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1901. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION. [In continuation of E.-1, 1900.]

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

OOIsTTEHnTTS. REPORT. Public Schools— Page Public Schools— continued. Page Attendance .. .. .. .. i Swimming .. .. .. .. xvi Attendance of Children of Native Race .. iv Railway-fares of School-children .. .. xvi Age and Sex of Pupils .. .. .. iv Regulations .. .. .. xvi Standards .. .. .. .. v Conference of Inspectors .. .. xvii Examination Statistics .. .. vi Education Reserves .. .. .. xvii Subjects of Instruction .. .. vii Native Schools .. .. .. .. xviii Number of Schools .. .. vii Industrial Schools .. .. xx Number of Teachers .-. .. .. viii School for Deaf-mutes .. .. .. xxiv Salaries of Teachers .. .. .. ix The Blind .. .. .. .. xxv Classification of Teachers .. .. x Manual and Technical Instruction .. .. xxv Colonial Scale .. .. .. x Secondary Schools .. .. .. xxviii Finances of Education Boards .. .. xi University and Colleges .. .. .. xxix School Buildings .. .. .. xiii " Colonial University" Reserves .. .. xxix Scholarships .. .. .. xiv Civil Service Examinations .. .. xxix District High Schools .. .. xv Chatham Islands .. .. .. xxix Training of Teachers .. .. xv Subsidies to Public Libraries .. .. xxx Cadet Corps .. .. xv APPENDIX. Statiatios— Statements of Accounts of Boards— continued. Age and Sex of Scholars (Table No. 1) .. 1 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 75 Standards, Scholars classified according to Grey .. .. .. .. .. 77 (Table No. 2) .. .. .. 2 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 79 Summary of Boards'lncome and Expenditure North Canterbury .. .. .. .. 82 for Twenty-four Years (Table No. 3) .. 3 South Canterbury .. .. .. .. 84 Income of Boards for 1900 (Table No. 4) .. 4 Ofcago .. .. .. .. .. 88 Expenditure of Boards for 1900 (Table No. 5) 5 Southland .. .. .. .. 95 Officers of Boards (Table No. 6) .. .. 6 Educational Expenditure (Table No. 7) .. ,8 Reports and Accounts of School CommissionersSchools, Expenditure on each, and Names and Auckland .. 97 Salaries of Teachers (Table No. 8) .. 9-62 Taranaki .. .. !! 98 Wellington .. .. .. .. 99 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 100 Reports of Boards— Marl borough .. .. .. .. 102 Auckland .. .. .. 63 Nelson .. .. .. .. 102 Taranaki .. .. .. 65 Westland .. .. .. .. 103 Wanganui .. .. .. 67 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 103 Wellington .. .. .. 69 Otago .. .. .. .. 108 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 70 Marlborough .. .. ..72 Reporta on Dlstrict H igh SchoolsP^ On •• " - li Taranaki (Stratford) 66 Weatlana "" " 78 Hawke's Bay (Gisborne) . 72 No c rtn a Ca d nte-rbury V. \\' \\ II g South Canterbury 83 " '.. Y. 79 ,T, O , '• " •■ an South Canterbury (Waimate, Temuka) .. 84 ooucmana .. .. .. .. \u otago ( Balclutha> Lawrence, Tokomairiro, Palmerston South) .. .. .. .. 89 Statements of Accounts of Boards— Southland (Riverton) .. .. .. 96 Auckland .. .. .. 65 Taranaki .. .. .. 66 Reports on Normal Schools— Wanganui .. .. .. 67 Christchurch .. .. .. .. 82 Wellington .. .. .. 70 Dunedin .. .. .. ~ .. 91 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 71 Marlborough .. ~ ~ 74 Circulars .. .. .. .. 108