E.—l.

1903. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION. [In continuation of E.-1, 1902.]

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

aCGSTTZEZtsTTS. REPORT. Public Schools — Page ! Public Schools — continued. Page Attendance .. .. .. .. i Railway Fares of School-children.. .. xviii Attendance of Children of Native Race .. iv Chatham Islands .. .. .. xviii Age and Sex of Pupils .. .. .. iv Education Reserves .. .. .. xix Standards .. .. .. .. v Native Schools .. .. .. xx Examination Statistics .. .. vi Industrial Schools .. .. .. xxii Subjects of Instruction .. .. vii School for Deaf-mutes .. .. .. xxvii Number of Schools .. .. .. viii Institute for the Blind .. .. .. xxvii Attendance at Schools in Grades .. .. ix Manual and Technical Instruction .. .. xxviii Number of Teachers .. .. .. x Secondary Education .. .. .. xxxiii Salaries of Teachers .. .. .. xi District High Schools .. .. .. xxxiv Classification of Teachers .. .. xii Scholarships .. .. .. .. xxxiv Finances of Education Boards .. .. xii University and Colleges .. .. .. xxxv School Buildings .. .. .. xiy " Colonial University" Reserves .. .. xxxv Training of Teachers .. .. .. xvii Civil Service Examinations .. .. xxxv Military and Physical Drill .. .. xvii i Subsidies to Public Libraries .. .. xxxv APPENDIX. Statistics — Statements of Accounts of Boards— Age and Sex of Scholars (Table No. 1) .. 1 Auckland .. .. .. 66 Standards, Scholars classified according to Taranaki .. .. .. 68 (Table No. 2) .. .. .. 2 Wanganui .. .. .. 70 Summary of Boards' Income and Expenditure Wellington .. .. .. 73 for Twenty-six Years (Table No. 3) .. 3 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 92 Income of Boards for 1902 (Table No. 4) .. 4 Marlborough .. .. 95 Expenditure of Boards for 1902 (Table No. 5) 5 Nelson .. .. .. 74 Officers of Boards (Table No. 6) .. .. 6 Grey .. .. .. 75 Educational Expenditure (Table No. 7) .. 7 Westland .. .. .. .. 77 Schools, Expenditure on each, and Names and North Canterbury .. .. .. 80 Salaries of Teachers (Table No. 8) .. 10-63 South Canterbury .. .. 82 Otago .. .. .. ..85 Reports of Boards— Southland .. .. .. 91 Auckland .. .. .. 64 Taranaki .. .. .. ..66 Wanganui .. .. .. 68 u epor t a an( j Aooounts of School Commissioners— Wellington .. .. .. .. 71 Auckland .. .. .. .. 96 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 91 Tarauaki .. .. .. ..97 Marlborough .. .. .. 94 Wellington .. .. .. ..99 £ elson ■• •• •• II Hawke's Bay .. .. ..101 re y , •■ •• •• "II Marlborough .. .. ..102 Westland .. .. .. 76 Nelson 103 North Canterbury .. .. .. 77 West i and \\ \\ \\ ." 108 South Canterbury .. .. .. 80 Canterbury.. .. .. ..104 Otago .. .. .. ..82 otaeo lOfi Southland .. .. .. .. 87 Utag " " " " 106 Reports on Normal Schools— Cbristchurch .. .. .. 80 Circulars .. .. .. ..109 Dunedin .. .. ~ ..85