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1930. NEW ZEALAND

EDUCATION OF NATIVE CHILDREN. (In continuation of E.-3, 1929.)

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

CONTENTS. Page Page No. 1. — Report of the Chief Inspector of Primary No. 1. —Report of the Chief Inspector of Primary Schools on the Education of Native Schools on the Education of Native Children :— Children — continued. Native Village Schools .. .. .. 1 Visit of Director of Education and Chief New Buildings, &e. .. .. 1 Inspector of Primary Schools .. 8 Maori Mission Schools .. .. .. 2 Concluding Remarks . . .. .. 8 Maori Secondary Schools .. .. 2 Attendance, &c. .. .. .. 2 No. 2.—Detailed Tables :— Condition of Buildings and Grounds .. 2 Table Hl. Native Schools and Teachers .. 9 Syllabus of Instruction .. ..3 H2. Attendance at Schools .. ..13 Cleanliness and Health .. .. .. 3 H 3. Higher Education .. 15 Methods of Teaching .. .. .. 3 H4. Maori Children at Public Schools .. 16 General Remarks .. .. .. 3 H 5. Classification of Maori Children at Secondary Education .. .. .. 6 Public Schools .. ..16 Scholarships .. .. .. .. 7 H6. Race of Children .. 17 Retirement of Senior Inspector of Native H7. Ages and Standards .. .. 19 Schools .. .. .. .. 8

No. 1. (REPORT OF CHIEF INSPECTOR OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS ON THE EDUCATION OF NATIVE CHILDREN.) Sir — I have the honour to present the following report for the year 1929 upon the work of those schools engaged in the education of Maori children —viz., Native village schools, Maori mission schools, and Maori secondary schools. Of these, the Native village schools are controlled directly by the Education Department, the others, which are registered schools, being established and conducted by various denominational authorities. Native Village Schools. The number of Native village schools in operation at the end of the year was 137, an increase of three on the number existing at the close of the previous year. The new schools are Otoko Pa and Kauangaroa in the Wanganui district, and Matawaia in the Bay of Islands. All of these were provided, in part, by the Maoris themselves, a school building formerly in use in the district having been removed by the Maoris to Otoko Pa, a temporary building being given for Kauangaroa, while at Matawaia a small school was built by the parents. The school buildings at Taemaro will be removed to another locality when a suitable opportunity offers. New Buildings, etc. New buildings were erected, at Arowhenua near Temuka, Te Pupuke, Whangaroa, and a new residence at Tokata, East Coast, the two last named replacing ones destroyed by fire. Extensive repairs and alterations have also been made in several schools, new or additional classrooms having become necessary in some cases, making it advisable to remodel old buildings. Additions to the school-site have been made at Kaikohe and Poroporo. Maintenance of all buildings and better sanitary accommodation have received greater attention during the year.

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