E.—l.

1886. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION. NINTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION. [In Continuation of E.-1, 1885.]

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

CONTENTS. REPORT. Public Schools— Page Page Attendance .. .. .. .. i Education Reserves .. .. .. xviii-xix Age and Sex of Pupils .. .. .. iv Native Schools .. .. .. xix-xxi Standards .. .. .. .. v Institution for Deaf-mutes .. .. xxi-xxii Subjects of Instruction .. .. .. vii j Industrial and Orphan Schools .. .. xxii-xxv Number of Schools .. .. .. vii Public Libraries Subsidy .. .. .. xxv Teachers .. .. .. .. viii University and Secondary Schools .. xxv-xxvii Salaries of Teachers .. .. .. ix j Miscellaneous— Finances of Boards .. .. .. ix " Colonial University Reserves" .. .. xxvii Finances of Committees .. .. .. xiv • Savings Banks .. .. .. .. xxvii Scholarships .. .. .. .. xf London University Examination .. .. xxvii Normal Schools .. .. .. .. xv j Gilchrist Scholarship .. .. .. xxviii Distiict High Schools .. .. .. xvi j Mr. Laishley's Report .. .. .. xxviii School Libraries .. .. .. .. xvii Dr. Hislop s Retirement .. .. .. xxviii APPENDIX. Statistics — j Statements of Accounts of Boards— continued. Age and Sex of Scholars (Table No. 1) .. 1 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 63 Standards, Scholars classified according to Marlborough .. .. .. .. 64 (Table No. 2) .. .. .. .. 2 Nelson .. .. .. .. ..64 Income of Boards (Table No. 3) .. .. 3 North Canterbury .. .. .. .. 67 Expenditure of Boards (Table No. 4) .. i South Canterbury .. .. .. .. 70 Management of Boards, Cost of (Table No. 5) 5 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 74 School Committees' Accounts (Table No. C) .. 6 Grey .. .. .. .. .. 76 Officers of Boards and Training Colleges (Table Otago .. .. .. .. .. 79 No. 7) .. .. .. . - 7-8 Southland .. .. .. .. 83 Education Department, Expenditure under (Table No. 8) .. .. .. 8-9 Normal School ReportsSchools, Expenditure on each, and Names and Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 83 Salaries of Teachers (Table No. 9).. ..11-50 Wellington .. .. .. .. 84 Christchurch .. .. .. .. 87 Reports of Boards— Dunedin .. .. .. .. .. 88 Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 51 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 54 Drawing Master's Report, Otago .. .. 79 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 56 Wellington .. .. .. .. 58 Reports and Accounts of School Commissioners— Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 60 Auckland.. .. .. .. .. 88 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 63 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 90 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 64 Wellington .. .. .. .. 91 North Canterbury .. ... .. .. 65 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 92 South Canterbury .. .. .. .. 67 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 93 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 70 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 94 Grey .. .. .. .. .. 74 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 95 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 76 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 97 Southland .. .. .. .. 80 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 98 Statements of Accounts of Boards— Circulars — Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 53 Buildings Funds .. .. .. 100 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 56 Instruction in Drawing .. .. .. 101 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 58 Expenditure of Buildings Funds .. .. 101 Wellington .. .. .. .. 60 Savings Banks .. ~ .. .. 101