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apparently largely affected by the epidemic of measles, and for purposes of comparison it would be fairer to take the average daily attendance for the first three quarters of the year. This was, for 1898, 111,040; for 1897, 111,150. On this basis the average number in attendance per school was, in 1898, 684; in 1897, 7Q-1. ■■■- \ . j , ok - z>:

TABLE J. —Number of Schools, December, 1898. (In this enumeration every couple of half-time schools is reckoned as one school, except in the column for number of such schools.)

The number of schools with an average attendance during the fourth quarter of less than 25 increased by 18—viz., from 614 to 632. The number of halftime schools was nearly the same as before; while the number of subsidised schools shows the large decrease of 49. The number of schools open at the end of 1897, but closed at the end of 1898, was 20. The net increase in the number of schools being 39, it would appear that the number of schools opened during 1898 was 59. The number of adult teachers increased by 52, and the number of pupilteachers decreased by 16; the number of female pupil-teachers being 19 less, and the number of adult female teachers being 48 more, than for 1897. Taking the first three quarters of the year instead of the fourth quarter, for the reason given above, the number of children in attendance to one teacher was, in 1897, 30*6; in 1898, 30 - 3. The number of adult male teachers in December last was 1,234; female, 1,370; number of pupil-teachers—male, 229; female, 831.

TABLE K.—School Staff, December, 1898.

Bauoation Districts. a o Pi o O ©O , Is I- 3 o a o I" © o l>02 <J Cβ .1 Nui 11 iber o: IS I s II! 8 Soh. jols ii fort] 8 ft t i whi( ie Qui S-l . o to 11 11 sh the Ave] irter was— §5 . EL rage Atteni 5-1 ■ O ■ «■! If 1. if Ph Si lance 1 '■+3 3« ■si f l ::l ■a !» 03 O j I a i i ■§§ 0,7-1 "3 Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson Grey .. .. .. Westland North Canterbury South Canterbury ... Otago .. Southland 346 63 131 139 70 62 120 30 34 200 67 219 143 21,985 3,192 8,110 11,579 6,291 1,719 4,695 1,448 1,158 16,950 4,486 18,459 7.832 107,904 110,523 63-5 50-7 61-9 83-3 89-9 27-7 89-1 48-3 341 .84-8 70-0 84-3 54-8 51 . 8 12 23 10 38 33 10 , 19 18 5 24 15 41 3 11 12 4 2 20 3 3 18 4 28 14 60 14 11 20 7 4 14 2 2 23 10 18 18 101 24 51 35 20 6 25 8 4 71 28 67 57 33 4 19 11 8 4 15 4 : 3 17 8 27 15 11 5 5 8 5 2 4 1 1 17 4 20 8 17 2 9 13 5 3 4 16 1 11 6 5 9 2 7 4 2 46 as 23 2 as 1 12 2 18 8 34 36 2 *2 5 1 2 12 3 9 7 1 '(3 1 "l 23 16 19 1 4 '2 10 1 . 8 -: 7 10 3 11 4 1 7 2 3 aVl ■' _•'•■■ 5 2 12 as 6 . .. Totals for 1898 .. Totals for 1897 .. 1,624 1,585 ,66-4 69-7 266 241 163 160 203 213 499 456 ■43 .168 184 91 88 3 79 78 78 86 50 46 27 33 68 as 31 59 as 29 4as2 176 225 20 19 Difference 39 -2,619 -3-3 25 • 3 -10 1 -8 4 -6 -49 1 -ii

Principal. %£*£ i sad !f >artint. Sole Teachers. Assistant PupilTeachers, teachers. Total. ■OB c. © a g S g SUh a 3. * © 00 Education Districts. Del mi : 'M. F. ', M.'- F. M. V. M. P. M. P. M. F. M. E>. All. Luokland ?aranaki Vanganui Vellington lawke's Bay larlboroiigh . : . Telson .. 5-rey Vestland iforth Canterbury iouth Canterbury )tago Southland 2 1 1 129 20 56 *55 29 9 32 ■ 8 8 78 29 90 •30 9 4 8 11 9 2 11 3 3 6 2 i i *2 'i 109 13 *45 .18 7 9 16 2 3 44 8 53 *57 99 25 22 55 23 42 61 16 20 46 24 76 39 37 4 14 *32 14 1 6 3 3 36 11 52 12 157 12 28 66 34 12 }26 12 12 *139 29 151 20 46 ! 9 1 34 1 19 15 1 i 11 3 3 37 14: 28 9 204 ! 24 82 157 72 ! 13 J 42 12 9 92 19 61 44 321 47 *149 tl24 68 20 65 17 17 222 66 223 1124 469 66 140 289 140 69 J 140 44 44 *314 78 288 120 790i 113! *289 f-113 208! 89! {205: 61 61 *S36 144 511 1244 1 21,985 3,192 8,110 j 11,579 6,291 1,719 : 4,695 1,448 1,158 16,950 4,486 18,459 7,832 107,904 110,523 27-8. 28'2 28-1 28-0 30-2 19'3 22-9 23-7 190 31-6 31-2 36-1 32-1 77 24 9 '3 1 26 4 i 31 4 1 32 12 32 16 -i16 55 57 Totals for 1898 Totals; for 1897 Difference 50 52 573 576 [ 69 63 2 2 384 371 J J548 j 528 I |_ (225 wa 698 '679! 229 1226 j 831 ; 850 1,463 1,456 2,201 2,172 3,664 3,628 29-4 30-5 191 183 |Si"j 1-8 ' 6 ! -i'\ 1 I ±3 tir 1 iJ > 8 " 1.. ! 3 -'19' 7 29 36 2,619' -i\f * Includes one vaoancy. t Includes two vacancies. J Includes out kinder] [arten iustri ictor.