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p. Private primary schools.—Roll number, 6, 11. Average attendance, 7, 11. Present at examination, 11. Number of proficiency and competency certificates issued, 11. Regularity of attendance, 11. Professors, number of, at University colleges, 57: Progress in education, 64, 69. Public libraries. See Libraries. Public primary schools— Scholars.—Roll—average weekly, 5 ; at end of year, - 5; at annual examination, 11. Average attendance, 6 ; as percentage of roll, 6, 7 ; increase since 1910, 6; compulsory attendance, 6; attendance compared with other countries, 6, 7. Number in each standard, 5, 11. Number at various ages, 5, 8. Classification, 5, 11. Examination, 11. Average age, 8 ; sex, 8. Schools. — Number, 3. Percentage of sole-teaoher schools, 4. Increases and decreases in number of schools for separate districts, 4. Teachers.—Number of adults, 5, 14-16. Number of pupil-teachers, 5, 14-16. Sex, 15-16. Salaries, 17. Status as regards certificates, 17-19. Training, 19-21. Expenditure, 21-27. Publications issued by Department, 13. Pupils. Sec Scholars. R. Roll number— Primary schools.—Average weekly, 5 ; at end of year, 5; at annual examination, 11. Increase over forty years, 69. Native schools, 6, 29. Chatham Islands schools, 6, 32. Private primary schools, 6, 11. Secondary schools, 45-46. University colleges, 56. Reserves. See Education reserves. S. Scholars — Primary schools.—Number in each standard, 5, 11. Number at various ages, 5, 8. Sex, 8. Leakage in attendance of girls, 8. Maoris attending, 9, 30. Classification, 5, 11. Examination, 11. Average age, 8. Native schools.—Europeans attending, 10, 30. Maoris attending, 9, 30. All scholars attending, 31. Chatham Islands schools, 32. Private primary schools, 11. Scholarships— At secondary schools.—Number of Junior National Scholarships, 49. Rate of payment, 49. Number of Education Board scholarships, 49. Rate of payment, 49. Foundation scholarships, 50. Private scholarships, 50. At University colleges.—Description of scholarships, 59. Scholarships held—Rhodes, 59 ; Research, 59 ; Junior University, 60 ; Senior National, 60 ; Taranaki, 60 ; Senior University, 60 ; Bursaries, 60 ; Sir George Grey, 60 ; other, 60. School Journal, 13. Secondary schools— Scholars. —Roll, 45-46. Attendance, 46. Proportion of population receiving secondary instruction, 47. Roll of lower departments, 6, 53. Average attendance of lower departments, 7. Schools.—Number of schools, 45. Number of lower departments, 53. Description of lower departments, 53. Teachers.—Ratio of males to females, 50. Staffing, 50. Number of pupils per teacher, 50. Salaries, 50-51.

Secondary schools— continued. Free secondary education.—Junior free places, 47-48. Senior free places, 47-48. Statistics, 48. Method of calculating capitation, 47. Advance of system, 64. Total number benefited, 48. Special schools— All schools.—Total roll, 33. School for the Deaf. —Roll, 35. Expenditure, 35. Recoveries, 35. Jubilee Institute for the Blind.—Roll, 36. Expenditure, 36. Recoveries, 36. School for Feeble-minded.—Roll, 36. Expenditure, 36. Need for extension of system, 33. Precautions for eliminating mental deficiency, 33. Extension of control, if necessary, to age of twenty-five, 33, 36, Proposed building of cottage homes, 36. Industrial schools. — Roll, 34. Expenditure, 34. Supervision by special officer suggested in certain cases, 33. Parental contributions, 34. Payments by Charitable Aid Boards, 34. Savings of inmates, 35. Staffing. See Teachers. Superannuation.—Two classes of contributors, 66. Actuary's report, 66. Statistics, 66. Expenditure, 66. T. Teachers— Public schools. —Number of adults, 5, 14—16. Number of pupil-teachers, 5, 14-16. Sex, 15-16. Headteachers, 15. Assistants, 15. Sole teachers, 15. Ratio of males to females, 15. Staffing, 14-17* Salaries, 17. Status as regards certificates, 17-19. Training, 19-21. Native schools.—Number, 31. Staffing, 31. Salaries,. 31. Secondary schools. — Ratio of males to females, 50. Staffing, 50. Number of pupils per teacher, 50. Salaries, 50-51. All teachers.—Status as regards certificates, 19. Technical instruction — All technical classes.—Progress during year, 39. Statistics, 40. Special classes, 40. Associated classes, 40. College classes, 40. Number of pupils, 40. Income and expenditure, 44, 45, 71. Day technical schools.—Number of schools,'4o. Number of students, 41. Sex, 41. Free places, 41. Course of instruction, 41. Capitation, 41. Free places, 41. Other technical classes.—Number of students, 41. Age and sex, 41. Occupations, 42. Number of classes, 42. Capitation, 42. Grouped courses, 43. Commercial classes, 42. Rural classes, 42. Evening classes, 43. Compulsory classes. 43. Free places, 44. Training colleges.—Students, 19-20. Ratio of males tofemales, 20. Professional work, 20. University work, 20. Number in training in each college, 21. Classification, 21. Number of scholars in main schools, 20 ; in secondary departments, 20 ; in model, schools, 20. Expenditure, 21. U. Universities— New Zealand University.—lts functions, 53-54. TheSenate, 53. Number of persons examined by, 54. Income and expenditure, 55. Raising of matriculation standard, 55. Resolutions adopted at last meeting, 55. Degrees conferred, 55. University colleges.—Their functions, 54. Number of students, 56. Increase in unmatriculated students, 57. Courses taken, 57. Staffing, 57. Finances, 57-58. Other professional institutions.—Canterbury Agricultural College, 54. Training colleges, 54. Dniversity bursaries, 59. University Endowment Act, 60.

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