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1890. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: THIRTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION. [In Continuation of E.-1, 1889.]

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

OOHSTTZEIsrTS. REPORT. Public Schools— Pa Se l'a«e Attendance .. .. .. .. i School Committees .. .. .. .. xi Attendance of Children of Native Race .. ii Education Reserves .. .. xi Age and Sex of Pupils .. .. .. iii Native Schools .. .. .. xii Standards.. .. .. .. • ■ iii Deaf-mute Institution .. .. .. .. xiii Examination Statistics .. .. .. iii The Blind .. .. .. .. .. xiii Subjects of Instruction .. .. .. y Industrial Schools .. .. .. .. xiii Number of Schools .. .. . • vi University and Affiliated Colleges .. .. xv Number of Teachers .. .. .. vi Secondary Schools .. .. .. .. xv Salaries of Teachers .. .. .. vii Post-Office Savings-banks .. .. .. xvii Classification of Teachers .. .. .. viii " Colonial University" Reserves .. .. xvii Finances of Boards .. .. .. viii School Libraries .. .. .. .. xvii School Buildings Requirements .. .. x Scholarships .. .. .. .. x Circular .. .. .. .. .. xvii APPENDIX. Statistics — Statement of Accounts of Boards— continued. Age and Sex of Scholars (Table No. 1) .. 1 Wanganui .. .. .. .. CO Standards, Scholars classified according to Wellington .. .. .. .. 63 (Table No. 2) .. .. .. 2 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 66 Summary of Boards' Income and Expenditure Marlborough .. .. .. .. 67 for Twelve Years (Table No. 3) .. .. 8 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 68 Income of Boards for 1889 (Table No. 4) .. 4 Grey .. .. .. .. .. 69 Expenditure of Boards for 1889 (Table No. 5).. 5 Westland .. .. .. .. 70 Officers of Boards (Table No. G) .. .. 6-7 North Canterbury .. .. .. .. 73 Education Department, Expenditure under South Canterbury .. .. .. .. 75 (Table No. 7) .. .. .. .. 7-8 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 79 Schools, Expenditure on each, and Names and Southland .. .. .. .. 86 Salaries of Teachers (Table No. 8) .. 9-52 Beports on District High SchoolsReports of Boards- South Canterbury 75 Auckland1 58 otago 79 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 55 _ ~,,,-■-, Wanganui 58 Drawing Masters' Reports 60 Wellington 61 Hawke?sßay 64 OtaS° 82 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 67 Reports and Accounts of School Commissioners— Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 68 Auckland.. .. .. .. .. 87 Westland.. .. .. .. .. 69 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 88 North Canterbury .. .. .. .. 71 Wellington .. .. .. .. 89 South Canterbury .. .. .. .. 73 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 91 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 76 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 92 Southland .. ... .. .. 83 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 98 Statements of Accounts of Boards^- Westland.. .. .. .. .. 94 Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 55 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 95 Taran&ki .. .. .. . i .. 58 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 96