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Thursday, 23rd May. Page J. Hendry, 8.A., Inspector of Sohools, Southland District .. .. .. .. ..253 W. McAllister, member, Southland Education Board .. 258 Miss J. B. Hamilton, assistant, Nightcaps Sohool .. 263 W. G. Mehaffey, headmaster, Middle School, Invercargill 264 A. Clark, assistant, Winton School .. .. .. 268 C. W. G. Selbv, representing assistant teachers .. 269 J. Porteous, M.A., assistant, South School, Invercargill 272 Timaru. Monday, 27th May. A. Bell, M.A., assistant secretary and assistant inspector, South Canterbury District .. .. .. 272 W. B. Howell, Chairman, South Canterbury Education Board .. .. .. .. .. ..278 Rev. G. Barclay, member, South Canterbury Education Board .. .. .. .. .. ..280 J. G. Gow, M.A., Inspector of Sohools, South Canterbury District .. .. .. .. .. 285 J. A. Johnson, M.A., president, South Canterbury Educational Institute .. .. .. .. 289 Tuesday, 28th May. J. A. Valentine, 8.A., secretary, South Canterbury Educational Institute .. .. .. .. 293 J. P. Kalaugher, teacher, Seadown School .. .. 296 M. McLeod, 8.A., headteaoher, Temuka School .. 298 Rev. G. Barclay, evidence continued Auckland. Saturday, Ist June. T. TJ. Wells, president of the Auckland Eduoational Institute .. .. .. .. ..300 F. Brown, representing first assistant masters .. 306 J. D. McNaughton, representing teachers of the Pukekohe district .. .. .. .. .. 307 J. Armstrong, representing headmasters, Auckland .. 309 A. Tavlor, representing medium-sized schools .. 316 Miss Shrewsbury, M.A., representing assistant mistresses 319 Monday, 3rd June. W. R. C. Walker, representing first assistant masters 321 H. Campbell, barrister, Auckland .. .. .. 328 W. N. Mcintosh, headmaster, Onehunga School .. 330 G. Squirrell, Chairman, Auckland School Committee .. 333 Miss Newman, representing infant mistresses .. 336 G. Large, teacher, Waiuku.. .. .. .. 338 Vincent E. Rioe, secretary, Auckland Education Board 340 Tuesday, 4th June. L. J. Bagnall, Chairman, Auckland Education Board.. 350 D. Petrie, M.A., Chief Inspector of Schools, Auckland District R. Hobbs, ex-Chairman, Auckland Education Board .. 362 O. Mays, Chairman, Devonport School Committee .. 363 New Plymouth. Thursday, 6th June. D. McAllum, Chairman, Taranaki Education Board .. 363 G. W. Potts, representing the Taranaki Eduoational Institute .. .. .. .. .. 367 W. E. Spencer, M.A., B.Sc, Inspector of Schools, Taranaki District .. .. .. .. 370 Friday, 7th June. P. S. Whitcombe, secretary, Taranaki Education Board 378 H. Allsworth, member of the Taranaki Education Board 380 H. Dempsey, representing the Taranaki Eduoational Institute .. .. .. .. ~ 384 Wanganui. Monday, 10th June. G. S. Bridge, Chairman, Wanganui Education Board 386 Dr. J. Smyth, Chief Inspector of Schools, Wanganui District .. .. .. .. .. 391

Tuesday, 11th June. Page Dr. J. Stnyth, evidence continued .. .. .. 396 G. Grant, representing teachers of the Palmerston North District .. .. .. .. ..398 J. Aitken, B. A., representing the Wanganui Educational Institute .. .. .. .. .. 413 J. K. Law, representing the Wanganui Educational Institute .. .. .. .. .. 415 G. H. Espiner, representing country schools of the Palmerston North Distric-t .. .. .. .. 417 A. A. Browne, secretary, Wanganui Education Board 419 Napier. Thursday, 13th June. Rev. Dr. D. Sidey, Chairman, Hawke's Bay Eduoation Board .. .. .. .. .. ..420 T. Tanner, member of the Hawke's Bay Education Board .. .. .. .. .. ..425 G. T. Fannin, secretary, Hawke's Bay Education Board 433 Miss J. C. Brown, mistress, Napier Main Sohool .. 434 Miss Ferguson, assistant, Taradale School .. .. 437 Friday, 14th June. J. D. Watson, M.A., president of the Hawke's Bay Educational Institute .. .. .. .. 437 J. A. Smith, 8.A., representing the Hawke's Bay Educational Institute .. .. .. .. 449 J. C. Westall, member of the Hawke's Bay Education Board .. .. .. .. .. .. 455 J. Hislop, representing assistant teachers .. .. 457 Miss Burden, head-teacher, Kumeroa School .. 459 R. B. Holmes, headmaster, Havelook North School .. 460 J. Caughley, headmaster, Kaikora North School .. 464 Wellington. Monday, 17th June. C. Watson, 8.A,, representing the Wellington Educational Institute .. .. .. .. .. 467 A. Erskine, representing assistant masters .. .. 479 J. C. Webb, 8.A., representing assistant masters .. 484 Miss Lorimer, M.A., representing the Wellington Educational Institute .. .. .. .. .. 486 Saturday, 22nd June. Mrs. C. A. Francis, headmistress of the Mount Cook Infant School .. .. .. .. .. 491 F. Bennett, representing the Wellington Educational Institute .. .. .. .. .. 495 Miss Myers, assistant, Boseneath .. .. .. 507 Monday, 24th June. Miss Craig, representing the Wellington Educational Institute .. .. .. .. .. 510 W. T. Grundy, headmaster, Clyde Quay School, Wellington. . .." .. .. .. ~ - 517 T. H. Gill, M.A., LL.B., secretary, New Zealand Educational Institute, and headmaster, Newtown School 527 Tuesday, 25th June. C. R. Joplin, headmaster, Wadestown School .. 538 J. Robertson, member of the Wellington Education Board .. .. .. .'. .. .. 542 Wednesday, 26th June. J. J. Pilkington, headmaster, Porirua School .. 553 Thursday, 27th June. ' J. J. Pilkington, evidence continued .. .. 564 A. Dorset, secretary, Wellington Education Board .. 569 J. R. Blair, Chairman, Wellington Education Board .. 575 Friday, 28th June. A. Dorset, examination continued .. .. .. 589 T. R. Fleming, M.A.,LL.8., Inspector of Schools, Wellington District .. .. .. .. .. 590 H. B. Kirk, M.A., Assistant Inspector of Native Sohools 597 R. Lee, Chief Inspector of Sohools, Wellington Distriot 600 Saturday, 29th June. G. Hogben, M.A., evidence continued 606

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