1887-1903
COLONIAL REPORTS
ANNUAL.
The births and deaths for the last five years were as follows:-
Per 1,000 of Mean Population.
Years. Births. Deaths. Births. Deaths. 1886 1,557 5,100 7.74 25.37 1887 1,705 5,317 8.01 24.97 1888 1,662 6,034 7.70 27.96 1889 1,683 4,597 8.65 23.64 1890 1,617 4,553 8.14 22.9017.-ECCLESIASTICAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
There were no changes in these establishments as compared with previous years.
18.-EDUCATION.
The total number of schools subject to supervision by the Government amounted in 1890 to 112, as compared with 99 in 1889 and 97 in 1888.
The total number of scholars subject to Government supervision in the Government and grant-in-aid schools during the last five years was as follows:-
Years. Government. Grant-in-aid. Total. 1886 1,893 3,951 5,844 1887 1,814 4,160 5,974 1888 1,933 4,325 6,258 1889 2,293 4,814 7,107 1890 2,514 4,656 7,170The total expenditure for these schools for the last five years was as follows:-
$. C. 1886, after deducting school fees 43,085 50 1887 43,070 91 1888 45,518 93 1889 44,331 98 1890 56,081 75Page 90
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