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three inspectors, one for each county, and also an inspector of French schools. The Island is divided into school dist- ricts, and in each of these there are elected annually by the ratepayers, three trustees who serve for a term of three years, one retiring every year. Schools are supported partly by government grants and partly by district assessments. The school age is between the years of five and sixteen; and attendance between eight and thirteen is compulsory, but this has never been enforced. Schools are divided into three

classes primary. advanced, and high. In the country dist- ricts the school-houses are rarely more than three miles apart; and in the majority of cases there is but one teacher for each. There are, however, a number of graded schools.

Prior to the year 1852, when the free school system was introduced, the schools were mainly supported by voluntary subscription and with such local assistance as could be had. Before that year there existed some good private schools and one central academy for the higher branches of knowledge; but there was no definite school system. Since 1877, the year in which the Public Schools’ Act was passed, many improvements have been introduced into the educational system.

The highest and lowest salaries paid under each grade of licence, for 1905, were as follows:

HIGHEST LoWEST CLASS cot'NTv

} “'OMEN MEN \\'()t\iEN l _7._..__| _7,,, T 7777 First l Prince. $775.00 $330.00 $225.00 [$180.00 “ ! Queen's 870.00 l 360.00 I 225.00 I 130.00 “ 1 King‘s 375.00 3 305.00 I 225.00 ‘ 180.00 Second ‘1 Prince 325.00 1 305.00 l 225.00 130.00 “ Queen's. 300.00 l 315.00 l 2.25.00 130,00 “ ‘ King's ; 265.00 l 205.00 7 225.00 180.00 Third ‘ Prince : 210.00 235.00 1 180.00 j 130.00 “ Queen's} 205.00 ‘ 252.00 } 180.00 L 130.00 “ King's l 205.001 165.00 l 180.00, 130.00

Teachers are paid from the provincial treasury, but such

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