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1894. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION. [In Continuation of E.-1, 1893.]

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

ooisrTSjsrTS. REPORT. Public Schools— Page Public Schools — continued. Page Attendance .. .. .. .. ii School-buildings Requirements .. .. ix Attendance of Children of Native Race .. iii Scholarships .. .. .. x Ages and Sex of Pupils.. .. .. iii Education Reserves .. .. .. x Standards .. .. .. .. iv Native Schools .. .. .. .. xi Examination Statistics .. .. iv Industrial Schools .. .. .. xii Subjects of Instruction.. .. .. v Deaf-mute Institution .. .. .. xiv Modification of Standards .. .. vi The Blind .. .. .. .. xiv Number of Schools .. .. .. vi University and Affiliated Colleges .. .. xiv Number of Teachers .. .. .. vii Secondary Schools.. .. .. .. xv Salaries of Teachers .. .. .. vii " Colonial University" Reserves .. .. xv Classification of Teachers .. .. viii Post-Office Savings-Banks .. .. .. xvi Finances of Boards .. .. .. viii Civil Service Examinations.. .. .. xvi APPENDIX. Statistics — Statements of Accounts of Hoaids-^-contiiiued. Age and Sex of Scholars (Table No. 1) .. 1 Taranaki .. .. .. 62 Standards, Scholars classified according to Wanganui .. .. .. 63 (Table No. 2) .. .. .. 2 Wellington .. .. .. 67 Summary of Boards' Income and Expenditure Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 74 for Seventeen Years (Table No. 3) .. 3 Marlborough .. .. .. 75 Income of Boards for 1893 (Table No 4) .. i Nelson .. .. .. 76 Expenditure of Boards for 1893 (Table No. 5) 5 Grey .. .. .. 78 Officers of Boards (Table No. 6) .. .. 6, 7 Westland .. .. .. 79 Education Department, Expenditure under North Canterbury .. .. .. 81 (Table No. 7) .. .. .. 7, 8 South Canterbury .. .. .. 83 Schools, Expenditure on each, and Names and Otago .. .. .. 86 Salaries of Teachers (Table No. 8) .. 9-58 Southland .. .. .. 91 Reports of Boards— Drawing-masters' Reports— Auckland .. .. .. 59 Wanganui .. .. .. 64 Taranaki .. .. .. 60 Wellington .. .. .. 67 Wanganui .. .. .. 62 Otago .. .. .. 86 Wellington .. .. .. ..65 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 72 Report on Training College, Otago .. .. 87 Marlborough .. .. .. 74 Nelson .. .. .. 75 Reports and Accounts of School Commissioners— Grey .. .. .. ..76 Auckland .. .. .. ..91 Westland .. .. ... ..78 Taranaki .. .. .. ..93 North Canterbury .. .. .. 79 Wellington .. .. .. 93 South Canterbury .. .. ~ 81 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 95 Otago .. .. .. 83 Marlborough .. .. .. 96 Southland .. .. .. ..87 Nelson .. .. .. ..97 Westland .. .. .. ..98 Statements of Accounts of Boards — Canterbury .. .. .. 99 Auckland .. .. .. .60 Otago .. .. .. ..100