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1899. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION. [In continuation of E.-1, 1898.]

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

aOZSTTZEHsTTS. REPORT.

Public Schools— Page Pag« Attendance .. .. .. .. ii Education Reserves .. .. .. xi Attendance of Children of Native Race .. iv Native Schools .. .. .. .. xii Age and Sex of Pupils .. .. .. iv Industrial Schools .. .. .. xiii Standards .. .. .. .. v School for Deaf-mutes ... .. .. xvi Examination Statistics .. .. v Institute for the Blind .. .. .. xvii Subjects of Instruction .. .. vi Technical Instruction .. .. .. xyii Number of Schools .. .. .. vii Secondary Schools .. .. .. xx Number of Teachers .. .. vii University and Colleges .. .. .. xxi Salaries of Teachers .. .. .. viii " Colonial University" Reserves .. .. xxi Classification of Teachers .. .. viii Chatham Islands .. .. .. xxi Finances of Boards .. .. .. ix Subsidies to Public Libraries .. .. xxi School-buildings Requirements .. .. x Civil Service Examinations .. .. xxii Scholarships .. .. .. xi The late Mr. Habens .. .. .. xxii Railway-fares of School-children .. .. xi APPENDIX. Statistics — Statements of Accounts of Boards— continued. Age and Sex of Scholars (Table No. 1) .. 1 Hawke's Buy .. .. .. ... 71 Standards, Scholars classified according to Marlborough .. .. .. .. 74 (Table No. 2) .. .. .. 2 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 75 Summary of Boards' Income and Expenditure Grey .. .. .. .. ... 76 for Twenty-two Years (Table No. 3) .. 3 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 77 Income of Boards for 1898 (Table No. 4) .. 4 North Canterbury .. .. .. .. 81 Expenditure of Boards for 1898 (Table No. 5) 5 South Canterbury .. .. .. .. 83 Officers of Boards (Table No. 6) .." .. 6 Otago .. .. .. 87 Education Department, Expenditure under Southland .. .. .. .. 96 (Table No. 7) .. .. ..7,8 Schools, Expenditure on each, and Names and Reports and Accounts of School CommissionersSalaries of Teachers (Table No. 8) .. 9-62 Auckland .. .. .. .. 96 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 98 Reports of Boards— Wellington .. .. .. .. 99 Auckland .. .. .. ..63 Hawke's Bay '.'. .'. '.'. '.'. 100 Taranaki .. .. .. ..65 Marlborough .. .. .. ..101 Wanganui .. .. .. ..67 Nelson .. .. .. ..102 Wellington .. .. .. 69 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 102 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 70 Canterbury .. .. .. 103 Marlborough .. .. .. 72 otago .. .. .. .. ..105 Nelson .. .. .. ..75 Westland 76 Reports on District High Schools — North Canterbury '.'. '.'. '.'.78 Taranaki (Stratford) 66 South Canterbury .. .. ..82 Hawke s Bay Gisborne) . .. .. 72 Otago gg Westland (Hokitika, Kumara) .. .. 77 Southland '.'. ! '. !'! '.'. 93 South Canterbury (Waimate, Temuka) .. S3 Otago (Port Chalmers, Tokomainro, PalmersStatements of Accounts of Boards- ton South, Balclutha, Lawrence) .. .. 87 Auckland .. .. .. 65 Taranaki .. .. .. 66 Reports on Normal Schools — Wanganui .. .. .. ..68 Christchuroh .. .. .. .. 81 Wellington .. .. .. ..70 Dunedin .. .. .. .. ..91