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1927. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION OF NATIVE CHILDREN. [In continuation of E.-3, 1926.]

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

CONTENTS. Page Page No. I.—Report of the Senior Inspector of Native No. 2.—Detailed Tables:— Schools:— Table Hl. Native School and Teachers .. 9 New Schools .. .. 1 H2. Attendance at Schools .. 13 New Buildings, Additions, &c. 1 H3. Higher Education .. 15 Applications for Schools .. 2 H4. Maori Children at Public Schools .. 16 Attendance, &e. . . .. 2 H5. Classification of Maori Children at Condition of School Buildings and Grounds 3 Public Schools .. 16 Organization, Inspection, &o. .. 3 H6. Race of Children .. .. 17 General Remarks .. .. 4 H7. Ages and Standards .. 19 Secondary Education .. 5 HB. Summary of Expenditure .. 20 Scholarships.. .. .. 6 Concluding Remarks .. . . 7

No. 1. REPORT OF THE SENIOR INSPECTOR OF NATIVE SCHOOLS. Sir, — I have the honour to submit herewith my annual report for the year 1926 upon the work of Native village schools and other- schools which are particularly concerned with the education of Maori children. The latter schools —Maori mission schools and Maori boarding-schools—are registered private schools under the control of various religious denominations, and are inspected and examined by officers of the Department. The report includes also matters which may be regarded as more or less relevant to the activities of the village schools and to their administration. New Village Schools opened.—Schools closed. At the close of the previous year there were 128 Native village schools in operation, and at the close of the year under review that number had increased to 130. The Mohaka Public School, in response to the request of the Maori people, was transferred by the Hawke's Bay Education Board to the control of the Department, and it commenced work as a Native school in the early part of the year. A school was established at Manukau, North Auckland, in a building provided by the Maoris for the purposes of a schoolroom. The Ranana School, Te Ngae, Rotorua, was closed, and two new schools were established in its stead —one at Rotokawa, six miles from Rotorua, and the other at Whangamarino, Okere, about twelve miles from Rotorua. The school building at Waikeri, North Auckland, which had been provided by the Maoris, was destroyed by fire towards the end of the year, and the school was closed temporarily. New Buildings (completed oe peoposed). During the year the following works were completed : Two-roomed school and residences at Huiarau, near Ruatahuna, Urewera County ; two-roomed school and residence at Rotokawa ; also similar buildings at Whangamarino, Okere Falls, in the Rotorua district. A new school building at Waikeri, North Auckland, and a school and residence at Tokata, East Coast, were put in hand towards the end of the year, and should be completed early in the current year.

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