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1892. NEW ZEALAND.

SCHOOL INSPECTORS IN THE COLONY.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives, dated sth August, 1892. Ordered, " That a return bo laid before the House showing the names and number of School Inspectors in thecolony, their scholastic status, and their experience in teaching before being appointed Inspectors of Schools."—(Mr.. Fish.)

Statements of the several Education Boards respecting the Number and Educational Status of the Inspectors of Schools employed by them respectively. Auckland. 1. John Sandeeson Young Goodwin.—Appointed Inspector, March, 1879. Scholastic status: Certificate Dl,. Education Department, New Zealand. Teaching experience prior to appointment as Inspector : April, 1868, to March, 1871, assistant master, Adelaide School, Shepherd's Bush,. London, England, and West London College, Bayswater, London (both private middle-class schools); March, 1871, to March, 1872, private tutor, London; April, 1874, to April, 1875, headmaster of Thames (now Waiokaraka) public school, Thames, New Zealand; May, 1875, toFebruary, 1879, headmaster of Tauranga public school, Tauranga, New Zealand. 2. Walter Henry Airey, B.A. —Appointed Inspector, March, 1888. Scholastic status: Bachelor of Arts, New Zealand University. Teacher's certificate 81, Education Department, New Zealand. Experience in teaching prior to appointment as Inspector : February, 1875, to 31st December, 1877, assistant master, Mount Hobson Boys' School, Auckland, New Zealand ; Ist January, 1878, to August, 1881, head teacher, Mangere public school, Auckland, New Zealand ; August, 1881, to March 1888, second master, Thames High School, Thames, New T Zealand. 3. James Collett Dickenson. —Appointed Inspector, November, 1889. Scholastic status : English Education Department: Teacher's certificate, first division,, after two years' residence in Training College, Science and Art Department, South Kensington; teaching certificates in physical geography, animal physiology, natural philosophy, Stages 111. and IV. mathematics, and a full drawing certificate; teacher's certificate, Dl, Education Department, New Zealand. Experience in teaching prior to appointment as Inspector: Pupil-teacher and assistant in the Melton Mowbray British School from January, 1866, to December, 1871; British and Foreign School Society'sTraining College, February, 1872, to 1873 ; first assistant, Friends' Endowed School, Penketh, Lancashire, May to December, 1874 ; headmaster, Snodland British School, Kent, May, 1875, to August, 1882 ; first assistant, Wellesley Street School, Auckland, New Zealand, June, 1883, toDecember, 1885 ; headmaster, Newton West School, Auckland, New Zealand, January, 1886, to October, 1889. 4. Eichaed Crowe. —Appointed Inspector, November, 1889. Scholastic status : 1876, entered Trinity College, Dublin ; spent three years in the study of arts and medicine ; teacher's certificate C 2, Education Department, New Zealand. Teaching experience prior to appointment as Inspector: 1879 to 1883, teaching in private school, Birkenhead, England; 1883 to 1886, teacher of Maketu School, Auckland, New Zealand; 1886 to 1889, first assistant, Grafton Eoad School, Auckland, New Zealand. Taranaki. William Murray.—Was trained as a pupil-teacher at the Free Church Normal Training College, Edinburgh. Has had eighteen years colonial experience as headmaster of the Maungatua School, Otago ; second master North Dunedin School; and second master of the Napier District School. He holds aDI certificate. Was appointed Inspector in this district in 1884. Wanganui. William Henry Vereker-Bindon, M.A., Chief Inspector.—Educated at Ennis College and Trinity College, Dublin. Erasmus Smid Exhibitioner. B.A. 1876; M.A. 1883. Classified Bl New Zealand Education Department. Teaching experience : Began teaching in February, 1878. as probationer ; had charge of a country school for a short time as sole teacher; assistant master in Auckland City School for a year; headmaster of large city school for four and a half years, roll number 400 on taking charge, increased to 900. Inspector of Wanganui District since January, 1884. W. E. Spencer, M.A. —Assistant Inspector. Status : Passed the M.A. degree (with honours) New Zealand University, and the B.Sc. degree. Classified Al. Experience, twelve years and seven months in the employ of the Otago Education Board as teacher.