THE EDUCATION REPORT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14971, 19 April 1912, Page 6

THE EDUCATION REPORT.

i The.report of the chief inspector to the Auckland Board of Education is particularly interesting as showing the great burden which is annually thrown upon those responsible for the sustained efficiency of our provincial public schools. In many parts of the Dominion, owing to the. lethargy of the Government in the matter of immigration, population is practically stationary and the school attendance does not noticeably increase. In Auckland Province, however, the increase in population and in school attendance is a weighty consideration, compelling constant attention from the Education Board. During the past year the number of pupils on the provincial attendance roll increased by 2757, and is now well over 42,000. The old cry for better roads is again raised by the inspectors, who find the notoriously poor roads of the Auckland province a great handicap in providing adequate educational facilities. • In spite of this drawback, however, which seriously affects the efficiency of many back blocks schools, the year's work has been very satisfactory. The progress made in educational work reflects great credit upon the teaching staff, and encourages the belief that our educational system— while still imperfectis being developed on sound and permanent lines.