1430. The educational system of the North-west Territories is under the control (within its attributes) of a Council of Public Instruction, consisting of the Executive Committee (4) and four appointed members without votes.

1431. The law provides that no school district shall comprise an area of more than 25 square miles, nor shall it contain less than four resident heads of families, or a smaller school population than 10, i.e., children between the ages of 5 and 20.

1432. No religious instruction is allowed in any public school before 3 o'clock in the afternoon, at which time such instruction as is permitted by the trustees may be given, parents having the privilege of withdrawing their children at that hour, if desired.

1433. The following comparative figures show what progress has been made of late years :

1434. The following are the figures for 1893-Number of schools Public, 245; Roman Catholic Public, 26; Roman Catholic, Separate, 8. Number of pupils on the rolls, 7,789, distributed thus: Public Schools, 6,698; Roman Catholic Public, 668; Roman Catholic Separate, 423. Number of pupils attending, 5,562, distributed: Public, 4,801; Roman Catholic Public, 444 Roman Catholic Separate, 317.

The expenditure for schools for 1893 was $121,057.

1435. The following is a concise summary of the prece ling tables. Owing to the fact that the various provinces issue their reports at different periods, it is not possible to give the figures for the whole Dominion at a given date; but as, vear by year, returns are made for, as nearly as possible, the same periods as those given below, the figures are almost as valuable for comparison as if they all represented the same year.

EDUCATIONAL STATISTICS OF THE PUBLIC, HIGH, NORMAL AND MODEL SCHOOLS OF CANADA.

Including Clergy Reserve Fund. Includes all teachers. || Schools are supported entirely by Government.

+ No returns.

1436. In the Year Book, 1889, a concise history was given of all the principal higher educational institutions in the country, which it is not considered necessary, at present, to repeat, but the following summary table will show that the value of their buildings, endowments, &c., was upwards of $12,000,000, and that some 9,000 students were attending them. If the students attending these institutions, as well as those receiving tuition at a large number of private establishments, particulars of which cannot be obtained, are added to the pupils of the public, high and normal schools, it will be seen that the whole number of those undergoing instruction of some kind is considerably over one million, so that more than one-fifth of the population of Canada is at the present time receiving direct education.

* Government grant.

+Government expenditure.

340,900 +18,564

135

+1,967

25

*8,800

71

4,500

24

4,000

21

The classical colleges in Quebec are a combination of school and college, attended by both boys and young men. They confer certain degrees, and are mostly affiliated with Laval University. It not being possible to separate them, the pupils in these colleges are counted twice over, viz., in this table and in the one in the preceding paragraph.

No returns.

1437. The judicial system of Canada has been described in paragraph 30.

1438. The Act authorizing the collection and compilation of Criminal Statistics, came into operation in 1876. The returns are yearly becoming more valuable, greater care being exercised in the collection. The whole system has been reviewed during the year 1893, with the result of adding to the returns the criminals dealt with by the North-west Mounted Police.