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1896. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: NINETEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION. [In continuation of E.-1, 1895.]

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

REPORT. Public Schools — Page Public Schools— continued. p age Attendance .. .. .. .. i Scholarships .. .. .. _x Attendance of Children of Native Race .. iii Education Reserves .. .. .. x Age and Sex oi Pupils .. .. .. iii Native Schools .. '.. .. .. xi Standards .. .. .. iii Industrial Schools .. .. .. xii Examination Statistics.. .. .. iv School for Deaf-mutes .. .. .. xiv Subjects of Instruction.. .. .. vi The Blind .. .. .. ~ x iv Number of Schools .. .. .. vi Technical Instruction .. .. .. xiv Number of Teachers .. .. .. vii " New Zealand Reader" .. .. .. xv Salaries of Teachers .. .. vii University and Affiliated Colleges .. .. xv Classification of Teachers . vii Secondary Schools .. .. .. xv Finances of Boards .. .. .. viii " Colonial University" Reserves .. .. xvi School-buildings Requirements .. .. ix APPENDIX. Statistics — Statements of Accounts of Boards— continued. Age and Sex of Scholars (Table No. 1) .. 1 Wanganui .. .. .. 66 Standards, Scholars classified according to Wellington .. .. .. .. 68 (Table No. 2) .. .. .. 2 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. YO Summary of Boards' Income and Expenditure Marlborough .. .. .. 71 for Nineteen years (Table No. 3) 3 Nelson .. .. .. .. 72 Income of Boards for 1895 (Table No. 4) .. 4 Grey .. .. .. .. 73 Expenditure of Boards for 1895 (Table No. 5) 5 Westland .. .. .. .. 74 Officers of Boards (Table No. 6) .. .. 6, 7 North Canterbury .. .. .. 78 Education Department, Expenditure under South Canterbury .. .. .. 80 (Table No. 7) .. .. .. 7, 8 Otago .. .. .. .. 85 Schools, Expenditure on each, and Names and Southland .. .. .. ..94 Salaries of Teachers (Table No. 8) .. 9-60 Reports and Accounts of School Commissioners— Reports of Boards— Auckland .. .. .. .. 94 Auckland .. .. .. 61 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 95 Taranaki .. .. .. 62 Wellington .. .. .. .. 96 Wanganui .. .. .. 64 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 98 Wellington .. .. .. 67 Marlborough .. .. .. 99 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 68 Nelson .. .. .. .. 99 Marlborough .. .. .. 70 Westland .. .. .. .. 100 Nelson .. .. .. 71 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 101 Grey .. .. .. ..72 Otago .. .. .. ..103 Westland .. .. .. 74 North Canterbury .. .. .. 75 Reports on District High Schools— South Canterbury .. .. .. 79 Westland .. .. .. .. 74 Otago .. .. .. ..81 South Canterbury .. .. .. 80 Southland .. .. .. ..90 Otago .. .. .. ..85 Statements of Accounts of Boards — Reports on Normal Schools— Auckland .. .. .. 62 North Canterbury .. .. .. 78 Taranaki .. .. .. 64 Otago .. .. .. 88