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Show REPORT OF THE COMMISBIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRB. 15 wishes of the contractors. The following general principles were formu-lated as the best that could be devised to carry out the wishes of Con-gress and to interfere least with the educational facilities to be afforded Indian children: 1. In general cut down one-half the allowance to contract schools ou reservations where the Government also has schools. 2. Reduce rates allowed all contract schools to $108 per pupil per annum. 3. Withdraw aid generally from contract schools off reservations, as the Government has a good supply of nonreservation schools and has to pay for transportation of pupils; moreover, nonreservation contract school plants can be utilized for white children. 4. Regard the provision of the law pertaining to division of aid amongdenominations by not reducing the number of pupils at thevery few contract schools which are non-Catholic. Following the above plan in general, with some variations according to circumstances, a total cut was made of 50 per cent of the amount allowed contract schools for the fiscal year 1895, excluding the two schools, Hampton and Lincoln, for which Congress made special appro-priations. The reductions are shown in detail in the following table: TABLE 8.-Schools conducted under contract, with number of pupils contracted for, rate per capita, and total amount of oontvaot for fiscal yeare ending June SO, I895, and June 30, I897. Looation of sohool. 1%~: I Rate per inmber Amount oaplta Nnmber Amoont dowed. I mauired.j oer 1 dowed. 1 monired. |