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ST. MARY’S ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL.
Hokitika, 21st May, 1868.
Average attendance for quarter ending March, 1868 ... 72.9
No. on Roll at end of quarter ... 91
School Fees received during quarter ... £64 10 6
This amount includes arrear from previous quarter.
Average attendance for current quarter up till 15th May—Daily Average ... 52.6
On Rolls ... 61
School Fees received ... £17 1 0
BENJAMIN HAMILL, Teacher.
Geography is studied by means of the School Atlas in the absence of Maps which have not been provided.
D.
REPORT of the Presbyterian School, Hokitika,
for the past year, to date May 11, 1868.
The hours of attendance at this school are from 10 o’clock a.m. to 4 p.m., with one hour and a-half of interval at 12-30 p.m.
The number of pupils on the Roll is 89; the average attendance being 53: of these 81 pupils are and were learning:
Reading and Spelling ... 47
Writing ... 45
Arithmetic and Mathematics ... 39
Scripture ... 27
History ... 27
Geography (general) ... 25
English Grammar ... 20
British History ... 20
English Composition and Dictation ... 17
Etymology and Orthography ... 2
Algebra and Latin ... 2
French, &c. ... 1
The Books in use are those of the Irish National Board of Education with the exception of Collier’s British History, Butler’s Spelling, Lennie’s Grammar, &c.
Half an hour is devoted to Scripture History in the morning; the rest of the time to secular branches.
The attendance is somewhat irregular and the number for any one week is no criterion for another—the weekly fee may in a measure account for this. But the constant changing about so prevalent in every goldfields Township renders the weekly fee imperative.
The time is chiefly occupied in the English department, the parents of children objecting to the classical, which the enclosed tabular view will show.
ALEXANDER MALCOLM, Teacher.
P.S.—I would most respectfully recommend that a deputation from the Education Board wait upon the Members of the County Council, at its first sitting, to represent to them the advisability of more liberally providing for the educational wants of the district, and that the Board issue some rules and regulations for the observance and guidance of school committees and their respective teachers or sub-teachers.
A. M.
Hokitika, 2nd June, 1868.
Account of Cash Received by Samuel Boyle on account of Presbyterian School Committee.
1868.
| Date | Received from | £ s. d. |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 13 | Mr. Winter, on account of Provincial Government | 91 13 4 |
| Mr. Winter, on account of Provincial Government | 50 0 0 |
Account Collected by T. Boyle:
| | Mr. Bonar, jun. | 39 2 0 |
| Do. | Mr. Scott | 5 0 0 |
| Do. | Mr. Patterson | 2 2 0 |
| Do. | Mr. Jack | 14 5 0 |
| Do. | Mr. Jack | 16 5 0 |
| Do. | Mr. Whytlaw | 4 3 0 |
| | | 8 12 6 |
School Committee Acceptance ... 50 0 0
Total Received ... 281 2 10
ACCOUNT OF PAYMENTS MADE.
| £ s. d. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Livingston, Contra | 220 0 0 | |
| Mr. Malcolm | 50 0 0 | |
| Mr. Smith | 11 10 0 |
Total Paid ... 281 10 0
Due to S. Boyle, Treasurer ... 0 7 2
Interest on Acceptance ... 0 12 4
Total ... 0 19 6
Attested as a correct state of the School Account by
JOHN GOW, Chairman.
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Westland Provincial Gazette 1868, No 9
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Financial Statement for St. Mary’s Roman Catholic School
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🎓 Education, Culture & Science21 May 1868
School Fees, Attendance, Financial Report
- Benjamin Hamill, Teacher at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic School
🎓 Report of the Presbyterian School, Hokitika
🎓 Education, Culture & Science2 June 1868
School Report, Attendance, Curriculum, Fees
- Alexander Malcolm, Teacher at Presbyterian School
🎓 Account of Cash Received by Samuel Boyle
🎓 Education, Culture & ScienceFinancial Account, Donations, School Committee
7 names identified
- Samuel Boyle, Treasurer for Presbyterian School Committee
- Winter (Mr), Donor to Presbyterian School Committee
- Bonar (Mr), Donor to Presbyterian School Committee
- Scott (Mr), Donor to Presbyterian School Committee
- Patterson (Mr), Donor to Presbyterian School Committee
- Jack (Mr), Donor to Presbyterian School Committee
- Whytlaw (Mr), Donor to Presbyterian School Committee
- John Gow, Chairman