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1904. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION. [In continuation of E.-1, 1903.]

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

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BEPOET.

Public Schools — Page Attendance .. .. .. .. i Attendance of Children of Native Bace .. iv Age and Sex of Pupils .. .. .. iv Standards .. .. .. .. v Examination Statistics .. .. v Subjects of Instruction .. .. vi Number of Schools .. .. ... vii Attendance at Schools in Grades .. .. viii Number of Teachers .. .. .. ix Classification of Teachers .. .. x School Buildings .. .. .. xi Finances of Education Boards .. .. xii The New Syllabus .. .. .. xiv Training of Teachers .. .. .. xv Military and Physical Drill .. .. xv

Public Schools — continued. Page Bailway Fares of School-children .. .. xvi Chatham Islands .. .. .. xvi Education Eeserves .. .. .. xvii Native Schools .. .. .. .. xviii Industrial Schools .. .. .. xx School for Deaf-mutes .. .. .. xxiii Institute for the Blind .. .. .. xxiii Manual and Technical Instruction .. .. xxiv Secondary Education .. .. .. xxviii District High Schools .. .. .. xxix Education Board Scholarships .. .. xxix University and Colleges .. .. .. xxx " Colonial University " Eeserves .. .. xxxi Civil Service Examinations .. .. xxxi Subsidies to Public Libraries .. .. xxxi

APPENDIX.

Statistics — Page Officers of Boards (Table No. 1) .. .. 1 Age and Sex of Scholars (Table No. 2) .. 2 Standards, Scholars classified according to (Table No. 3) .. .. .. 3 Summary of Boards' Income and Expenditure for Twenty-seven Years (Table Nos. 4 and 4a) 4-5 Income of Boards for 1903 (Table No. 5) .. 6 Expenditure of Boards for 1903 (Table No. 6) 7 Educational Expenditure (Table No. 7) .. 8 Schools, Expenditure on each, and Names and Salaries of Teachers (Table No. 8) .. 13-69 Reports of Boards— Auckland .. .. . • 70 Taranaki .. .. •. 75 Wan°anui .. .. .. 77 Wellington .. .. .. ..80 Hawke's Bay .. . • • • 83 Marlborough .. .. .. 84 Nelson .. .. .. 87 Grey .. .. .. ..89 Westland .. .. .. ..90 North Canterbury .. .. .. 91 South Canterbury .. .. .. 95 Otago .. .. .. 96 Southland .. .. .. ..99

Statements of Accounts of Boards— Page Auckland .. .. .. 74 Taranaki .. .. .. 77 Wanganui .. .. .. 80 Wellington .. .. .. 83 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 84 Marlborough .. .. .. 87 Nelson .. .. .. 88 Grey .. .. .. 90 Westland .. .. .. 91 North Canterbury .. .. .. 94 South Canterbury .. .. .. 96 Otago .. .. .. 99 Southland .. .. .. 103 Reports and Accounts of School Commissioners— Auckland .. .. .. .. 104 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 105 Wellington .. .. .. 107 Hawke's Bay .. .. 108 Marlborough .. .. .. 109 Nelson .. .. .. .. 110 Westland .. .. .. 11l Canterbury .. .. .. .. 112 Otago .. .. .. ..113 Circulars .. .. .. .. 115