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1881. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION. FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION. [In continuation of H.-1a, 1880.]

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

CONTENTS. BEPOBT. TAGS PiSB Education Boards ... ... ... 1 Besults, as ascertained by Inspection [,.. ... 15 Number of Schools ... ... .... 1 Scholarships ... ... ... ... 19 Number of Teachers ... ... ... 2 Training of Teachers ... ... ... 20 School Attendance ... ... ... 4 School Penny Banks ... ... ... 21 Ages of Scholars ... ... ... 7 Education Beteives ... ... ... 21 Subjects of Instruction ... ... ... 7 Native Schools . ... ... ... 23 Finances of Boards ... ... ... 7 Deaf and Dumb Institution ... ... 24 Retrenchment by Boards ... ... ... 11 Industrial and Orphan Schools ... ... 25 Finances of School Committees ... ... 12 Naval Training School ... ... ... 29 School-Buildings ... ... ... 13 Higher Education ... ... ... 30 Departmental Expenditure... ... ... 15 APPENDIX.

Statistics — Income of Boards (Table No. 1) ... ... 1 Expenditure of Boards (Table No. 2) ... 2 Management by Boards, cost of (Table No. 3)... 3 In sped ion, cost of (Table No. 3) ... ... 3 School-Buildings (Table No. 4) ... ... 4 Ages of Scholars (Table No. 5) ... ... 5 Standards, Scholars classified according to (Table No. 6) ... ... ... ... 5 Officers of Boards, Nominal Beturn of (Table No. 7) ... ... _ ... ... 6 Education Department, Expenditure under (Table No. 8) ... ... ... 8 Schools, Expenditure on each, and Names and Salaries of Teachers (Table No. 9) ... 9-38 Schools, Area of each, Number of Eesidences, and Attendance (Table No. 10) ... ... 39-51 School Committees' Accounts (Table No. 11) ... 52 Reports of Boards — Auckland ... ... ... 53 Taranaki ... ... ... 56 Wanganui ... ... ... 57 Wellington ... ... ... 60 Hawke's Bay ... ... ... 61 Marlborough ... ... ... 65 Nelson ... ... ... 66 North Canterbury ... ... ... 67 South Canterbury ... ... ... 71 Westland ... ... ... 73 Olago ... ... ... 77 Southland ... ... ... 80 Statements of Accounts of Boards — Auckland ... ... ... 56 Taranaki ... ... ... 57 Wanganui ... ... ... 59 Wellington ... ... ... 61 Hawke's Bay ... ... ... 65 Marlborough ... ... ... 66 Nelson ... ... ... ... 67 North Canterbury ... ... ... 70 South Canterbury ... ... ... 73 Westland ... ~. ... 76 I—E. 1.

Statements of Accounts of Boards — continued. Otago ... ... ... 79 Southland ... ... ... 82 Training Colleges—Reports and Begulations— Auckland ... ... ... 83 Wellington ... ... ... 84 Canterbury ... ... ... 86 Olago ... ... ... 89 Art Master's Beport, Dunedin ... ... 92 Beports and Accounts of School Commissioners— Auckland ... ... ... 92 Taranaki ... ... ... 93 Wellington ... ... ... 95 Hawke's Bay ... ... ... 96 Marlborough ... ... ... 97 Nelson ... ... ... 98 Canterbury ... ... ... 99 Westland ... ... ... 100 Otago ... ... ... 102 Begulations — Class-Books ... ... ... 104 District High School Eees ... ... 104 District Licenses to Teach ... ... 104 Examination of Pupil-teachers in Drawing ... 104 Circulars— Life Insurance (No. 56) ... ... 104 Reduction of Education Vote (Telegram) ... 104 Reduction of Education Vote (No. 58) ... 105 Services of Inspectors for Teachers' Examinations (No. 59) ... ... ... 105 School-Buildings Grants (No. 60) ... 105 Preliminary Certificates to Candidates for Examination (No. 61) ... ... 105 School-Buildings Beturns (No. 65) ... 105 Sir W. Box's Prizes (No. 69) ... ... 106 Damage to Telegraph Insulators (No. 72) ... 106 Penny Postage Stamps Deposits (No. 73) ... 106 Cancellation of Teachers' Certificates (No. 75) 107 Children under School Age (No. 79) ... 107 School Sites reserved by School Commissioners (No 80) ... ... ... 107 Sir W. Box's Prizes (No. 81) ... ... 107