MAORI CHILDREN
ATTENDANCE AT: STATE SCHOOLS. ■ In tho Wellington district 328 Maoria are distributed , among , thirty-seven schools in ths following classes, states the annual report of the school inspectors: — ■ • P 128 SI 46 82 55 S3 41 S4 33 S5 19 S6 12 S7 4 338 With the exception of Okautete, which has twelve Maoris out of a roll oflourteen, ths proportion of Maoris to the roll is inmost of these schools very small. In Gladstone, Kahautara, and Ohau about one-third are Maoris, in. Waikanao about one-quarter, in Otalri one-sixth, and in such.places as Levin and Greytown less than one-twelfth. The identity of the Maori is thus lost, and it is difficult to report on his progress in such cases. The figures given above, however, show that many of the^ Maori children leave school before reaching 55., and up to this standard the average age of the Maori is roughly about one year in advance of that of the European in these classes. Of the' Maori in S6. four obtained proficiency and two competency certificates.
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Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 99, 26 April 1917, Page 2
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175MAORI CHILDREN Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 99, 26 April 1917, Page 2
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