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1887. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION. TENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION. [In Continuation of E.-1, 1886.]

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

CONTENTS. REPORT. Public Schools— Tags- . Page. Attendance .. .. .. .. i Education Reserves .. .. .. .. xii Attendance of Children of Native Race .. iii Native Schools .. .. .. . .xiii-xv Age and Sex of Pupils .. .. .. iii Institution for Deaf-mutes .. .. .. xv Standards .. .. .. .. iv Industrial Schools .. .. .. xv-xix Examination Statistics .. .. .. iv Public Libraries Subsidy .. .. .. xix Subjects of Instruction .. .. .. vi University and Secondary Education .. xix-xxii Number of Schools .. .. .. vi Miscellaneous— Teachers .. .. .. .. .. vii Technical Instruction .. .. .. xxii Salaries of Teachers .. .. .. viii Dr. Laishley's Report .. .. .. xxiii Einaiices of Boards .. .. .. viii Gilchrist Scholarship .. .. .. xxiii School Buildings Requirements .. .. x Royal Military College Examination.. .. xxiii Einances of Committees .. .. .. xi " Colonial University Reserves" .. .. xxiii Scholarships .. .. .. .. xi Civil Service Examinations .. .. .. xxiii Normal Schools .. .. .. xii Savings Banks .. .. .. .. xxiv APPENDIX. Statistics — : Statements of Accounts of Boards— ccmtimied. Age and Sex of Scholars (Table No. 1) .. 1 i Wanganui .. .. .. .. 59 Standards, Scholars classified according to Wellington .. .. .. .. 61 (Table No. 2) .. .. .. .. 2- Hawke's Bay .. .. .. ... 07 Income of Boards (Table No. 3) .. .. 3 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 92 Expenditure of Boards (Table No. 4) .. 4 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 68 Summary of Boards' Income and Expenditure Grey .. .. .. .. .. 96 for Nine Years (Table No. 5) .. .. 5 Westland .. .. .. .. 100 School Committees' Accounts (Tabic No. 6) .. 6 j North Canterbury .. .. .. .. 102 Officers of Boards and Training Colleges (Table South Canterbury .. .. .. .. 70 No. 7) .. .. .. .. .. 7-8 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 73 Education Department, Expenditure under Southland .. .. .. ... 81 (Table No. 8) .. .. .. 8-10 ; Schools, Expenditure on each, and Names and I Normal School ReportsSalaries of Teachers (Table No. 9).. .. 11-52 Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 55 Wellington .. .. .. .. 61 Reports of Boards— Christchurch .. .. .. 102 Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 53 Dunedin .. .. .. .. .. 73 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 92 _ , _ Wanganui 57 Drawing Masters ReportsWellington 59 Wellington 63 Hawke's Bay 65 otaS° Y4 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 91 District High Schools, Otago, Report on.. .. 75 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 67 Grey .. .. .. .. .. 94 Reports and Accounts of School Commissioners — Westland.. .. .. .. .. 97 Auckland.. .. .. .. .. 81 North Canterbury .. .. .. .. 100 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 82 South Canterbury .. .. .. .. 68 Wellington .. .. .. .. 84 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 70 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. -. 85 Southland .. .. .. .. 78 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 86 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 87 Statements of Accounts of Boards— Westland .. .. .. .. .. 89 Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 55 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 87 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 94 Otago .. .. .. .. 90, 103