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TABLE N2— continued. (2.) Expenditure per Head of Population in New Zealand for the Years 1898-99, 1903-4, and 1905-6 to 1910-11 out of Public Revenue.

In Table N3 is shown the cost to the State per individual pupil or student.

TABLE N3.—Expenditure out of Public Revenue on each Branch of Education for each Individual on the Roll of the Several Schools, Colleges, and other Institutions (excluding Reserves Revenue and Cost of New Buildings).

Table N4 shows the progress made in education since 1898. It will be noticed that the proportion of those receiving instruction beyond the primary stage has vastly increased.

TABLE N4.—Progress in Education: A Comparison of the Number of Pupils under Instruction in the Several Branches of Education in the Years 1898, 1903, 1905, 1908, and 1910 respectively.

'igures given in every case to t' e nearest penny. 1898-9. J 1903-4. 1905-6. 1906-7. 1907-8. 1908-9. 1909-10. 1910-11. s. d. s. d. 12 4 12 11 s. d. 13 !i s. d. 15 0 8. d. 15 1 s. d. b. a. 14 11 14 11 s. d. 16 1 A. (1.) Primary (inoluding Native schools and training colleges) (2.) Secondary (including secondary schools and secondary departments of district high schools) (3.) Continuation and technical (4.) Higher education (including university and higher technical) 0 7 1 1 1 0 0 9 1 5 1 2 0 10 1 7 1 4 0 6 15 17 12 11 0 7 0 8 1 8 1 0 0 7 0 2 0 6 0 4 0 3 Totals A (1-4).. 12 10 ! 14 8 16 0 18 5 18 6 18 1 18 8 19 4 B. Industrial schools C. Special schools iDeaf and Blind, and Home for Backward Children) D. Superannuation and miscellaneous 0 5 0 10 0 1 0 4 0 8 0 2 0 9 0 1 0 7 0 2 0 9 0 8 0 4 0 3 0 4 0 3 0 10 0 3 .. 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 Totals A, B, C, D 13 4 15 6 16 11 19 4 19 5 19 6 19 5 20 8

Branch of Education. 1898. 1898. 1903. 1903. 1905. 1905. 1908. 1910. I. Primary, &c. II. Secondary, &o. III. Continuation and technical IV. Higher £ s. d. ! 3 4 10 I 1 2 10 16 18 11 3 17 2 I 4 2 6 1 13 8 9 4 3' £ I. d. 4 2 0 6 15 7 3 1 1 14 13 8 £ s. d. 4 15 2 8 0 2 3 4 4 14 12 3 £ s. d. 4 19 3 8 18 6 2 9 1 15 2 8 All branches except primary 5 13 11 3 7 11 3 7 11 I 5 5 1 11 1 11 5 14 8 5 12 0

Actual Numbers. Number per 10,000 of Population. 1898. 1903. 1905. 1908. 1910. 1898. 1903 1905. 1908. 1910. 'opulation .. 783,317 j 875,648 ; 930,193 1,008,373 1,050,452 i I. Primary (including public and 136,652 136,516 142,659 Native schools, all receiving free tuition) i II. Secondary (including secondary 3,046 ! 5,818 6,932 Bohools, secondary departments of district high schools, technical day schools, and Maori secondary schools) III. Continuation and technical (ex- 1,750' 6,583' 9,500 eluding school classes) IV. University, higher technical, and 708 1,104 1,294 training colleges 148,180 7,742 159,169 j 8,740 J 1,744 :v.) 1,551 lit) 1,534 76 1,467 77 1,516 83 6,533' 9,500 13,051' 15.C6S ■>i 75 102 129 144 1,194 1,294 1,711 1,916 9 14 14 17 IS (Private schools not included above, 14,857 15,609 16,639 principally primary) Total under instruction .. 157,013 j 165,700 177,024 15,609 16,639 18,367 18,900* iao 177 !78 182 180 165,700 177,024 189,051 203,793 2,004 1,883 1,903 1,872 1,941 V. Total under instruction higher 5,504 i 13,545 17,726 than primary (II, III, and IV above) ' Number of latter (V) reoeiving free l,178f 4,260f 6,404 tuition 13,545 17,726 22,504 25,724 70 155 191 223 245 4,260f 6,404 6,658 9,252 15 V.) 69 6G 88 * Estimated I Approximate.