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A. Afflicted children. See Special schools. Agricultural instruction.—Progress in elementary agriculture, 34. Rural courses in district high schools, 34. Agricultural college, 50, 54. Rural courses in secondary schools, 37; in technical schools, 38; all schools, 38. Attendance (see also Roll number) — Public primary schools, 6. Increase since 1911, 6. Compulsory attendance, 7. Average attendance as compared with other countries, 7. Native schools, 7, 28. Chatham Islands schools, 7, 30. Private primary schools. 7, 9. Secondary schools.—Lower departments, 7, 42. All schools, 42. University colleges, 52. B. Blind, School for the. See Special sohools. Board of primary scholars, 10. Bursaries, University, 55. C. Cadets, Junior, 10. Chatham Islands schools. — Number of schools, 30. Weekly roll number, 6, 30. Average attendance, 7, 30. Expenditure, 31. List of teachers, 31. Class-books and libraries, 11. Compulsory continuation classes, 39. Conveyance of scholars, 9. 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, 43. Rural courses, 34. E. Education Board's finance. See Finance. Education Department, Head Office.—Expenditure, 64. Education Reserves. —Distribution of revenue, 27. Elementary education. See Public primary schools. Enrolment. See Roll number. Examinations conducted by Department.—Number of candidates, 61. Expenditure, 62. F. Feeble-minded, School for the. See Special schools. Finances — All items of expenditure.—Analysis, 57, 64-69. Cost per head of population, 58. Comparison with other countries, 58. Analysis from 1898 in five-yearly periods, 59. Expenditure per head of population from public revenue, 59. Expenditure per pupil, 59. Detailed statement of expenditure for year 1912-13, 64-69. Publio primary schools.—General Account, 25. Buildings Account, 26. Diversion of moneys from Buildings Account, 27. Statement of receipts and expenditure, 22-23. School Committees, Amount paid to, per unit of average attendance, 25. Native sohools, 30, 66. Chatham Islands, 30. 64.

Finances— continued. Special schools, 31, 32, 33, 66-i>s. Manual instruction, 41, 65. Technical instruction, 41, 65. Secondary schools.—Sources of income, 48. Receipts and expenditure, 48, 65. Universities, 51, 54, 57-58, 00. School libraries, 11. Class-books, 11. Free places. See Secondary schools ; Teohnical schools; University Colleges, bursaries. H. Health of school-children. See Medical inspection. 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, 32. Number of children maintained, 32. Expenditure, 32. J. Junior Cadets, 10. L. Libraries.—Method of distributing vote, 63. Number of libraries participating, 63. Income, 63. Subsidies, 63. Amount distributed, 63. Libraries. School, 11. M. Manual instruction— In public schools.—Percentage of schools, 33. Number of classes, 33. Subjects of instruction, 34, Average rate of payment, 34. Number of pupils, 34. Progress in elementary agriculture, 34. Rural courses in district high schools, 34. Elementary physics, 35. Swimming and life-saving, 35. Building operations, 35. Capitation and expenditure, 35. In secondary schools.—Subjects of instruction, 35. Average attendance, 35. Average rate of payment, .35. Rural courses, 35. Building operations, 36. Maori children.—Number attending Native village schools, 7, 29. Number attending mission schools, 7, 29. Number attending public schools, 7, 29. Number attending secondary schools, 29. Number under special technical training, 29. Number of schools at which Maoris are taught, 28. Medical inspection of school-children, 10. Model schools. See Training colleges. N. National endowment, 61. Native schools— Scholars.—Average attendance, 7, 29. Roll, 7, 28. Regularity of attendance, 29. Classification of scholars, 29. Results of inspection, 30. Number of Maoris attending Native village schools, 7, 28; attending Native mission schools, 7, 28; attending public schools, 7, 28; speaking Maori in the home, 29. Number of Europeans in Native schools, 28. Schools.—Number of schools, 27-28. Teachers.—Number of teachers, 30. Salaries, 30. Expenditure, 30, 66.