The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 51
4.—Education
4.—Education.
Year. | Schools, Inspected. | Accommodation. | Average Attendance. |
---|---|---|---|
1863 | 7,739 | 1,512,782 | 1,008,925 |
1869 | 10,337 | 2,076,344 | 1, 332,786 |
1874 | 15,671 | 3,344,071 | 1,985,394 |
1879 | 20,169 | 4,727,853 | 2,980,104 |
18 80 | 20,670 | 4,842,807 | 3,155,534 |
We thus see that while the material condition of our population has steadily improved, their moral and intellectual condition has also advanced in a remarkable degree.
One of the signs of improvement is in the matter of thrift. Take the Savings' Bank figures:—