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EDUCATIOX. 



'be inttueucetl liy low and ba.se considemtions, if tliey are to 

 wisely control and jH'otect the liberties and the life of the coun- 

 try. Freedom should be combined Avith intelligence and a sense 

 of moral responsibility, and then the " kingliest act " — the cast- 

 ing of tlie ballot — will he regarded as a sacred trust and will be 

 at once safely and Ijeneficially performed The call for univer- 

 sal education, of a wise and elevating kind, is emphatized by the 

 boon of universal suffrage. 



The following taljle sliows tlie provision made by the Legisla- 

 ture for education ? — 



Legislative grant in 1893 lor Colleges, (.xrammar 



Schools and Elementary Schools . . ^151,89122 

 Amount jxr capita for the entire population of 



202,040 ...... To. 17 cents. 



Legislati\'e grant for Elementary Schools . . '3'97,753 15 



" " Pupil Teachers . . 5,610 84 



" " Encouragement of Teachers . 25,297 87 



" " Inspection . . . 6,060 00 



Legislative grant for Colleges : — 



Church of England . 

 Church of Rome . , 



Methodist .... 

 Presl)yterian .... 

 Grannuar and Superior Schools 



Number of Elementary Schools in 1893 



Church of England 

 Church of Eome 

 Methodist 

 Presbyterian 

 Others 



Total 



549 



