E.—2

1917. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: PRIMARY EDUCATION. [In continuation of E.-2, 1916.]

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

CONTENTS. Page , Page Detailed Tables relating to Primary Education .. 16 Appendix B-continued ° Reports of Inspectors or Sohools— continued. Appendices. Hawke's Bay , xi Appendix A,- Wellington xiv Reports of Education Boards— JNeison .. .. .. .. .. xvi Auckland i Canterbury xx Taranaki ii ° ta »° xxv .' Wanganui iii Southland xxvi Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. v Wellington .. .. .. .. vii Appendix C, — Nelson .. .. .. .. .. xi Manual Instruction in Primary Schools— Canterbury .. .. .. .. xii Detailed Tables .. .. .. .. i Otago .. .. .. .. .. xvi Report of the Inspector of Manual Instruction iii Southland .. .. .. .. xix Extracts from the Reports of Inspectors of Schools, Directors and Supervisors of Manual Balance-sheets of Education Boards— Instruction, &c. .. .. .. v Auckland .. .. .. .. xxii Taranaki (January-July) .. .. .. xxiv Appen< j; x D _ (August-December) .. .. xxvi Training of Teachers— Wanganui (January-July) .. .. xxviii Extract from the Annual Report of the Minister i (August-December) .. .. xxx Detailed Tables, &c. .. iii Mawke s Bay .... .. .. xxxv Reports of the Principals of Training Colleges— Wei ington (January-July .. .. xxxiv Auckland .. .. . \. yii Mar borough (January-July) .. xxxvi Wellington vii Wellington (August-December) .. .. xxxvni Canterbury . viii Nelson .. .. .. .. .. xl Otago Grey (January-July) .. .. .. xlii Westland (January-July) .. .. .. xliv North Canterbury (January-July) .. .. xlvi Appendix E, — South Canterbury (January-July) .. .. xlviii List of Public Schools and Teachers — Canterbury (August-December) .. .. 1 J Auckland Otago .. .. .. .. .. lii Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. xxiii Southland .. .. .. .. liv Wanganui .. .. .. .. xxviii Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. xxxiv Appendix B, — Wellington .. .. .. .. xl Reports of Inspectors of Schools — Nelson .. .. .. .. .. i Auckland .. .. .. .. i Canterbury .. .. .. .. liii Taranaki .. .. .. .. vii Otago .. .. .. .. .. lxviii Wanganui .. .. .. .. ix Southland .. .. .. .. lxxvii

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