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Table S. —Summary of School Commissioners' Accounts— continued.

The payments made to Education Boards out of the proceeds from education reserves in 1901 amounted to ,£40,971 os. lid. The revenues of the Boards are not, however, increased thereby, as equal amounts are deducted from the capitation grants due to the Boards. The payments for secondary education from reserves under the control of the School Commissioners amounted to £4,499 11s. 4d. Native Schools. There were ninety-one village schools in full operation at the end of 1901, two more than the number open in December, 1900. If mission schools and board-ing-schools examined by the Department, as well as the four new village schools, and two aided schools, are added, the total number of schools was 103. The increased activity in building, necessitated by the increased interest of Maoris in the matter of education, and the installation of operations in connection with technical work, have caused an increase in the expenditure to the extent of £3,425. The average attendance for the year has increased by 92-5, and is 2,592-25, while the regularity of attendance is greater by nearly 3 per cent.; it has again reached the level attained in 1898. There is a satisfactory increase in the number of passes. For the reason stated in the Inspector's report, it is interesting to find that the ratio of the number of girls to that of the number of boys has sensibly increased. Of the six schools opened in the course of the year 1901 two are decidedly small. One of these is at Euapuke Island, in Fouveaux Strait, where there was, very many years ago, a mission-house under the Key. Mr. Wohlers, who also kept a small school going. The population of the place is now larger and more steady than it was. The other is an aided school at Turanganui, Palliser Bay —the settlement of Captain Brown, a very well known Maori chief. The beginning made was not very successful, but there is some reason to hope for better things. All the other four new schools have made a satisfactory beginning. One of these is at Te Haroto, on the Road, a few miles on the Napier side of Tarawera. The climate of the place is rather severe, but the Maoris appear to have thoroughly made up their minds to secure success and have made an excellent beginning. Oromahoe, Bay of Islands District, is another revived school; it, too, has had a rest of about twenty years. The Natives of the place are evidently doing their best to deserve the consideration shown them by Government in reopening in their village. Whareponga is on the East Coast, about five miles from Waipiro; a successful beginning under a careful master has been made, and the prospects of success are considerable. Pariroa, near Patea, is interesting as being a kind of Maori centre whose people long held aloof. Their anxiety to have a school has been great, and it is reported that the prospects of their school are good. It was not found necessary to close any school in the course of the last twelve months. A few applications for new schools have been sent in during the year, and several visits for inquiry have been paid; there are still many on the list, and

.sso s am del dee, lecem! per, Provincial Districts. Balances of Arrears of Rent | Amounts due to Accounts. Inter a e n 8 ? due . Total Assets - Capital Account. Other Liabilities. Balance ol Assets. Luckland .. 'aranaki Vellington lawke's Bay larlborough lelson Vestland .. 'anterbury.. )tago £ s. d. 3,208 10 3 805 9 4 803 15 11 2,126 8 1 156 6 1 14 3 5 280 4 6 1,504 16 4 42,991 3 9 £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,421 11 7 4,630 1 10 477 13 1 1,283 2 5 56 10 4 860 6 3 552 5 2 j 2,678 13 3 142 3 0 298 9 1 401 10 10 415 14 3 17 12 11 297 17 5 2,355 2 9 3,859 19 1 4,228 18 9 47,220 2 6 £ s. d. : £ s. d. 3,027 2 0 ! 27 0 0 219 1 7 j 20 17 11 83 0 4 506 6 0 1,340 0 6 £ s. d. 1,575 19 10 1,043 2 11 777 5 11 832 6 9 298 9 1 415 14 3 255 13 8 3,550 13 2 45,419 8 6 42 3 9 264 5 11 45 0 0 1,800 14 0 Totals for 1901.. Totals for 1900.. 51,890 17 8 50,968 10 3 9,653 8 5 61,544 6 1 10,071 9 2 61,039 19 5 4,099 15 10 3,275 16 2 45,161 14 7 3,006 14 0 54,168 14 1 12,871 10 10