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1905. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION. [In continuation of E.-1, 1904.]

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

ao:rsrT:E:N~Ts. REPORT. Public Schools— Pttge Public Schools— continued. Page Attendance .. .. .. .. i Chatham Islands .. .. . . xvi Attendance of Children of Native Race .. iv Education Reserves .. . . xvii Age and Sex of Pupils .. .. .. iv Industrial Schools .. , .. .. xviii Standards .. .. .. .. v School for Deaf-mutes .. .. .. xxi Examination Statistics .. .. v Institute for the Blind .. .. .. xxi Subjects of Instruction .. .. vi Native Schools .. .. .. .. xxi Number of Schools .. .. .. vii Manual and Technical Instruction .. . . xxiii Attendance at Schools in Grades .. .. viii Secondary Education— Number of Teachers .. .. .. ix District High Schools .. . . .. xxv Salaries of Teachers .. .. .. x Education Board Scholarships . . . . xxv Classification of Teachers .. . . xi High Schools : Staff, attendance, &o. .. xxvi School Buildings .. .. xi Civil Service Examinations .. .. xxvii Finances of Education Boards .. xii Junior National Scholarship Examinations .. xxvii Training of Teachers .. .. .. xiv University and Colleges .. .. .. xxvii Military and Physical Drill .. .. xv " Colonial University" Reserves .. .. xxvii Railway Fares of School-children... xvi Subsidies to Public Libraries .. xxviii APPENDIX. Statistics— p age Statements of Accounts of Boards— Pace Return of Officers of Education Boards (Table Auckland .. .. .. .. 71 No. 1) .. .. .. 1 Taranaki .. . . .. .'. 73 Age and Sex of Scholars (Table No. 2) .. 2 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 75 Standards, Scholars classified according to Wellington .. .. 78 (Table No. 3) .. .. .. 3 Hawke ? s Bay .[ .'! 80 Summary of Boards' Income for Twenty-eight Marlborough .. 82 Years (Table No. 4) .. .. .. 4 Nelson .. . . .. .. 84 Summary of Boards' Expenditure for Twenty- Grey .. .. .. .. 85 eight Years (Table No. 4a) .. .. 5 Westland ... .. .'. [[ 86 Income of Boards for 1904 (Table No. 5) .. 6 North Canterbury .. .. .. 89 Expenditure of Boards for 1904 (Table No. 6) 7 South Canterbury .. .. '! 91 Educational Expenditure (Table No. 7) .. 8 Otago .. .. .. 94 Schools, Expenditure on each, and Names and Southland .. .. 98 Salaries of Teachers (Table No. 8) .. 13-69 Reports of Boards— Reports and Accounts of School CommissionersAuckland .. .. .. 70 Auckland .. .. .. .. 99 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 72 Taranaki .. .. .. 100 Wanganui .. .. .. 73 Wellington .. .. .. 102 Wellington .. .. .. 75 Hawke's Bay .. .. 103 Hawke's Bay .. .. 79 Marlborough .. .. 104 Marlborough .. 80 Nelson .. .. .. .. 105 Nelson .. .. .. .. 82 Westland .. .. .. 106 Grey .. .. .. .. 84 Canterbury .. .. .. 106 Westland .. .. .. 85 Otago .. .. .. .. 108 North Canterbury .. .. 86 South Canterbury .. .. 90 Circulars .. .. .. .. 11l Otago .. .. .. 92 Southland .. .. .. .. 94