Superior School, but at present none of the districts are willing to incur the expense of supporting one. Arbor Day was observed by eight districts.

Norton. There are eleven districts in this Parish, and nine of them had schools at some time during the year. One district, No. 8, is small, and being near others, does not often work. There is no Superior School here, but there is an excellant graded school at Norton Station. Only one district observed Arbor Day in this Parish.

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Rothesay. This Parish contains nine districts, including one that is partly in St. John County, and seven of these had schools at least a part of the year. Most of the schools here are rather small, but they are generally well managed. No. not done anything in school matters for years, should build a new house. The school in No. 2 is the best equipped in the Parish. The house in No. 19, Golden Grove, has been much improved, but no new building has been erected. Five districts observed Arbor Day.

Springfield. There are seventeen districts in this Parish, and sixteen of them had each a school in the year just passed. There is an excellent Superior School at Springfield Corner, and besides this there are many other excellent, well-equipped schools, notably that taught by Mr. C. E. Black in No. 12. Eleven districts observed Arbor Day here.

Studholm. This is the largest Parish in the Inspectorate, and contains twentyfour districts, in each of which there was a school at some time during the year, except in No. 1, which is not at present organized. There are many excellent schools and school-houses, among which I might note those at Apohaqui, Collina, Newtown, Smith's Creek, Roachville, etc. That at Apohaqui is a Superior School of two departments, and has been doing excellent work. Eleven districts here observed Arbor Day. No new school-houses were built, but one district, No. 18, is building.

Sussex. This Parish contains seventeen districts, in all of which I believe there were seventeen schools. That at Sussex Station is a large school of four departments, and the advanced department, in charge of S. A. McLeod, A. B., is the Grammar School for the County. These four schools are doing superior work. The school at Sussex Corner is also a graded school of two departments, and is doing good work. Six districts in this Parish observed Arbor Day.

Upham.-There are eight districts in this Parish, and seven have each a school in operation. Most of them are doing pretty well, but more apparatus is needed in many of them. That at No. 3, in charge of Mr. McDiarmid, is well managed, and is, perhaps, the most progressive. Only two districts observed Arbor Day in this Parish.

That at Brook

Waterford.-Seven of the nine districts in Waterford had schools. ville, in charge of Miss Ford, is an excellent school, fairly well equipped with apparatus. None of the other school-houses are nearly so well equipped. Four districts observed Arbor Day.

Brunswick-This Parish is somewhat phenomenal. There are seven districts in it, but there were only three schools. One district, No. 6, has never been organized, and in the others there had been so few children that nothing was done towards

keeping schools open. Now, however, three of these districts are building new houses. and one is repairing, so better things are expected for next year. All are poor districts but two. None of the districts here observed Arbor Day.

Cambridge. There are ten districts in this Parish, and each had a school in operation. I am glad to be able to report that No. 2 has decided to build a new and much needed house. The school has been carried on here in a house much too small for the number of pupils attending. Better accommodation was recommended again and again, but no attention was paid to the matter, so at my last visit in September last I recommended that a new and suitable house be provided, and advised withholding the County fund draft until arrangements were made for building. This had the desired effect, and I trust that when the new building is completed this district will take a place among the first in Queens County in school matters. Most of the schools in this Parish are fairly well supplied with apparatus. Four districts observed Arbor Day.

Canning. Nearly all of the eight districts in this Parish had schools in operation. Good work is done in many of the schools, and fair work in most of the others. I was glad to see a school in the new house at Sypher's Cove. Four districts kept Arbor Day.

Chipman. All but two of the fifteen districts in this Parish had schools in operation, and these two are unorganized, one of them having no inhabitants at present. There is a Superior School in No. 5, and an excellent first-class school at Lilloet, No. 11. No new houses were built, but one district, No. 2, is building, and some additions were made in other places to apparatus. The schools in this Parish are generally doing good work. Five districts observed Arbor Day.

Gagetown. There are seven districts in the Parish of Gagetown, all of which had schools in operation. That at Gagetown, No. 3, is a graded school of two departments, and is the Grammar School of the County. There is an excellent, well-equipped school at Upper Gagetown in charge of Mr. S. C. Weston. District No. 1 is building a much-needed new house. Four districts here observed Arbor Day.

Hampstead.-Eight districts of the eleven in this Parish had schools in operation. One of those that had no school is the African Settlement, where it is difficult to get a teacher to go, but there should be a school there. The school at Little River, in charge of Mr. Leverett Belyea, is the best equipped in the Parish, and is excellently taught. Four districts here observed Arbor Day.

Johnston.-There are seventeen districts in this Parish, and nearly all had sehools in operation. Some of the school-houses are well supplied with apparatus, but there are many in which much more is needed. There should be a Superior School here, but no district is at present willing to undertake it. Four districts observed Arbor Day.

Petersville. Of the seventeen districts in this Parish fifteen had schools in operation. One of the others, No. 18, has never yet been organized, and No. 19 has done nothing for years. None of the schools here are much advanced, but good work in the lower grades is done in most of them. A better supply of apparatus is needed in several. Five districts kept Arbor Day.

Waterborough. Of the ten districts in this Parish, nine had schools in operation. The large school at the head of Cumberland Bay, taught by Mrs. Cox, is well advanced, and is one of the best in the Parish. With a little energetic push on the part of the Trustees this might be made a Superior School. A few of the houses are well supplied with apparatus, but there should be additions made in others. Four districts observed Arbor Day.

Wickham.----All but two of the nine districts in this Parish have schools in operation, and most of them were doing good work. That at McDonald's Point, No. 3, taught by Mr. L. J. Flower, is well advanced, and the Trustees applied to have it ranked as a Superior School. It is well equipped and well taught. Three districts observed Arbor Day here.

Blissville.—Of the nine districts in this Parish, seven had schools in operation. One of the others, No. 8, has never been organized since its formation; in fact it hardly seemed necessary to have it formed as most of the people in it live near the school in No. 4. The other, No. 9, is about building a house, but I am not sure yet whether it will be in Blissville or Clarendon. Two districts observed Arbor Day here.

Burton-There are fourteen districts in this Parish, and eleven had schools in operation. There is not so much educational activity here as in some other Parishes. Most of the districts are poor, those along the river being the only exceptions, and the schools, generally, would come under the same head. Nine of the fourteen districts are on the list for special aid, and some of them are very poor. Nos. 1, 2 and 3 are doing somewhat better work than the others. Two districts kept Arbor Day.

Gladstone-There are ten districts in this Parish, and most of them had schools in operation. That at Fredericton Junction is a large school, and should be graded into two departments. There is a fine opportunity for a Superior School here, but the Trustees do not take advantage of it. A new school-house has been built in No. 9. Three districts observed Arbor Day.

Lincoln-Of the six districts in this Parish all had schools but one, and that one is near a Fredericton school, where the children attend. The school in Lower Lincoln, taught by Alva B. White, is doing excellent work. Four districts observed Arbor Day.

Maugerville-The four districts in this Parish had each a school in operation. That in Central Maugerville has been taught by Mr. Wm. H. Thurott for several years, and has generally done satisfactory work. It ranks as a Superior School. Two districts. kept Arbor Day here.

Northfield—There are seven districts in this Parish, two of which are as yet unorganized. The other five had each a school in operation. All the districts in this Parish are poor, being on the list for special aid, and the schools, generally, come under the same classification.. That at North Forks, taught by Miss Baird, was an exception. Two districts observed Arbor Day..

Sheffield-This Parish had seven districts, all of which had schools in operation but one. There was a graded school of two departments in No. 2; the Advanced de

partment of which was the Grammar School for the County. These were excellent schools, but met with some reverses from contentions in the district; one house having been burned and another injured with gunpowder. Harmony seems to be restored in the district now, however, and I trust soon to see a suitable house erected. district observed Arbor Day here.

Only one

I have the honor to be,

Your obedient servant,

D. P. WETMORE.

Inspector for District No. 4.

INSPECTORAL DISTRICT, No. 5-W. S. Carter, A. M., Inspector, St. John, N. B.

This District embraces the Counties of St. John and Charlotte, and the Parishes of Westfield and Greenwich in King's County.

WILLIAM CROCKET, Esq., A. M.,

Chief Supt. of Education,

Fredericton, N. B.

SIR: I beg to submit the following report for the year ended December 31st, 1888. A retrospect of the year's work shows that much substantial progress has been made in this district. The number of new school-houses erected has not been so great as in last year, but the amount of money expended on them has been very much greater this year. The schools are being better supplied with outbuildings, furniture and apparatus each year. There are now in my territory few school-houses which have not outbuildings and are not supplied at least with maps of the Hemispheres, Dominion of Canada, Maritime Provinces and Geographical Terms, as well as a set of wall cards and a ball frame. The blackboard surface provided in many of the country districts is not yet entirely satisfactory, and the furniture in some is of a poor description, but much new is being procured every year. I will briefly review each Parish and City or Town in my district, noting the most important improvements and prominent defects.

Clarendon. There are three organized school districts in this Parish. No. 1 is now provided with a new school-house, which, though small, will probably answer the needs of the district for some time. A better definition of the boundaries between No. 1 and No. 2 was found necessary. The revised boundaries, while not satisfactory to all parties, are so, I believe, to the great majority of the people of the settlement. A new school-house is needed in No. 9, Fairy Bank, where there has never been a school.

Lepreaux.-All the schools in this Parish have been in operation during some part of the year. I am sorry to report that there is not a new house in No. 2 yet, and not having received a copy of the minutes* of the annual meeting from the district, I do

→ The Secretary of the school meeting should forward a copy of the minutes to the Inspector immediately after the meeting.-Reg. 1.-W. C.

not know what provision was made for the erection of one. The old hall in which school has been held for some time never was suitable for the purpose and is becoming less so each year.

Pennfield. A very comfortable and well appointed new school building of two departments has been built in No. 2, Beaver Harbor, during the year, and a graded school is now in operation. This place is growing rapidly, and increased school accommodation has been needed for some time. Schools are kept regularly in operation in nearly all the districts in this Parish. The school-houses are all comfortable and generally well supplied with apparatus. The house in No. 3 has been tastefully painted and repaired.

St. George. A general school meeting was called in the village, or, I might rather say, the Town of St. George early in the year, at which it was my privilege to be present. It was voted almost unanimously to build a new school building, and the Trustees were empowered to borrow four thousand dollars for the purpose. Tenders having been asked and this sum not having been found sufficient, at a subsequent meeting two thousand dollars additional was granted with the same unanimity as before, and the house is ready for occupation. St. George has now one of the best, if not the best, school building of four departments in the Province and is justly proud of it. Great credit is due to the very energetic Board of Trustees who have had the matter in hand and to the public spirit of the people of the place who so earnestly seconded them. The Trustees have been fortunate in securing the services of Mr. Geo. M. Johnson as principal, and the school now holds the Superior Grant. The example of St. George has already affected the adjacent districts. Caithness, No. 11, has built a new house, and the money has been voted for a new one at Back Bay, No. 14. The house in No. 16 has been repaired and new furniture has been procured. New outbuildings have been erected in No. 4, and No. 8 has thoroughly repaired its schoolhouse. The new house in No. 8 was occupied for the first time in August last. There are only four ratepayers in this district where they have never had a school in operation before. Schools have been in operation in all the districts in this large Parish during some part of the year, except No. 10, Piscahegan, where the children are few and at present too small to attend school. The school will probably be soon in operation.

Dumbarton.-Repairs have been made to Hume Ridge, No. 3, and at my visit to Tryon Settlement, No. 4, I found a good school in operation. This district possesses one of the best appointed school-houses in the County, but the settlement is poor and the children few. A good school has been maintained as usual at Rolling Dam, No. 6. Increased school accommodation is needed for this district, and I hope a new house will be built before long. I am sorry to note that No. 7 has fallen back into the old system of maintaining a school during only a portion of the year. No. 7 is doing rather better in this respect than heretofore.

St. Patrick.-This Parish continues to be about the worst in the County as far as the irregularity of its school is concerned. I cannot even except this year the three districts which I was able to commend last year in my report. It was proposed to close the school in No. 2 during three months in the summer, but this proposition was