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1893. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION. [In Continuation of E.-1, 1892.]

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

GOnSTTEISTTS. REPORT. Public Schools — Page Public Schools — continued. ■ Page Attendance .. .. .. .. ii Scholarships .. .. .. .. xi Attendance of Children of Native Race .. iii Education Reserves .. .. .. .. xii Ages and Sex of Pupils .. .. .. iv Native Schools .. .. .. .. xiii Standards .. .. .. .. iv Industrial Schools .. .. .. ~ , x iv Examination Statistics .. .. .. vi Deaf-mute Institution .. .. .. .. xvi Subjects of Instruction .. .. .. vii The Blind .. .. .. .. .. xvi Number of Schools .. .. .. viii University and Affiliated Colleges .. .. xvi Number of Teachers .. .. .. viii Secondary Schools .. .. .. .. xvii Salaries of Teachers .. .. .. ix Post-Office Savings-Banks .. .. .. xviii Classification of Teachers .. .. .. ix " Colonial University " Reserves .. .. xviii Finances of Boards .. .. .. x Civil Service Examinations .. .. .. xviii School-buildings Requirements .. .. xi APPENDIX. Statistics — Statements of Accounts of Boards— continued. Age and Sex of Scholars (Table No. 1) .. 1 Wellington .. .. .. .. 63 Standards, Scholars classified according to Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 70 (Table No. 2) .. .. .. 2 Marlborough ■ .. .. .. .. 71 Summary of Boards' Income and Expenditure Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 72 for Sixteen Years (Table No. 3) .. .. 3 Grey .. .. .. .... 74 Income of Boards for 1892 (Table No. 4) .. 4 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 76 Expenditure of Boards for 1892 (Table No. 5).. 5 North Canterbury .. .. .. .. 79 Officers of Boards (Table No. 6) .. .. 6, 7 South Canterbury .. .. .. .. 81 Education Department, Expenditure under Otago .. .. .. .. .. 86 (Table No. 7) .. .. .. .. 7, 8 Southland .. .. .. .. 94 Schools, Expenditure on each, and Names and t-, , _.. .. , TT . ,„ , , Salaries of Teachers (Table No. 8).. .. 9-56 District High SchoolsReports of Boards— South Canterbury .. .. .. .. 81 Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 57 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 87 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 59 T} rawir , g _ masters > Reports— a "S an f ul £0 Wanganui 62 ell t n ? to ° S Wellington 64 Hawke's Bay 69, . Q *> * Marlborough .. .. .. 70 ° . ™ Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 71 Report on Training College, Otago .. .. 87 Grey .. .. .. .. .. 73 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 74 Reports and Accounts of School Commissioners— North Canterbury '.'. '.'. '.'. .. 77 Auckland.. .. .. .. .. 95 South Canterbury .' .. 79 Taranaki.. .. 96 Otago 82 Wellington 97 Southland 90 gawke s Bay 98 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 100 Statements of Accounts of Boards — Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 100 Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 58 Westland.. .. .. .. .. 101 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 60 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 102 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 61 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 103