E.—l.

1898. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION. [In continuation of E.-1, Sess. II., 1897.]

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

GOZSTTHHSTTS. REPORT. Public Schools — Public Schools— continued. Page Attendance .. .. .. .. i Scholarships .. .. .. x Attendance of Children of Native E ;e .. iii Railway-fares of School-children .. .. x Age and Sex of Pupils.. .. .. iii Education Reserves .. .. .. x Standards .. .. .. .. iii Native Schools .. .. .. .. xi Examination Statistics .. .. iv Industrial Schools .. .. .. xii Subjects of Instruction .. .. v School for Deaf-mutes .. .. .. xiv Number of Schools .. .. .. vi Institute for the Blind .. .. xiv Number of Teachers .. .. .. vii Technical Instruction .. .. xiv Salaries of Teachers .. .. .. ■ vii Secondary Schools .. .. .. xvi Classification of Teachers .. .. viii University and Colleges .. .. .. xvii Finances of Boards .. .. .. viii " Colonial University" Reserves .. .. xviii School-buildings Requirements .. .. ix Civil Service Examinations .. .. xviii APPENDIX. Statistics Statements of Accounts of Boards— continued. Age and Sex of Scholars (Table No. 1) .. 1 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 68 Standards, Scholars classified according to Wellington .. .. .. .. 70 (Table No. 2) .. .. .. 2 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 71 Summary of Boards' Income and Expenditure Marlborough .. .. .. .. 73 for Twenty-one Years (Table No. 3) .. 3 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 74 Income of Boards for 1897 (Table No. 4) .. 4 Grey .. .. .. .. .. 75 Expenditure of Boards for 1897 (Table No. 5) 5 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 76 Officers of Boards (Table No. 6) .. ..6,7 North Canterbury .. .. .. .. 80 Education Department, Expenditure under South Canterbury .. .. .. .. 82 (Table No. 7) .. .. ..7,8 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 87 Schools, Expenditure on each, and Names and Southland .. .. .. .. 96 Salaries of Teachers (Table No. 8) .. 9-62 Reports and Accounts of School Commissioners — Reports of Boards— Auckland • .. .. .. .. 96 Auckland .. .. .. 63 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 98 Taranaki .. .. .. 64 Wellington .. .. .. .. 99 Wanganui .. .. .. 66 Hawke's Bay .. . .. .. 100 Wellington .. .. .. 68 Marlborough .. .. .. 102 Hawke's Bay .. .. ..70 Nelson .. .. .. .. 102 Marlborough .. .. 72 Westland .. .. .. .. 103 Nelson .. .. .. 73 Canterbury .. .. .. 104 Grey .. .. .. ..74 Otago .. .. .. .. ..105 Westland .. .. .. 75 North Canterbury .. .. .. 77 Reports on District High SchoolsSouth Canterbury .. .. ..81 Westland.. .. .. .. .. 76 Otago .. .. .. 84 South Canterbury .. .. .. .. 83 Southland .. .. .. ... 92 Otago .. .. .. .. -. 88 Statements of Accounts of Boards— Reports on Normal SchoolsAuckland .. .. .. 64 North Canterbury .. .. .. .. 81 Taranaki .. .. .. ..66 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 91