* Decrease owing to raising of minimum age from five to six, and to general financial depression.

+ Decrease; a year of unusual sickness.

1689 28,550 26,014
1890 29,209 26,928
1891 30,650 28,039
1892 31,732 29,339
1893 31,172 28,388
1894 31,104 28,746
1895 34,457
1896 37,450 31,206
1897, 39,480 36,438
1898, 40,016 36,728
1889 52:33 47.67
1890 ! 52.03 47.97
1891 52.22 47.78

Boys. Girls.
54,564 12,197 10,902
56,137 12,427 11,434
58,689 12,767 11,514
61,071 14,199 12,777
59,560 12,689 10,926

59,850 9,661 8,783

31,413

65,870 11,399 9,888

71,656 13,231 11,738
75,918 15,190 13,400
76,744 14,224 12,609

Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls.
23,099 9,039 8,267 17,305 4,471 4,376
23,861 8,9398,225 17,164 4,853 4,595
24,281 9,503 8,696 18,199 5,064 4,852
26,976 6,411 6,225 12,636 4,613 4,149
23,615 7,0056,761 13,766 4,952
18,444 8,677 8,258 16,935 6,377
21,287, 9,507 8,568 18,075 6,869
24,969 8,555 7,756 16,311 8,066
28,590 7,547 7,206 14,753 7,422 6,787
26,833 8,310 8,065 16,375 7,371 6,862

Total.

4,552

5,937

6,617

13,486 3,965

7,504

Boys. Girls. Total.
8,847 2,532 2,183 4,715 312 286 598
9,448 2,513 2,228 4,741 477 446 923
9,916 2,748 2,466 5,214
568 511 1,079
8,792 3,820 3,671 7,491 2,166 2,073 4,239
9,504 3,517 3,242 6,759 2,226 2,197 4,423
12,314 3,532 3,076 6,608 2,127 1,946 4,073
3,810 7,775 1,982 1,798 3,780
4,334 8,982 2,250 2,119 4,369
5.488 11,085 3,025 2,743 5,768
5,457 11,536 3,220 2,884 6,104

Boys.

Girls. Total.

Boys. Girls.

Total.

493 444

937

42:34 31.61 31.78 31.71 15.66 16.82 16.21 8.86 8:39 8.64 1.08
42:50 30-60 3054 30:57 16.60 17:06 16.83 8:60 8.27 8.44
41:37, 3100 3100 31.00 16:52 17:30 16.89 8.96 8.79 8.88
44:17 20-20 21-22 20.69 14.63 14:14 14:39 12:04 12:51
39.64 22:47 23.81 23:11 15.88 16:03 15·95 11:28 11:42

1894

51.97

48:03

the year

100 3101 | 30-50
33:09 31:44
100 35:49 34 46
100 38:47 36.77
100 35.54 34-32

30-76 27-8528-6628-24 20:49 20:65 20:57 11:33
32:31 27.60 27.28 27.44 19.94 21:07 20:48 11:50 12:14
35:00 22:58 22-71 22.78 21.51 21.88 21.70 12:28 12.70 12:47
37.63 19:11 19:77 19:43 19:11 18:62 18.71 14:20 15:06 14:60
34 96 20.76 21.96 21:34 18:42 18.69 18:55 15:20 14.85 15:03

7.14 774 7.42 2.51 2.50
6.83 6.76 6.80 2:49
5.73 5.73 5.74 2.14
6:00 6.12 6:05 1.87
7.66 7.52 7:60
8'04 7.84 7.95

2.51

2.76 2.62

2.34

2.23

2.13

2:00

1.77 2.23 2:00
2.03

2:32 2.17

The following Table exhibits the Number of Classes Taught during 1896, 1897, and 1898, from a different point of view :

CLASS II.

CLASS III.

1896.
Schools
772.

1897.
Schools

1898.
Schools

797.

843.

1896.
1897.
1898.
1897.
Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools
772.
797.
813.
772.

1896.

1898.

797.

843.

1896.
1897.
1898.
1896.
Schools Schools Schools Schools
772.
797.
843.
772.

1897.
Schools
797.

1898.
Schools
843.

1896.
Schools
772.

1897.
Schools

797.

1898.
Schools
843.

726

760

770

662

660

678

650

646

651

550

540

619

368

CLASS I.