1830. 
     
     1836. 
     
     1837. 
     
     1838. 
     
     1852. 
     
     1855. 
     
     1856. 
     
     1860. 
     
     1877. 
     
    
   
   
    
     1879. 
     
    
   
   
    
     1885. 
     
     1887. 
     
     1896. 
     
    
   
   
    
     1899. 
     
    
   
   
    
     _27_ 
     
    
   
   
    
     First Board of Education appointed 
     
    
   
   
    
     Central Academy opened. 
     
    
   
   
    
     First Official Inspector of Schools appointed. 
     
     First Teachers’ Association formed. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Free Education Act passed. 
     
    
   
   
    
     St. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Dunstan’s College opened. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Provincial Normal School established. 
     
     Prince of Wales College established. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Public Schools’ 
     
     Education instituted. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Prince of Wales College and Provincial Normal School 
     
     amalgamated, and Ladies admitted to the College. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Arbor Day established for the Schools. 
     
     Provincial Teachers’ Association founded. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Act 
     
    
   
   
    
     passed, 
     
    
   
   
    
     and a 
     
    
   
   
    
     Department 
     
    
   
   
    
     Provincial Teachers’ Association incorporated. 
     
    
   
   
    
     New Prince of Wales College erected. 
     
    
   
   
    
     of 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Provincial Teachers’ Association meeting annually, and 
     
    
   
   
    
     the Charlottetown Teachers’ 
     
    
   
   
    
     Institute which meets fortnightly 
     
    
   
   
    
     during the winter, are flourishing organizations, doing much to 
     
    
   
   
    
     promote the cause of education. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The following table is a summary of the Educational 
     
    
   
   
    
     statistics of the Province from 1885 to 1898:— 
     
    
   
   
    
     Year 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     1885 
     
     1886 
     
     1887 
     
     1888 
     
     1889 
     
     1890 
     
     1891 
     
     1892 
     
     1893 
     
     1894 
     
     1895 
     
     1896 
     
     18972 
     
    
   
   
    
     1898. : 
     
    
   
   
    
     i No. of School 
     
    
   
   
    
     as l 
     
     3" ‘ 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     No. of 
     
     Teachers 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Depart mcn ts 
     
    
   
   
    
     in operation 
     
    
   
   
    
     512 
     
     523 
     
     529 . 
     
     531 1 
     
     538 ; 
     
    
   
   
    
     Q1 
     
     ._. 
     
     O 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     556 
     
     501 
     
    

    
     569 
     
    

    
     573 l 
     
     581 l 
     
    
   
   
    
     55.1 
     
     569 
     
     579 . 
     
     581 , 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
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     Pupils 
     
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     21 983 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     23.045 
     
     22.530 
     
     22.330 
     
     22.109 
     
     22.292 
     
     22.221 
     
     22.250 
     
     22.138 
     
     21.845 
     
     21.852 
     
    
   
   
    
     . 12.986 
     
    
   
   
    
     12.166 
     
     12.612 
     
     12.325 
     
     12.248 
     
     13.159 
     
     12.490 
     
     12.898 
     
    
   
   
    
     12.960 
     
     12.819 
     
     13.254 
     
     13.412 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     EXPENDITURE 
     
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     109.317 1 36. 282 
     
    

    
     111.911.16.787 
     
    

    
     110.485 36. 294 
     
    

    
     108.846 : 38. 609 
     
    

    
     108,092 ‘7 37 810 145. 902 
     
    

    
     113,626 1 37 610 
     
    

    
     111.151 1 3.5 629 117. 78:1 
     
    

    
     114,570 g 36 542 151 11" 
     
    

    
     118.106 : 34 5192 152 (198 
     
    

    
     122.077 1 .1" 1' .854 159. 937 
     
    

    
     121.781 ‘ 39 426 161,201 
     
    

    
     124.084 34. 809 158. 893 
     
    

    
     128. 663 32. 781 161 444 
     
    

    
     129. 818 1 33.135 1 162. 953