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1922. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION OF NATIVE CHILDREN. [In continuation of E.-3, 1921.]

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

CONTENTS. Page l'age No. 1. —Extract from Report (if Minister .. 1 No. 3.—Detailed Tables ;—■ No. 2.—Report of the Inspector of Native Schools:— Table HI. Native Sohools and Teachers .. 15 New Schools, &c 6 m Attendance at Schools .. .. 1!) Attendance, &c. .. .. .. () Native Village Schools ... . fi H3 - Higher Eduoation .. . . 21 Mission Schools .. . . . . (i H4. Maori Children at Public Schools . . 21 Secondary Native Schools .. G H5. Classification of Maori Children at School Buildings and Grounds . . 7 Public Sohools .. .. 22 Inspection of Schools .. .. 7 ,„. Race of children .. .. 22 (ieneral Remarks .. .. .. s TT _ ~«.,, Secondary Education . . 12 H7. Ages and Standards .. . . 24 Scholarships, &c. .. .. . . 12 HB. Summary of Expenditure . . 24 Concluding Remarks . . .. 13

No. 1. EXTRACT FROM THE FORTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION. Education op Native Children. Number of Schools. The primary education of Maori children living in districts principally settled by Natives is provided by means of Native village schools specially instituted by the Government and under the direct control of the Education Department. All of these schools (numbering 123 at the end of 1921) excepting two are situated in the North Island. The schools were graded as follows : — Grade I (average, attendance 9-20) .. ... .. .. .. 17 ~ II i (average attendance 21-25).. .. .. .. .. 16 „ II ii. (average attendance 26-35) .. .. . . 22 „ 111 a i (average attendance 36-50) .. .. .. 33 ~ 111 a ii (average, attendance 51-80) .. .. . . 27 ~ lIIb (average attendance 81-120) .. .. .. .. 7 ~ IVa (average attendance 121-160) " . . . . .. . . 1 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 123 In addition to the Government schools there are in operation for the benefit of Maori children six primary mission schools and ten boarding-schools, the latter affording a rather more advanced educational programme. These schools have been established by private enterprise, but they are inspected by the Department's officers, and the Government provides a number of free places for Maori, children at the boarding-schools. Maori children living in districts more or less settled by Europeans attend the ordinary public schools, 620 of these schools having some

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