Nelson Provincial Gazette – 1868 – No. 40

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✨ Annual school statistics

Annual Return of the Nelson Public Schools for the Year ending June 30, 1868, showing the Ages and Proficiency of the Children.

SCHOOLS.	NUMBERS.	AGES.				READING.			WRITING.			ARITHMETIC.					GEOGRAPHY.	HISTORY.
		Under 7.	7 to 9.	9 to 12.	12 and up-wards.	Beginning.	Moderate.	Good.	Beginning.	Moderate.	Good.	Simple rules.	Compound rules.	Proportion & Practice.	Fractions, Decimals, &c.
1. Nelson Boys—1st Division	75	1	29	45	3	8	72	...	44	31	...	6	60	32	...	75	75	75
2. " 2nd "	153	6	35	97	14	77	34	43	...	80	30	...	72	29	...	76	76	76
3. Girls—1st "	129	...	19	62	48	...	44	85	...	67	22	6	72	29	...	95	75	95
4. " 2nd "	117	13	64	38	2	74	43	...	83	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
5. Preparatory	230	194	36	...	...	230	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
6. Haven-road	140	36	41	17	65	48	37	43	24	18	33	32	14	...	...	45	45	45
7. Hampden-street	143	59	26	44	14	107	13	23	32	11	19	26	15	19	19	24	24	24
8. St. Mary's Boys...	119	17	40	41	21	33	29	57	58	24	3	20	27	23	20	59	59	59
9. Girls...	47	14	10	12	11	20	16	11	9	9	2	7	12	...	...	11	11	11
10. Hillside	52	12	13	16	11	12	32	8	18	14	10	22	11	8	6	27	27	27
11. Clifton Terrace	32	4	8	14	6	12	6	5	6	6	6	8	7	...	...	13	5	5
12. Stoke	86	17	21	38	10	36	38	12	25	15	10	15	11	24	12	24	24	24
13. Richmond Boys	70	18	23	22	22	26	22	23	17	5	21	14	14	9	...	28	28	28
14. Girls	94	18	23	34	19	17	40	37	...	16	25	14	37	21	21	52	52	52
15. Appleby	34	10	8	11	5	18	10	6	9	6	8	7	9	6	4	9	9	9
16. Ranzau	87	21	17	41	18	47	26	21	25	20	7	16	9	5	...	26	26	14
17. Hope	53	18	18	18	5	27	19	7	18	14	5	14	12	1	...	20	20	20
18. River Terrace	41	14	10	10	7	17	22	2	22	16	1	11	11	1	...	15	8	15
19. Spring Grove Boys	56	15	10	21	10	19	13	24	13	6	11	11	19	16	25	25	25	25
20. Girls	78	10	18	30	19	26	26	21	15	10	22	14	14	8	...	21	21	21
21. Wakefield, Lower	77	18	15	28	16	36	9	32	23	13	15	22	16	3	...	16	16	32
22. Upper	58	24	13	13	8	26	19	13	21	13	...	22	6	1	...	27	13	27
23. Foxhill	30	12	4	8	6	13	13	...	9	6	3	8	8	3	...	8	8	8
24. Waimea West Village	89	31	36	8	14	57	16	16	24	14	8	16	21	11	9	15	16	16
25. North Division	53	20	13	9	11	24	14	15	9	14	15	14	9	15	...	15	15	15
26. Moutere, Upper	74	7	32	20	15	32	23	19	31	14	7	22	11	9	...	19	9	19
27. Lower	56	14	9	20	13	19	14	23	13	14	7	21	14	10	10	24	24	24
28. Motueka, 1st Division	62	...	11	26	25	...	21	41	20	24	18	20	10	21	21	47	21	47
29. 2nd "	55	28	22	5	1	56	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
30. Pangatotara	31	3	9	11	8	12	12	7	9	8	...	7	10	6	...	19	9	9
31. Riwaka	74	15	21	23	15	33	24	17	16	21	8	25	13	17	17	26	41	...
32. Takaka	58	16	15	22	5	38	21	9	13	8	11	16	10	4	3	12	12	12
33. Motupipi	22	6	4	7	5	7	7	2	8	4	2	6	...	4	2	5	4	4
34. Collingwood	27	7	10	5	5	18	9	...	5	4	5	...	...	...	...	2	...	...
35. Long Plain	26	10	10	3	3	16	10	...	5	5	...	9	1	...	...	8	8	8
36. Cobden	54	24	13	12	5	36	13	5	16	5	...	...	...	...	...	5	5	5
	2678	729	671	819	459	1262	794	622	658	536	350	608	385	425	237	893	746	855

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The Nelson Provincial Council Buildings (depicted) were constructed beginning with the laying of the foundation stone on 26 August 1859, with the first Council meeting held there on 30 April 1861.

The buildings served Nelson for over a century before being demolished on 12 September 1969.

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