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Office of the Department of Education, My Lord,— Wellington, 17th August, 1911. 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, 1910. I have, &c, George Fowlds. His Excellency the Eight Honourable Lord Islington, Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand.

BEPOET. Contents. This report, with its appendices, gives the information which is of general public interest with regard to the administration of the Education Act, 1908, the Education Amendment Act, 1908, and the Education Reserves Act, 1908, the expenditure of public funds appropriated by Parliament for educational purposes, and the principal statistics relating to matters which are more fully dealt with in separate papers, as follows: — E.-2. Primary Education; with appendices, namely,— Appendix A. Reports of Education Boards ; Appendix B. Reports of the School Commissioners ; Appendix C. Reports of Inspectors ; Appendix D. Training of Teachers ; Appendix E. List of Public Schools and Teachers. E.-3. Native Schools. E.-4. Special Schools and Infant-life Protection. E.-5. Manual and Technical Instruction.