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1920. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION OF NATIVE CHILDREN. [In continuation of E.-3, 1919.]

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

CONTENTS. p »ge. Page. No. I.—Extract from Report of Minister .. .. 1 No. 3. — Progress of Maori Pupils in European No. 2.—Report of the Inspector of Native, Schools :— Schools .... 12 AttoidMc° lB '& &C ' " '" 6 No. 4—Detailed Tables :— Kr»i<„ %r'*n t: a i ''i n Table HI. Nativo Schools and Teachers .. 13 Native Village Schools .. ..6 „„ ... , , „ . . VL Mission Schools 6 H2 - Attendance at Schools .. ..17 Secondary Nativo Schools .. .. 6 H3 - Higher Education .. .. 19 Classification .. .. . . 7 H4. Maori Children at Public Schools .. 19 School Buildings and Grounds .. .. 7 H5. Classification of Maori Children at Organization .. .. .. 7 Public Schools . . .. .. 20 Salaries .. .. .. .. 8 H6. Race of Children .. .. .. 20 Inspection of Schools 8 H6a a and Raco of children ~ .. 22 (Jeneral Keraarks .. .. ..8 „„ r , , , ~„ „„,.,, Secondary Instruction .. 10 H6b - -=t andard s and Race of Children .. 22 Scholarships, &c. .. .. ..II H7. Ages and Standards .. . . 211 Concluding Remarks .. .» ..12 HB. Summary of Expenditure .. ..23

No. 1. EXTRACT FROM THE FORTY+THIRD ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION. Education oe Native Children. Number of Schools. For the education of Native children the Department has established special schools in districts principally settled by Maoris, Native children living in European settlements attending for the most part the ordinary public schools. There were 119 Native village schools in. operation in 1919, all excepting two being situated in the North Island. Two schools were temporarily closed during the year and one permanently so ; two schools were reopened and one new school was opened, so that the number of schools open at the end of the year was the same as in the preceding year. In addition to the Native village schools, five primary mission schools for Maori children and ten boarding-schools affording more advanced education to Maoris were inspected by the Department's Inspectors. Throughout the Dominion there were also 531 public schools at which Maori children were in attendance, this number being twenty-two more than the corresponding number for the previous year. Thus the total number of schools under inspection where Maori children were receiving instruction was — Native village schools .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 119 Native mission schools subject to inspection by the Education Department .. 5 Public schools at which Maori scholars were in attendance . . .. .. 531 Total number of primary schools .. .. .. .. 655 Native boarding-schools affording secondary education to Maoris .. .. 10 Total .. .. .. .. .. ..665

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