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Table No. 2. Classified Summary of Net Expenditure on Native Schools during 1907. £ s. d. Teachers'salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21,173 3 2 Teachers' house allowances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 73 14 5 Teachers'allowances for conveyance of goods, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 142 10 7 Teachers' removal allowances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 673 4 9 Books and school requisites .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 666 12 1 Warming sohool-rooms (fuel, &c.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 71 3 6 Ferrying school-children ~ .. .. • • .. .. .. .. .. 96 7 9 Technical-instruotion classes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 426 19 11 Inspectors' salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 717 10 0 Travelling-expenses of Inspectors .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 534 14 2 Boarding-school fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,195 16 0 Travelling-expenses of scholars to and from boarding-schools .. .. .. .. .. 108 11 8 University scholarships .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 179 12 2 Nursing scholarships .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 86 16 3 Apprenticeship charges .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 57 0 0 Maintenance of buildings, repairs, and small works .. .. .. .. .. .. 799 18 4 New buildings, additions, furniture, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,340 0 9 Advertising for teachers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 14 8 Sundries (including sewing material, &c.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 112 14 2 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £31,492 4 4 Note.—Of the above total, £97 Is. Bd. was paid from Native reserves funds, and £800 from the Tauranga Educational Endowment Reserves Fund.

Table No. 3. Classification as regards Ages and Race of Children belonging to Native Schools at the end of December Quarter, 1907.

Summary of Table No. 3.

:aori; iweeii :aori ai f-caste; f-casi ie; E >etween E-caste am luropean; S, European. ee. Of Mixed Rai :e. H and B Q. . H and E Q. Totals. Ages. Of Maori Race. M and M Q. Speaking English. Speaking Maori. Europea] is. tc as a a g Ph B. G. Total. B. G. Total. B. G. Total. B. G. 'otal. B. G. 'otal. 5 and under 6.. 6 „ 7.. 7 „ 8.. 8 . 9.. 9 , 10.. .0 , 11.. 1 . 12.. 2 „ 13.. .8 . 14.. .4 , 15.. .5 years and over 149 154 208 207 224 204 218 172 140 65 67 112 166 164 175 172 175 159 141 115 60 45 261 320 372 382 396 379 377 313 255 \ 125 112 3 7 9 8 15 7 8 4 12 5 3 6 7 7 3 5 8 10 9 4 1 2 9 14 16 11 20 15 i 18 18 16 6 5 8 10 26 25 17 18 24 24 11 5 3 16 18 18 12 14 27 15 11 15 10 4 24 28 44 37 31 45 39 35 26 15 7 13 19 23 29 23 27 27 28 12 11 8 21 19 26 16 24 18 24 20 17 8 4 34 38 49 45 47 45 51 48 29 19 12 173 190 266 269 279 256 277 228 175 86 81 155 210 215 206 215 228 208 181 151 79 55 328 400 481 475 494 484 485 409 326 165 136 Totals .. 1,808 1,484 3,292 81 62 143 171 160 331 220 197 417 2,280 1,903 4,183

Age. Boys. Girls. Total. Percentage, 1907. Percentage for 1906. 'rom five to ten years ten to fifteen years .. fifteen upwards 1,177 1,022 81 1,001 847 55 2,178 1,869 136 52-1 44.7 3-2 53-2 42-5 4-3 Totals 2,280 2,280 1,903 1,183 100-0 1000