The foreign residents number 16,106 (viz., 4102 free and 12,004 convict), who are all located at or near Port Blair; but as the amount is arrived at by deducting the Andamanese and the natives of the Nicobars from the total population of the two groups, allowance must be made for inaccuracy due to estimation only of the Jarawas, Öngés, and Shom Pe[.n]. Average height of men 4 ft. 10-3/4 ins. Average weight " 98-1/8 lbs. _Men._ Maximum 5 ft. 4-1/4 ins. Minimum 4 " 5-3/4 " Average height of women 4 ft. 7-1/4 ins. Average weight " 93-1/4 lbs. _Women._ Maximum 4 ft. 11-1/2 ins. Minimum 4 " 4 " --E. H. Man, _Andaman Islanders_. APPENDIX E GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS, PORT BLAIR The daily average number of pupils on the rolls of the Settlement schools for 1900 was 229--190 boys and 39 girls. The daily percentage of attendance was about 92 of both sexes. Of the former attending the schools, 133 were the children of free persons and ex-convicts, and the remainder were of convict parentage. With the exception of 6, all the girls were of the latter class. Inquiry shows that the percentage of boys attending the schools, born of free parents, is about 36 to the 20 born of convict parents, who remove their sons from school immediately the compulsory limit of age (12 years) is passed. The number of schools in the Settlement is seven, and the teaching staff consists of--six vernacular masters, including a gymnastic instructor, one assistant English master, fifteen vernacular assistant teachers and monitors, five sewing masters and mistresses, one carpenter, and a blacksmith. The highest class in the English is the fifth, and in the vernacular school the sixth, in which mensuration and transliteration from Urdu into Roman characters are taught. The curriculum adopted is that in vogue in the Punjab. All vernacular education, as well as instruction, in the Industrial School is granted free of charge, but a fee of 1 rupee per month is imposed on those who are taught English. There were 82 boys in the Industrial School learning both carpenter's and blacksmith's work, and the earnings during nine months amounted to Rs. 56. It is proposed to teach boys who are not strong enough for the above trades the use of the sewing-machine, with a view to turning them into tailors.