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of corporal punishment, and a certain amount of apprehension among teachers that frivolous complaints may be seriously entertained by School Committees not fully alive to the necessities of school control. We have, &c, L. B. Wood, M.A. The Chairman, North Canterbury Education Board. W. J. Andeeson, LL.D.

Table A.—Pass-subjects.

Table B.—Pass-subjects: Proportions calculated in Percentages.

Table C.

SOUTH CANTEEBUEY. Sib,-— Education Office, Timaru, 9th March, 1891. I have the honour to submit my general report on the schools in this district for the year 1890. I paid fifty-one inspection' visits during the year. The Mount Gay School was being removed to the new site while I was inspecting the schools in its neighbourhood. With its change of position the school has taken the name of Hazelburn, and a side-school to accommodate the children who lived too far from* the new school has been opened under the name of Waterfalls. Towards the end of the year new schools were opened at Waitaki, Seadown, and Arnndel, and in

Classes. Proportion Proportion No. of Number iNumber Number Number Number presented passed of Schools presented, absent, excepted, failed. passed. of Total Total present-Seh'1-roll. Sch'1-roll. ing. I |^ Average Age of those that passed. Yrs. m. Above Stand. VI. Standard VI. ... V. ... IV. ... III. ... II. ... I. ... 107 677 1,428 2,444 3,211 3,058 3,037 6,817 13 43 99 128 87 80 29 60 94 157 94 35 196 447 636 740 251 159 439 878 1,615 2,186 2,626 2,763 0-51 3-26 6-87 11-76 15-45 14-72 14-62 32-81 2-11 4-23 7-77 10-52 12-64 13-30 35 115 140 157 162 160 160 14 1 13 3 12 4 11 4 10 2 9 0 Preparatory Totals for 1890 20,779 450 469 :2,429 10,507 100-00 50-57 164 *Mi :an of averi ige ages, 11 years 8 months.

Classes. Absent. Exoepted. Failed. ! Passed. i Failed of Sum of Passes and Failures : Percentage of Failures. Standard VI. ... V. ... „ IV. ... „ III. ... II. ... I. ... 1-92 3-01 4-05 3-99 2-84 2-63 4-28 4-20 3-85 4-89 3-07 1-15 28-95 31-30 26-02 23-05 8-21 5-23 | | 64-84 61-48 66-08 68-08 85-87 90-98 ] ■ i 30-87 33-74 28-25 25-29 8-72 5-44 All classes 3-25 i 3-39 17-53 75-84 18-78

Class-subjects. Percentages. jrercentages No. of Schools. Additional Subjects. I »£*,. I ii ■ Drawing ... ... History ... geography ... ... Elementary science, objectlessons, kc. ... ... | Average of percentage on class-subjects ... ... ■ 46-42 39-87 56-35 41-45 45-82 90 161 164 164 jj Bepetition and recitation ... 12-3 164 !| Drill and exercises ... ! 11-1 141 |! Singing ... ... ... ; 10-8 138 ji Needlework ... ...-] 14-1 157 j Subject - matter of readinglessons ... ,.. 12-4 164 j| Extra drawing ... ... j 6\3 4 :| Average of additional marks I 57'0 164 164