E.—3.

Table H 7. Classification as regards Ages and Standards of Children on the Native Village School Rolls at the End of the Year 1921.

Table H 8. Summary of Expenditure on Native Schools during the Year ended 31st March. 1922. £ Teachers' salaries and house allowances .. .. .. .. .. .. 56,109 Teachers in isolated districts: Special allowances .. .. .. .. .. 229 Books and school requisites .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,546 Conveyance and board of children .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1. 456 Manual-instruction classes: Payment of instructors, material, &c. .. .. .. 327 Inspectors'salaries.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,310 Travelling-expenses, &o,, of teachers on transfer, and of Inspectors .. .. .. 1,179 Higher education: Scholarships, travelling-expenses, &c. .. .. .. .. 4,297 New buildings, additions, &c. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 7,072 Maintenance of buildings, including repairs and small works .. .. .. .. 4,058 Sundries: Advertising, sanitation, translation fees, &e. .. .. .. .. 69 77,652 Less recoveries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Total net expenditure .. .. .. .. .. ..£77,650* * Inclusive of £1,650 from national-endowment reserves revenue.

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Class P. Standard I. Standard II. Standard III. Standard IV. Standard VII. Race Totals. Grand Totals. Standard V. Standard VI. •i Ages. Europeans, Maoris. Europeans. Maoris. Europeans. Maoris. j ; Europeans. Maoris. Europeans. Maoris. Europeans. Maoris. Europeans.; Maoris. Europeans.; Maoris. Europeans. Maoris. - j ys. Girls. I Total. B. G. j B. G. B. G. I B. j G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. ; G. | B. j G. B. G. '] B. G. B. I G. j B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. " ' j I 5 and under 6-rears.. 31 j 26 143 139 6 „ '".,.. 47 i 40 274 227 7 „ 8 .... 48 i 32 304 270 8 „ 9 ., .. 15 13 244 217 9 ,. 10 „ .. 12 4 149 127 10 „ U'..,.. 3 .. 73 81 11 „ 12 „ .. 1 .. 40 35 12 „ 13 „ 23 21 13 „ - 14 „ 8 7 14 „ 15 „ 2 2 15 years and over .. 1 157 ! llo 12601127 2 ' 2 i 3 6 | .. 18 7 i 20 12 2 18 j 12 | 56 i 58 8 4 : 11 I 96 80 21 1 5 ! 65 59 12 1 2 63 50 5 .. .. 26 16 5 .... 8 8 2 .. .. 6 3 .. 44 j 39 343 ! 292 55 I I I I I I'll 1 1 2 ...... .... .. 12 12 12 2 3 .. 1 1 16 51 39 5 13 17 16 3 3 2 .. .. 13 78 75 13 j 17 37 51 6 5 14 13 6 5 72 61 9 ! 10 94 80 ; 16 13 39 38 10 ; .. 42 40 1 | 1 ; 72 I 62 ; 8 15 53 58 9 .. 36 26 2 i 2 35 36 ; 10 7 53 45 14 ..11 7 2 i .. 19 11 3 .. 23 20 6 .. j 1 | 5 ..... 6 .. .. .. 12 6 | 2 47 304 267 34 46 280 257 47 43 196 180 47 .. .. j .. 2 4 2 8 14 15 12 36 27 5 I 55 57 1 I 34 23 .. | 18 13 28 161 137 1 k ! 31 | 49 .. I 68 I 44 i I 45 .. .. 1 41 4 3 5 5 46 4 4 19 i 16 2 .. .. 3 29 14 10 I 31 30 6 2 2 .. 48 5 4 | 32 32 5 2 12 4 21 3 2 ; 18 17 4 3 7 5 9 , i : : 30 23 106 100 17 ' 7 j 21 12 431 I I 26 143 139 42 277 233 40 325 284 40 312 288 49 315 262 40 272 281 41 327 284 32 27 1 ! 243 26 | 228 209 7 : 139 102 5 62 47 174 165 326 I 275 39? I 324 356 328 360 I 311 313 j 321 373 | 325 300 | 275 276 | 235 160 J 109 71 I 52 339 601 717 684 671 634 698 575 511 269 123 431 348 J26712372 3,102 2,720 5,822 272 i 2,387 2,659 -45-7% 83 635 718 = 12-3% 102 571 673 = 11'6% 80 537 Y 617 90 376 466 = 80% 75 298 53 206 24 9 5,043 5,822 373 = 6'4% 259 — 4-4 <V - * /o 57 = 1-0% 5,822 U 0TEi p 0 r the purposes of this return, 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.