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Picturesque Dunedin: or Dunedin and its neighbourhood in 1890

First Education Report

First Education Report.

The late Mr John M'Glashan, who ever took a warm interest in the welfare of the schools, added to his duties of Provincial Solicitor and Provincial Treasurer those of Secretary and Treasurer to the Education Board, until the repeal of the Ordinance in 1861. When the Board submitted its first annual report (1856-57), there were five public schools in operation. The following summary of information is compiled from the report:—

Schools and Teachebs, September, 1857.
Schools. Teachers. Salaries, including School Fees. Average Attendance
Dunedin A. Livingston £250 0 0 101
A. R. Livingston 100 0 0 101
Miss Dodds 124 0 0 14
Port Chalmers C. Allan 135 0 0 31
Green Island A. Wright 132 0 0 20
East Taieri J. Hislop 140 108 36
Tokomairiro A. Ayson 120 17 5 34
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The school fees for the Dunedin school, which amounted to £189 16s, are not included in the table, the teachers having been, paid fixed salaries. Miss Dodds received £24 as rent allowance. The exact amount of fees collected in Port Chalmers schools is not given, but the sum mentioned is believed to be about the amount.