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1910. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: THIRTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION. [In continuation of E.-1, 1909.]

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

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Primary Education: Hage Public Sohools — Number of Schools .. .. .. 2 Roll Number .. .. .. .. 4 Attendance .. .. .. .. 4 Age and Sex of Pupils .. .. .. 5 Maori Children reoeiving Primary Instruction .. .. .. .. 6 Europeans in Native Schools .. .. 7 Classification and Examination .. 7 Conveyance of Children .. .. 9 Free School-books .. .. .. 9 The School Journal, &o. .. .. 10 Staffs of Public Schools .. .. 11 Salaries of Teachers .. .. .. 13 Status of Teachers in regard to Certificates 14 Training of Teachers .. .. .. 15 Public-school Cadets .. .. 16 Finances of Education Boards .. .. 17 Education Reserves .. .. .. .. 22 Native Sohools .. .. .. .. 23 Chatham Islands .. .. .. .. 24 Special Schools :— Afflicted and Dependent Children .. 25 School for the Deaf .. .. .. 26 Jubilee Institute for the Blind .. .. 26 Special School for Boys of Feeble Mind .. 26 Children under State Guardianship .. 27 Infant-life Protection .. .. .. 28 Manual and Technical Instruction :— Manual Instruction in Schools .. .. 28 Technical Instruction .. .. .. 30

Secondary Education: p age Number of Schools .. .. .. 35 Roll and Staff .. .. .. .. 85 Salaries of Secondary Teachers .. .. 37 Free Secondary Education .. .. .. 38 Free Places .. .. .. .. 38 Number receiving Free Secondary Education .. .. .. .. 39 Scholarships held at Secondary Schools and District High Schools .. .. 39 Junior National Scholarships .. .. 40 Education Board Scholarships .. 40 Foundation (or Governors') Scholarships.. 41 Finances of Secondary Schools .. 41 General Remarks .. .. .. .. IH Higher Education .. .. .. 46 Scholarships, Bursaries, &c. .. 50 Degrees conferred .. .. .. .. 50 Junior University, Senior National, Taranaki, and Queen's Scholarships .. .. 51 Finances of the Affiliated Institutions in 1909 51 The University Endowment Aot, 1868 .. 52 General: Expenditure out of Public Funds on Education 52 Annual Examinations .. .. .. .. 55 Teachers' Superannuation Fund .. 56 Public Libraries .. .. .. .. 57 Appendix: Expenditure of Parliamentary Appropriations for Financial Year ending the 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. .. .. 58

Office of the Department of Education, My Lord,— Wellington, 19th August, 1910. I have the honour, in accordance with the provisions of the Education Act, 1908, to submit to Your Excellency the following report upon the progress and condition of public education in New Zealand during the year ending the 31st December, 1909. I have, &c, Geo. Fowlds. His Excellency the Right Honourable Lord Islington, Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand.

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