G.—7

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3rd Class : Number in class, 7. Book, Primer. Read fairly. Arithmetic : Addition. Writing : Letters on slates. I am indebted to Mr. Greenwood for this report, as I was unable to reach Arahura this year owing to the Kaiapoi meeting taking place at the time I had fixed to go there. Mr. Groenwood remarks that Mr. Fitall eeema a painstaking teacher, but that ho labours under the disadvantage of being obliged to teach in a small, close, and ill-arranged room. Mr. Greenwood recommends an addition of 24 feet by 16 feet to the present schoolroom, as no one can teach successfully when the children taught are breathing vitiated air. It is desirable that this recommendation should, if possible, be acted on.

Enclosurs in No. 2. RETURN showing INCREASED ATTENDANCE in 1878.

RETURN showing NUMBER of NATIVE CHILDREN attending SCHOOLS in the South Island.

No. 3. Mr. S. ton Sturmeb, E.M., Hokianga, to the TJndek Secretaev, Native Department. Sib,— Eesidenfc Magistrate's Office, Hokianga, 14th January, 187 S. I have the honor to forward herewith, for the information of the Hon. the Native Minister, a report on the state of the different Native schools under my supervision in this district. During the past year two new schools have been opened, viz., at Lower and Upper AVaihou respectively. Both are well attended, and bid fair to meet the educational wants of the settlements in

Boys. Girls. Total Present at Inspection. Highest Number on Books. Present in 1878 Present in 1877 16G 98 150 109 316 207 339 240 Increase (is II. 109 9a Probable number of Native children of an age to attend school ... ... 500 Highest number on school registers ... ... ... ... ... 339 Not attending school ... ... ... ... ... ... 161 Hefore tho end of 1878 this number is likely to be still further reduced by the opening of t\Vo ncv ichools.

Name of School. Boyi. Girls. Total Highest Present at Number on Inspection. Books. Date of Inspoction. * Stewart's Island ... f- Blurt' * Molyneux * Jtiverton h Taieri Bridge (■ Taieri Beac-li * Otago Heads \ Purakauuui » Y\'aikouaiti * Kaiapoi * AVnkapuaka * Wnikawa » Wairau i" Pelorus * W'airvwa * Arahura Probable number attending Motueka, Port Levy, and "Ruapuke 15 3 K) 1 I 5 4 16 8 is LI 7 17 7 7 M: 12 L2 6 6 L6 7 3 u; l ■22 8 •2 11 5 ■1 15 7 27 9 1G 30 12 7 32 4 40 20 9 26 12 11 29 19 29 9 16 34 15 7 324 47 22 9 28 15 11 29 19 27th Feb., 1878. 3rd March, 1878. 5th March, 1878. 8th March, 1878. 9th March, 1878. 11th March, 1878. 12th March, IS78. 13th March, 1878. 4th April, 1878. 15th April, 1878. 17th April, 1878. 18th April, 1878. 19th April, 1878. 8th May, 1878. 5 8 13 13 Totals 166 150 316 339 * Native sch< ioIs. t En, ;lisli schools attended bv Nal ive children.