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A. Afflicted children. See Special schools. Agricultural instruction. —Progress in elementary agriulture, 37. Rural courses in district high schools, 38. Agricultural college, 54, 58. Rural courses in secondary schools, 39 ; in technical schools, 41, 42; all schools, 43. Attendance (see also Roll number) — Public primary schools, 6. Increase since 1910, 6. Compulsory attendance, 6. Average attendance as compared with other countries, 6, 7. Native schools, 7. Chatham Islands schools, 7. Private primary schools, 7, 11. Secondary schools. — Lower departments, ,7. All schools, 46. B. Blind, School for the. See Special schools. Board of primary scholars, 13. Bursaries, University, 59. C. ■Cadets, Junior, 67. Census, 1911, Criticism of figures.—Persons unable to read or write, 67. Comparison between Department's figures and census returns, 68. Increase in attendance over forty years, 69. Chatham Islands schools. — Number of schools, 32. Weekly roll number, 6. Roll number at end of year, 32. Average attendance, 7, 32. Examination, 32. Scholarship examination, 32. Expenditure, 32. List of teachers, 32. Compulsory continuation classes, 43. Conveyance of scholars, 12. Cost per head of education system. See Finance. D. Deaf, School for the. See Special schools. Degrees conferred. See Universities. Dependent children. See Special schools. District high schools.—Roll number, 6, 46. Average attendance, 7, 46. Rural courses, 38. E. Education Board's finance. See Finance. Education Department, Head Office. —Expenditure, 70. Education Reserves. —Provisions of new Act, 27. Area of reserves, 27. Capital value, 27. Income and expenditure, 28. Elementary education. See Public primary schools. Enrolment. See Roll number. Examinations conducted by Department.—Number of j candidates, 65. Expenditure, 65. F. Feeble-minded, School for the. See Special schools. Finances— All items of expenditure.—Analysis, 61, 70-74. Cost per head of population, 62. Comparison with other countries, 62. Analysis from 1898 in five-yearly periods, 62. Expenditure per head of population from public revenue, 63. Expenditure per pupil, 63. Detailed statement of expenditure for year 1911-12, 70-74. Public primary schools. —General Account, 25. Buildings Account, 25. Diversion of moneys from Buildings Account, 26. Statement of receipts and expenditure, 22-23. Native schools, 32, 72. •Chatham Islands, 32, 70.

Finances— continued. Special schools, 34, 35, 36, 72-74. Manual instruction, 45, 71. Technical instruction, 45, 71. Secondary schools.—Sources of income, 51. Receipts and expenditure, 52, 70-71. Criticism of finances, 52-53. Universities, 55, 57-58, 71-72. Education Reserves, 28. Free class-books, 13. Free places. See Secondary schools ; Technical schools; i University Colleges, bursaries. H. High schools. See Secondary schools. I. Income. See Finance. Industrial schools. See Special schools. Industrial training. See Technical instruction. Infant-life protection.—Number of licensed foster-homes, 35. Number of children maintained, 35. Expenditure,. 35. J. Junior Cadets.—Total strength, 67. Number of officers, 67. Cost, 67. L. Libraries.—Method of distributing vote, 66. Number of libraries participating, 66. Income, 67. Subsidies, 67. Amount distributed, 67. M. Manual instruction— In public schools.—Percentage of schools, 36. Number of classes, 37. Subjects of instruction, 37, Average rate of payment, 37. Number of pupils, 37. Centralization of instruction, advantages and disadvantages, 37. Progress in elementary agriculture, 37. Rural courses in district high schools, 38. Elementary physics, 38. Swimming and life-saving, 38. Building operations, 38. Capitation and expenditure, 39. In secondary schools.—Subjects of instruction, 39. Average attendance, 39. Average rate of payment, 39. Rural courses, 39. Building operations, 39. Maori children.—Number attending Native village schools, 9, 31. Number attending mission schools, 9, 31. Number attending public schools, 9, 31. Number attending secondary schools, 31. Number under special technical training, 31. Number of schools at which Maoris are taught, 29. Backwardness of Maori pupils attending public schools, 10. Model schools. See Training colleges. N. National endowment, 64. Native schools— Scholars.—Average attendance, 7, 29. Roll, 6, 29. Regularity of attendance, 30. Classification of scholars, 31. Results of inspection, 31. Number of Maoris attending Native village schools, 9, 31; attending Native mission schools, 9, 31 ; attending public schools, 9, 31 ; speaking Maori in the home, 31. Number of Europeans in Native schools, 10, 30 ; their standards and ages, 10. Schools.—Number of schools, 28-29. Teachers.—Number of teachers, 31. Salaries, 31. Expenditure, 32.