 2 7 4 2 2 and If 92 12 0 272 5 9 Grey Westland.. North Canterbury .. 2 2 33 2 1 18 1 15 2 2 If and 2 100 0 0 125 2 0 902 17 11 years. £50. £50. 4 at £40 ; 29 at £20 : 28 for 2 years ; 5 for 22 months. 5 at £34 ; 2 at £10 ; 2 at £8 ; 2 at £4. 19 at £40; 27 at £20: 17 for 2 years ; 29 for 3 years : free education in all but 3 scholarships. 7 at £35 ; 2 at £31 7s. 6d.; 6 at £20 : 13 for 3 years ; 2 for 1 year. South Canterbury .. Otago 11 46 5 28 6 18 2 2 and 3 263 4 0 1,369 13 10 Southland 15 10 5 3andl 484 17 4 Totals, 1888.. Totals, 1887.. 213 195 124 119 89 70 6,080 17 7 5,518 5 9