The above table is an interesting one showing as it does the sections of our own country as well as the foreign countries that are contributing to our population.

CLASSIFICATION BY GRADES OF ADVANCEMENT IN STUDIES. [See Appendix, Table VII.]

NUMBER BELONGING AT THE CLOSE OF EACH QUARTER.

the year was 49,451, an increase of 1,208 over the number belonging last year.

Pupils are considered as belonging during all absences that do not extend beyond six consecutive half-days. At the end of six consecutive half-days' absence the pupil's name is dropped" from the roll and he is no longer counted as belonging. When he returns to school his name is "re-entered"; that is, he is again counted as belonging. The average daily attendance is from 91 to 94 per cent of the number belonging.

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Since it is possible for all pupils belonging" to a room to be present at any one time, the number of teachers to which a school is entitled is based upon the number of pupils belonging.

PER CENT. OF TOTAL NUMBER BELONGING AT CLOSE OF QUARTER.

During the year 3.10 per cent of the number of pupils belonging were in the Normal and High Schools; 15.99 per cent were in the upper four, or Grammar, grades of the District Schools; 70.84 per cent were in the four Primary grades, and 10.07 per cent were in the Kindergartens. A comparison with the preceding year shows a slight decrease in the proportionate number of pupils in the Normal, High and upper four grades of the District Schools, and an increase in the proportionate number belonging in the four Primary grades and in the Kindergarten.

The following table gives the per cent of the average number belonging in the several grades for the last nineteen years:

1864-65 9,960 6,966 13,926 9,090 8,121 90

1865-66 7,256 7,300 14,566

9,593 9,846 91 61 1866-67 7,830 7,461 15,291 10,754 10,029] 93 1867-68 9,246 9,214 18,460 12,281 11,848) 93 64 278 1868-69 10,757 10,429 21,186 15,282 14,218 93 67 340 1869-70 12,175 12,172 24,347 17,670 16,277 92 67 411 1870-71 13,688 13,899 27,587 19,844 18,428 93 67 487 1871-72 15,085 15,209 30,294 22,010 20,479 93 67 534 1872-73 16,895 17,033 33,928 23,002 21,113 92 62 613 1873-74 16,825 17,448 34,273 24,731 23,105 93 67 601 1874-75 17,692 18,249 35,941 26,183 24,438 93 654 1875-76 18,825 19,535 38,390 27,501 25,426 931 66 668 1876-77 20,729 21,707 42,436 29,774 27,581 93 66 752 1877-78 24,379 25,199 49,578 35,710 33,075 93 1878-79 24,053 24,783 48,836 35,860 33,087 1879-80 25,046 26,195 51,241 37,150 34,319 1880-81 25,076 26,505 51,581 37,887 34,893 1881-82 25,670 27,380 53,050 38,956 35,945 1882-83 26,558 28,402 54,960 39,469 36,075 1883-84 25,670 27,457 53,127 39,170 36,007 1881-85 26,430 27,561 53,991 40,186 37,033 1885-86 26,737 27,716 54,453 41,826 38,537 1886-87 26,927 28,387 55,314 41,816 38,405 1887-88 27,684 29,390 57,074 43,001 39,597) 1888-89 27,696 29,451 57,147 44,000 40,400 92 1889-90 28,409 29,907 58,316 44,983 41,159 91 1890-91 28,900 30,793 59,693 45,770 41,962| 92 1891-92 30,263 32,172 62,435 48,143 44,011 91 1892-93 31,493 33,676 65,169 49,451 45,150 91

140

45 13 29 3 87

17 16 583 51

158

45

12 16 2 35

14 57

583 20

167

49

9 65

1 83

11 48

409 52

76

48 12 59

1 40

14 00

605 64