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1885. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION. EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION. [In Continuation of E.-1, 1884.]

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

CONTENTS. REPORT. Page Page School Attendance .. .. .. .. n Normal Schools .. .. .. .. xvni Age of Scholars .. .. .. .. v Education Reserves .. .. .. .. xix Subjects of Instruction.. .. .. .. V Colonial University Account .. .. .. xx jSTumber of Public Schools .. .. .. vi Native Schools .. .. .. .. xx Number of Teachers .. .. .. .. vn The Chatham Islands .. ... .. .. xxm Finances of Boards .. .. .. .. vin Deaf-and-Dumb Institution .. .. .. xxiv School Buildings, .. .. .. .. xn Industrial and Orphan Schools .. .. .. xxv School Committees .. .. .. .. xiii Higher Education .. .. .. .. xxxi Inspection of Schools .. .. .. .. xiv Gilchrist Scholarship .. .. .. .. xxxn . The Standards .. .. .. .. xvii Public Libraries .. .. .. .. xxxjit Scholarships .. .. .. .. .. xvni APPENDIX. Statistics — Statements of Accounts of Boards — continued. Income of Boards (Table No. i) .. .. 1 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. HI Expenditure of Boards (Table No. 2) .. 2 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 83 Management of Boards, Cost of (Table No. 3) 3 North Canterbury .. .. .. .. 85 Ages of Scholars (Table No. 4) .. .. 4 South Canterbury .. .. .. .. 87 Standards, Scholars classified according to Wostland .. .. .. .. 90 (Table No. 5) .. .. .. ' .. 5 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 93 School Committees' Accounts (Table No. 6) .. 6 Southland .. .. .. .. 96 Officers of Boards and Training Colleges (Table No. 7) .. . • .. .. .. 7 Normal School Reports— Education Department, Expenditure under Inspector-General's Report .. .. 97 (Table No. 8) .. .. .. 8 Principal's Report, Auckland .. .. 97 Secondary Schools, Income of (Table No. 9) .. 11 „ Wellington .. .. 98 Secondary Schools, Expenditure of (Table „ Canterbury .. .. 99 No. 10) .. .. .. .. 12 „ Otago .. .. 100 Schools, Expenditure on each, and Names and Salaries of Teachers (Table No. 11) .. 13 Drawing Master's Report, Otago .. .. 93 Schools, Area of each, Number of Residences, and Attendance (Table No. 12) .. 51 Reports and Accounts of School CommissionersAuckland .. .. .. .. .. 101 Reports of Boards— Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 103 Auckland.. .. .. .. .. 65 Wellington .. .. .. 104 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 69 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 105 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 71 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 107 Wellington .. .. .. .. 74 Nelson .. .. .. .. 107 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 76 Canterbury .. .. .. 108 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 80 Westland .. .. .. .. 110 "Marlborough .. .. .. .. 82 • Otago .. .. .. .. 11l North Canterbury .. .. .. .. 83 South Canterbury .. .. .. .. 86 Regulations — Westland.. .. .. .. .. 89 Standard Examinations .. .. .. 113 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 90 Class-books for Public Schools .. .. 113 Southland .. .. .. .. 94 Class-books for Public Schools .. .. 113 Examination of Teachers .. .. .. 113 Statements of Accounts of Boards— Inspection of Schools and Standards of EducaAuckland .. .. .. .. .. 68 tion .. .. .. .. 114 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 71 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 73 Circular — Wellington .. .. .. .. 76 Technical Education .. .. ~ 117 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 79