held its annual meeting at T'aiku from the 16th to the 20ch of April, From the reports presented at this meeting it appears that the mission had two boarding schools and two day schools in operation last year, and a third day school was organised March of the present year. There are 82 pupils under instruction. It is contemplated to, begin one oF two boarding schools for girls in the near future. AL the boarding schools it is the custom to charge £00 pieces of cash per pupil per, month, and the reports state that this sum has been collected without difficulty during the year, and that many more boys applied for admission than could be accommodated. Native and Christian books are taught and also arithmetic, and_ geography. Son: e pupils have taken quite advanced studies in the last two branches.
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