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failures has been gradually reduced from 23" Itol7 1 In 1886 the pupils in preparatory classes were 37 1 per cent, of the total, 0 - 6 per cent, were above the Sixth Standard, 3 7 per cent, absent, 3 - 2 per cent, were " excepted," 12-9 failed, 425 per cent, passed. For 1891 the corresponding percentages are —34, 0 - 9, 2-5, 2-5, 9-8, 50-3.

TABLE F.—Inspection Statistics.

Table G- shows that the proportion of failures in 1891 is greatest in the Fourth and Fifth Standards (as it was also in 1890), and particularly m the Fifth. The percentage of failures in the Standards from the First to the Sixth respectively is—6 - 2, B*4, 206, 23, 28, 20-5. The Inspectors' reports are printed separately (E.-1b)

TABLE G.—Passes and Failures.

The usual table (H) showing the number of pupils under instruction in the several subjects of the primary course is given below Twenty-three pupils in the District High School at Greymouth are included m the total, but for some reason or other have been omitted m the analysis. The table seems to show that, as in former years, there are some children who receive no instruction m any subject except reading, and others that learn no arithmetic Wanganui, Nelson, Grey, and Southland are the only districts to which this remark applies. There are still 11,000 girls that do not learn needlework. The number of

Education Districts. « J O O O g Cβ 5 O T3 sSa ft -o a co ft Absent. d I o o H Failed. Passed. o © m i! 8 o i 3* « o s& a ■g to s3j 3 to fl en 0 8 ! S^" ft ; fto *3 «3 luckland Vanganui Vellington iawke's Bay larlborough Telson }rey Vestland Jorth Canterbury louth Canterbury )tago louthland 22,819 3,005 7 695 11 205 5,923 2,002 5,769 1 670 1 648 20,816 4 975 22,308 8,605 8,152 1,159 2,929 3,322 2,095 737 1,835 563 527 6,514 1 656 7 782 3,026 84 2 32 198 18 16 133 28 57 139 66 284 63 651 131 300 256 75 74 103 89 41 511 184 350 179 693 112 239 359 142 52 85 29 43 350 131 481 267 2,311 383 931 496 742 242 328 118 296 2,065 616 2 170 887 10,928 1 218 3 264 6,574 2,851 881 3,285 843 684 11,237 2,322 11 241 4 183 17-5 23-9 22-2 7-0 20-7 21-5 9-1 12-3 30-2 15-5 29-6 16-2 17-5 47-9 40-5 42-4 58-7 48-1 44-0 57-0 50-5 41-5 54-0 46-7 50-4 48-6 61-5 60'7 52-7 65-7 57-5 29-8 62-0 44-7 40-2 47-9 56-0 54-0 57-0 59-6 46-9 44-2 69-1 48-7 31-5 39-0 51-0 30-6 57-8 51-0 69-0 600 For the colony Mean 53-1 Mean 50-6 118,440 40,297 1 120 2,944 2,983 11,585 59,511 16-29 50-25 In 1890* 56,635 49-21 54-3 51-9 115,096 39,697 917 2,902 3,230 11,715 17-14 * Exclusive of Marl [borough.

Passes in Standards. Fail ires in Standards. Education Districts. I. I II. III. I IV I V VI. I. II. III. IV V VI. Luckland 'aranaki Vanganui Vellington lawke's Bay tarlborough Jelson rrey Vestland lorfrh Canterbury louth Canterbury )tago iouthland 2,586 313 917 1 379 822 220 638 158 155 2,621 549 2,451 979 2 731 338 875 1 412 709 207 703 168 187 2 756 570 2,500 1,037 2,357 258 636 1,322 509 179 626 177 145 2,327 466 2,214 862 1 701 208 463 1 240 423 147 578 163 110 1,877 372 1,890 679 1,037 69 254 760 209 65 425 125 48 1,090 234 1 329 423 516 32 119 461 119 63 315 52 39 566 131 857 203 217 44 96 18 123 31 27 9 33 100 40 130 47 245 31 88 87 144 46 34 20 23 221 79 216 71 520 145 262 154 140 65 43 29 67 648 181 615 297 628 88 280 108 150 50 110 30 58 530 161 540 209 528 59 137 68 137 34 73 24 74 412 111 497 207 173 16 68 61 48 16 41 6 41 154 44 172 56 For the colony 915 1 305 3,166 2,942 2,361 896 13 788 14,193 12,138 9,851 6,068 '3,473