ORPHANAGES.

Inspector of

75. The Inspector of Orphanages has furnished a separate report of the Report of operations of the Department in connection with the State and licensed orphanages. Orphanages. At the end of the year 1892 there were 1,824 children under the control of the State, showing an increase of 94 for the year. The expenditure for 1892 amounted to £27,315 13s. 8d., there being an increase of £2,344 15s. 3d. on that for the previous year.

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76. The distribution of these children is shown in the following tabular state- Distribution of

orphans.

* Including 5 children belonging to the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind who are temporary inmates only.

INSTRUCTION OF THE DEAF AND DUMB AND THE BLIND.

blind-Sydney

77. At the end of the year 1892, there were 16 Queensland children in the Deaf mutes and Sydney Institution for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind. Towards the cost of their Institute. education and training the Department contributed £500 10s. Since that date, arrangements have been made for the instruction of Queensland children within the Queensland Colony, and the Brisbane Institution for the Blind, Deaf, and Dumb was opened on the 6th of February, 1893. Eleven of the children were accommodated in the Institution's new building, and five at the Diamantina Orphanage.

THE MUSEUM.

Institute.

78. From the records of the Museum I learn that the number of visitors Visitors. during the year 1892 was 65,444-viz., 47,820 on week days and 17,624 on Sundays. This is a decrease of 11,672 on the number recorded for the previous year. The total expenditure on the Institution was £2,326 12s. 1d., showing a decrease of Expenditure. £71 3s. 7d. on the expenditure for the preceding year.

APPENDICES.

79. The tables which follow this Report show in detail the operations of the Reports and Department during the year.

Examination papers given in December, 1892, to candidates for Grammar
School Scholarships, and to teachers and pupil-teachers of all grades.
Notes by the Examiners on the answers to the questions given in the
Examination papers, December, 1892.

Examination papers given to competitors for Exhibitions to Universities
in November, 1892.

Department of Public Instruction, 11th May, 1893.

[L.S.]

W. HORATIO WILSON.

STATISTICAL

COMPARATIVE VIEW of PRIMARY SCHOOL OPERATIONS during SIXTEEN successive YEARS, 1876-92.

1876

262 212 67 48 114

1877... 286 220

71 49 142

1878... 305 235 74 61 135 133 230

366 285

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£

8,247 18,245 53:04 47:34 50-30 72-18 64.56 68-52 62,658 17 0

8. d.

£ S. d.
7,091 16 2

81 168 689 18,850 17,421 36,271 14,162 13,061 27,223 9,998
100 194 776 19,952 18,694 38,646 15,023 13,977 29,000 10,501 9,444 19,945 52.63 50-52 51.61 69.90 67-57 68.80 69,197 19 8 17,876 9 9
868 20,840 19,821 40,661 15,756 15,001 30,757 10,983 10,011 20,994 52-70 50 51 51 63 69-71 66.74 68-23 76,015 1 9 17,182 2 6
1879.. 319 252
64 152 152 230 924 21,861 19,519 41,380 16,527 15,184 31,711 11,340 10,078 21,418 51.84 51.63 51.76 69-22 66-37 67-54 82,701 13 8 13,638 18 11
1880.. 345 275 74 70 160 168 242 989 22,623 20,682 43,305 17,255 16,255 | 33,510 12,431 11,387 23,818 54-95 55:06 55:00 72-04 70-52 71-08 89,546 3 10 15,374 0 0
1881 ... 341 283 71 58 166 141 203 922 21,517 18,792 40,309 | 16,370 | 14,588 30,958 11,616 10,136 21,752 53-99 53.94 53-96 70-96 69:49 70-26 86,504 2 4 13,605 7 0
171 127 203 935 22,251 19,458 41,709 16,751 15,027 31,778 11,543 10,067 21,610 51-88 5174 51-81 71-02 6903 70-08 86,891 5 1 13,555 11 0
206 139 216 1,027 24,529 21,733 46,262 18,253 16,474 31,727 12,869 11,378 24,247 52:46 52:35 52:41 70-50 69.06 69-82 90,153 19 9 29,443 2 1
286 1,161 27,678 24,878 52,556 20,891 19,034 39,925 14,793 13,070 27,863 53-44 52:51 53:01 70-81 68 66 69-79 102,320 6 3 36,940 9 4
302 1,285 28,899 26,911 55,810 22,285 20,358 42,643 16,007 14,110 30,117 55-29 52.51 54.00 71-82 69.30 70-62 122,874 1 0 32,504 8 8
111 122 252 172 368 1,383 30,902 28,037 58,939 23,860 21,901 45,761 17,135 15,115 32,250 55 45 53.91 54-71 71-81 69.01 70.25 130,348 15 3 31,450 1 6
137 278
384 1,479 33,650 30,054 63,704 25,961 23,457 49,418 19,155 16,164 35,319 56-92 53.78 55.44 73.78 68.91 71-47 141,169 0 6 36,824 9 2
552 396 140 154 289 159 348 1,486 35,635 32,283 67,918 27,676 25,593 53,269 20,585 18,341 38,926 58:04 56.81 57-31 74:37 71-66 73-07 151,830 10 6 24,158 7 8
1889... 584 422 145 158 332 135 305 1,497 37,581 34,106 71,687 29,078 26,782 55,860 21,390 19,082 40,472 57 18 55 95 56:46 73.55 71-25 72-45 157,614 2 4 32,219 4 4
1890. 621 446 158 173 363 122 277 1,539 38,731 34,544 73,275 30,193 27,447 57,640 21,712 19,124 | 40,836 56:05 55-36 55.72 71.24 69.67 70-84 167,138 17 10 35,430 16 8
1891 639 450 157 185 407 92 213 1,504 40,232 36,905 77,137 31,882 29,080 60,962 23,815 21,189 45,004 59-19 57-41 58.34 74.69 72-89 73-82 175,875 6 1 28,148 17 3
1892.. 657 455 171 198 437
78,889 32,628 30,035 62,663 24,268 21,707 45,975 58-64 52-45 58-26 74-37 66:53 73:36 187,964 4 0 11,225 15 7

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1882...

1883

387

292

1884.

424

321

98

102 211

143

170

83

154 1,498 41,382 37,507

1. State Schools were opened at Clifton, Dalveen, Kuranda, and Templin. State Schools superseded Provisional Schools at Dalrymple Creek, Eidsvold, Farm Creek, and Thargomindah. The State Schools at
Bunya, Burketown, Camp Flat, Cedar Creek, Clifton Homestead Area, Condamine, Crosshill, Cumberland, Elliot, Maida Hill, Mount Kent, Muttaburra, Pimpama, Pullen Vale, Redbank, Sandy Creek, Seventeen Mile
Rocks, Tallebudgera, Toolburra South, Tummaville, Watsonville, and Yaamba became Provisional Schools. The Diamantina Orphanage was closed.

2. Provisional Schools were opened at Biggenden, Biggenden Mines, Bigriggan, Booie, Cannon Vale, Coal Creek, Deception Bay, Delaney's Creek, Doongal, Electra, Etna Creek, Ferndale, Grasstree,
Grosvenor Flat, Hungerford, Jackson, Kilcoy, Mirani, Monal, Mudgeraba (Lower), Muldiva, Paradise, Peachester, Reid's Creek, Sarabah, Tentoburg, Teviot, Thane's Creek, Ulam, Westbury, and Widgee. The
Provisional Schools at Anakie, Calliope River, Invercoe, Moralgaran, Mount Britten, and Mount Larcombe were reopened; and Bajool, Calliope Crossing, Glenbar, Lilymere, Mountain View, Severn River, and
Tipton were closed.

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