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     salaries may be supplemented by local assessment. Those 
     
     employed previous to 1896 are, after a service of five years, 
     
     entitled to a small bonus. 
     
    

    
     The total number of teachers in 1905 was 5,0; of school 
     
     districts 473; and of schools 475. The number of pupils 11 as 
     
     19,272, and the average daily attendance was 11,627. The 
     
     total expenditure for education by the provincial government 
     
     was $122,897.08. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Teaching Stafiszandidates for teachers must hold 
     
     certificates from the Board of Education, based on examina- 
     
     tion, and on at least five months’ attendance at the Normal 
     
     School. These certificates are first, second, and third class. 
     
    

    
     The number of teachers employed, according to class, in 
     
     the year 1905 was as follows: 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
         
     
          
     
          
     
            
     
    
   
   
    
     CLASS I. ‘ CLASS 1]. CLASS “1.» TOTAL 
     
    
   
   
    
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     Male Teachers 51 i 131 64 246 
     
     Female Teachers 1 73 161 90 1 324 
     
     Totals 124 i 292 l 154 j 570 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     The following statement shows the educational growth 
     
     from the year 1833: 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
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     1833 i 74 2,176 1871 i 381 15,795 ‘ 1899 N468 21,550 
     
     1837 5| 1,649 T 187+} 403 
     
    

    
     1841 121 4,356 :‘ 1878 ‘ 465 474 20,779 
     
    
   
   
    
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     1847 125 5,000 iii 1881 , 486 ' 21,601 ‘ 
     
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     18,233 1900 468 21,289 
     
    

    
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     1851 135 5,366 1 1887 ; 437 , 22,460 , 1903 480 19,956 
     
     1856 268 11,000 1 1891 i 531 22,138 1904 480 19,031 
     
     1861 302 12,102 1 1897 l 467 21,845 1905 ‘ 475 19,272 
     
     1870] 372 15,000 ‘ 1898 l 468 21,852 ‘ i. 1. 1 ...... 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     The principal educational events with their dates are— 
     
     Arbor day established for the schools, 1885; Central Academy 
     
     opened, 1836; first board of education appointed, 1830 ; first 
     
     education act passed, 1825 ; first official inspector of schools