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1903. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: SCHOOL-BUILDINGS (RETURN OF) IN 1903.

Laid on the Table by Leave of the House.

Return of the Number of School-buildings and Teachers' Residences in each Education District, and the kind of Material used in the Construction of the Buildings; also the amount of the Grants paid by the Government in 1902-3 to each Education Board for the General Maintenance of such Buildings, their Furniture, Fittings; Rebuilding; &c.

* Includes 1 brick and wood, roll 559. t Includes 5 brick and wood, roll, 4,283. t Concrete. § Includes 1 brick and wood, roll 600; and '1 stone a,nd wood roll 157. G. Hogben, Secretary. Education Department, Wellington, 30th July, 1903.

Approximate Cost of not grven ; printing (1,625 copies), 19s. 6d.

By Authority: John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9o3. Price, 3d.

OHIhHh ; c-os o © mat ™ . £_lll Kducation Districts. : o _ °3^ sss§| a £ Auckland .. .. 9,950 Taranaki .. .. 1,750 Wanganui .. .. 4,200 Wellington .. .. 5,300 Hawke's Bay .. 2,700 Marlborough .. 950 Nelson .. .. 2,250 Grey .. .. 850 Westland .. .. 800 North Canterbury .. 6,300 South Canterbury .. 1,900 Otago .. .. 6,500 Southland .. .. 3,550 A. B. C. D. K. Wooden Buildings. B^gs . Bulldtogs. Teaohe ' I'm' Residences. Buildii belong Bof (inclu colui] ngs not ging to ards ided in :HD A). I Nu " lhCT Holl berrf Ko11 !ber™f Ko11 °<B* Number. Builfl* *g? i BuiW- N ™" Wo °"- " ,KS ings. ber ' | ings. f,e '' Brick. Sione. Brick. Sione. Number of Buildings. Roll Number. 410 30,113 2 315 .. .. 184 74 4,844 .. .. .. .. 49 158 11,752 .. 90 . 160* 15,423 .. 53 83 8,465 j .. 50 55 1,700 1 279 .. 25 116 5,329 12 87 .. 57 31 1,609 .. 12 34 870 1 252 .. .. 23 202f 17,167 ! 4 1,553 i 967 166 64 2,786 5 1,486 2 821 54 194 11,854 : 7 2,860 21 5,333 204 150§ 9,570 1 99 1 19 126 1,731 121,482 23 6,931 26 7,140 1,093 .'.' 'it i 4 1 7 55 6 18 20 13 24 19 1 4 10 846 85 347 226 310 141 130 20 1.8 150 'it l 4 1 .5 6 03 55 Totals .. I 47,000 1,731 1.21,482 23 6,931 26 7 181 2,391