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drawing for girls was not taken advantage of, and the plan is not, apparently, very popular among the teachers. I have not yet had opportunity to consider the use made of home lessons in this district. Experience proves that when moderate in amount, and confined chiefly to the preparation of memory work following lessons given by the teacher, the setting of home lessons is, with parents, rather popular than otherwise. The conditions under which household schools were carried on received severe criticism in the last annual report. No doubt as a result of these strictures the conditions have evidently improved, as a separate room, fairly comfortable, though plain to a degree, is provided in each case for the school work, to which it seems to be devoted entirely. I have, &c, A. J. Morton, 8.A., Inspector.

Summary of Results for the Whole District.

NOBTH CANTEEBOEY. Sir, — Ghristchurch, 29th January, 1894. We have the honour, in accordance with the regulations for the inspection of schools, to submit the annual return of the results of examination in the schools of the North Canterbury District for the year 1893. The following tables and the detailed appendices annexed contain in the customary form the information which Inspectors are directed to furnish for the schools of their districts. The tables include also, as usual, a number of proportions which have been calculated as likely to prove interesting or useful for purposes of comparison.

Table A.—Pass-subjects.

Classes. Presented. Absent. Excepted, Failed. Passed. Average Age of those that passed. Yrs. mos. Lbove Standard VI. itandard VI. ... V. ... IV. ... „ ' III.... II. ... I. ... 39 89 140 202 226 204 212 523 7 7 10 5 2 4 2 4 5 7 3 5 16 21 36 29 8 22 65 107 151 185 191 181 14 4 12 7 12 6 11 8 10 4 8 11 'reparatory ... Totals 1,635 35 2G 132 880 11 9* * Mean if average ai :e.

Classes. Number Number Number Numbe] presented, absent, excepted. failed. Proportion Proportion No. of Number presented passed of Schools passed. of Total Total present-Sch'1-roll. Soh'1-roll. ing. Average Age of those that passed. Yrs. m. ibove StandardVI. itandard VI. ... V. ... IV. ... III.... II.... I.... 174 1,079 1,806 2,879 3,233 2,911 2,764 6,213 43 104 259 222 225 254 14 47 94 153 59 22 153 323 600 514 145 98 869 1,332 1,926 2,344 2,482 2,390 0-83 5-12 8-58 13-67 15-35 13-82 13-13 29-50 4-13 6-33 9-15 11-13 11-79 11-35 51 134 155 170 171 175 165 178 13 11 13 1 12 3 11 1 9 10 8 9 'reparatory Totals for 1893 Totals for 1892 21,059 20,497 1,107 451 389 425 1,833 1,917 11,343 11,404 100-00 100-00 53-86 55-64 179 171 11 11 6' 6 * Me; ,n of ave: ;e a; ie.