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Table H 8. Summary of Expenditure on Native Schools during the Year ended 31st March, 1918. Teachers' salaries and house allowances ... ... •-■ . ■■■ 33,226 Higher education: Scholarships, travelling-expenses, &c. ... ... 2,362 War bonus to teachers ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,991 New buildings, additions, &c. ... ... ... ... ... 2,464 Teachers in isolated districts—special allowances ..: ... ... 134 Maintenance of building?, including repairs and small works ... 1,063 Teachers' removal allowances ... ... ... ... ... 522 Sundries: Advertising, planting sites, sanitation, &c. ... ... 49 Training of teachers ... ... .., ... ... ... 22 Books and school requisites ... ... ... ... ... 599 43,836 Conveyance and board of children ... ... ... ... 338 Less recoveries ... ... ... ... ... ... 14 Manual-instruction classes: Payment of instructors, material, &c. ... 289 Inspector's salary ... ... ... ... ... ... 525 Total net expenditure ... ~, ... ... £43,821 Inspector's travelling-expenses ... ... ... ... ... 251 ~

Table H 7. Classification as regards Ages and Standards of Children on the Native Village-school Rolls at the End of December, 1917.

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Class P. Standard I. Standard II. Standard III. Standard IV. Standard V. Standard VI. Standard VII. Race Totals. Grand Totals. A 8 es - Europeans. Maoris. Europeans. Maoris. Europeans. Maoris. Europeans. Maoris. Europeans. Maoris. Europeans.: Maoris. Europeans, Maoris. Europeans. Maoris. Europeans. Maoris. ; ' ! ; ■ ; ' 1 ! : Boys, j Girls. Total. . j uttje. j Uiiio. i XUItcbi. B. G. B. G. ! B. G. B. . G. B. G. B. G. B. ; G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. ; G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. I B. G. : . I : i : _ _ i I . . I i !_ . I I I , i ! 5 and under 6 years .. 21 13 146: 13-5 .. .. .... ..J ! .. | .. .- ...... .. j .. .. j .. .. 21 13 146 135 167 148 315 G. , B. G. 6 , 7 „ .. 23 24: 196 207 1 j .. ... 3 ..*..... .... .. .. .. .. .. | .. 24 24 196 210 220 234 454 7 , 8 „ .. 36 29: 259 237 8 j 6 16 j 18 3 6 , 1 3 ..:...., .. .. .. j ,. .. 47 41 276) 258 323. 299 622 8 , 9 „ .. ia| 3 225 177 8 : 10 61 ! 55 4 ; 8 19 , 24 5 2 5 3 j .. I 29 310 259 339 j 282 ' 621 9 m io 6 7 138: 123 12 8 j 80 87 10 6 71 66 7 10 j 14 17 2 3 2,3 1 1 .. .. .. I 38 35: 305J 296 343 331 674 10 . 11 . .. 4 1 92' 50. 6 2 60 61 5 4 71 70 12 j 13 55 52 6 6 13 5.1 2 1 .. I 1 •• •• 35 28 292i 238 327 266 593 11 , 12 1 31 27 1 1 40 47 6 4 82 74 6 4 56 55 7 15 41 31 8 6 8 14 , 2 2 .. | .. 30 33 258 248 288 I 281 569 12 , 13 „ 20: 10 .... 10 20 : 1 : 1 54 41 5 2 75 77 12 5 78 45 8 12 21 32 I 5 ! 5 7 6 1 I ..... .. 32 25 265 231 297 256 553 13 . 14 „ .... li 6 4 .. 18 8 2 .. 25 17 ! 1 .. 44 ; 34 4 3 j 55 | 48 5 8 37 45 6 ; 11 ! 24 20 1 .. 3 1 1.9 24 202 177 221 201 422 14 , 15 „ 3 1 .. .. 8 4 .. 1 6 8|.. 8 D IS 1 .... 20 37 5 2 33 29 6 3 j 30 I 21 1 116 13 9 111 111 124 120 244 15 years and over 1 ..!-... 2 3 .. .. 1 2 .. .. 3 7 .. .. 4 7 1 1 15 12 2 ; 3 ; 15 ' 20 1 .. 3 3 4 4 44 54 48 58 106 Totals .. .. 102 79|1U7 ; 971 36 28 285:306 31 I 30 330 305 36 33 |262 1260 32 32 213 166 29 32 115 132 ' 22 I 24 j 76 1 67 4 1 7 10 292 259 2405 2,217 2,697 2,476 5,173 ~181 2,088 64 591 61 635 69 522 64 379 61 247 46 143 5 17 551 4,622 i7l73 181 2,088 64 591 61 635 69 522 64 379 61 2,269 655 696 591 443 308 189 22 5,173 Note.— For the purposes of this table, half-caste children and children intermediate in blood between half-caste and Maori are reckoned as Maori, and children intermediate in blood between half-caste and European as European.