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REPOET. Public Schools— Page Public Schools — continued. Page Attendance .. .. .. .. iii Chatham Islands .. .. .. xvii Attendance of Children of Native Eace .. vi Education Reserves .. .. .. xviii Age and Sex of Pupils .. .. .. vi Industrial Schools .. .. .. xix Classification of Pupils .. .. vii School for Deaf-mutes .. .. .. xxiii Examination Statistics .. .. vii Institute for the Blind .. .. .. xxiv Subjects of Instruction .. .. viii Native Schools .. .. .. .. xxiv Number of Schools .. .. .. ix Manual and Technical Instruction .. .. xxvi Attendance at Schools in Grades .. .. x Secondary Education — Number of Teachers .. .. .. xi District High Schools .. .. .. xxviii Salaries of Teachers .. .. .. xii Education Board Scholarships .. .. xxix Classification of Teachers .. .. xii High Schools : Staff, attendance, &o. .. xxx Teachers' Superannuation .. .. xiii Civil Service Examinations .. .. xxxi School Buildings .. .. .. xiii Junior National Scholarship Examinations .. xxxi Finances of Education Boards .. .. xiv University and Colleges .. .. .. xxxi Training of Teachers .. .. .. xv " Colonial University" Eeserves .. .. xxxi Military and Physical Drill .. .. xvi Subsidies to Public Libraries .. .. xxxii Railway Pares of School-children.. .. xvii APPENDIX. Statistics—• Page Reports of Boards— continued. Page Return of Officers of Education Boards (Table Otago .. .. .. ..92 No. 1) .. .. .. 1 Southland .. .. .. 96 Age and Sex of Scholars (Table No. 2) .. 2 Standards, Scholars classified according to Statements of Accounts of Boards — (Table No. 3) .. .. .. 3 Auckland .. .. .. ..72 Summary of Hoards' Income for Twenty-eight Taranaki .. .. .. ..74 Years (Table No. 4) .. .. .. 4 Wanganui .. .. .. 76 Summary of Boards' Expenditure for Twenty- Wellington .. .. .. ..79 eight Years (Table No. 4a) .. .. 5 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 80 Income of Boards for 1905 (Table No. 5) .. 6 Marlborough .. .. .. 82 Expenditure of Boards for 1905 (Table No. 6) 7 Nelson .. .. .. 84 Educational Expenditure (Table No. 7) .. 8 Grey .. .. .. 85 Schools, Expenditure on each, and Names and Westland .. .. .. ..86 Salaries of Teachers (Table No. 8) .. 13-70 North Canterbury .. .. .. 89 South Canterbury .. .. .. 91 Otngo .. .. .. ..96 Reports of Boards— Southland .. .. .. 99 Auckland .. .. .. ..71 Taranaki .. .. .. ..73 Reports and Accounts of School Commissioners— WiinEanni .. .. .. ..74 Auckland .. .. .. .. 100 Wellington .. .. .. ..76 Taranaki .. .. .. ..101 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 79 Wellington .. .. .. .. 102 Marlborough .. .. .. 81 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 104 Nelson .. .. .. ..82 Marlborough .. .. .. 105 Grey .. .. .. ..84 Nelson .. .. .. .. 106 Westland .. . . .. 85 Westland .. .. .. .. 107 North Canterbury .. .. .. 86 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 108 South Canterbury .. .. .. 90 Otago .. .. .. 108