A. —4.

Relations between the various denominations are marked in Samoa by a commendables andL high measure of tolerance, so that the religious life of the people proceeds m general without giving rise t0 P oSthan this, however, it is difficult to know what further details of the missions should be supplied, and perhaps the Permanent Mandates Commission could indicate other particular lines upon which information is desired. XVII.—EDUCATION. The general scheme of progressive education is as follows

Mission Schools. Grade I Schools (for Boys and Girls) .—Village schools taught by the village pastor, who is supplied bv the mission concerned. „ .. . , n , „ Girls' Schools (Resident).—Girls attend these schools to prepare for a higher standard of village life than is attained by the average village girl. Samoan life is benefited by the marriage of these eirls with members of their villages. . . , . , Child-welfare, Christian education, and handwork are among the principal subjects of the curriculum, which, of course, includes reading, writing, and arithmetic. , . . Boys' Schools (Resident) .—Pupils here are trained as pastors, teachers, or for artisan work m tte Schools (Day) .—Found in the more closely populated districts. The most important subiects are religion, music, typewriting, and sewing, and, of course, reading, writing, and arithmetic. Marist Brothers' Boys' School (Day) .--This is a very old-established school situated Apia. It is an undenominational primary school which educates boys to the New Zealand leavmg-certificate standard and also gives them elementary commercial training. i The'following table gives a comprehensive survey of all purely mission schools, with details o the teaching staffs and numbers of pupils :—

Denominational Schools.

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f pupils - Pastor Bovs' Girls' Student Mixed Special Special Pastor European JSative Missions. Schools, Colleges. Colleges. Colleges. Colleges, j Day Day Teachers. Teachers. Teachers. Boys> Girlg j Schools, scnoois. " ,„n 172 .. ■■ 6,958 4,681 London Missionary 172 ....••••• g Society • • 6 • • • • • • • • • ■ • * j' 7 _ 200 i' ;; ;; " " .. 4 107 26 1 1 ~ ~ 1 19 7,248 4^! Z 85 .. • • 950 900 Roman Catholic .. 85 . • • • • • • • * * '' jgg 2 , \ ' " " 12 16 . - 782 i' .. .. 6 1 477 .. 5 •• 8 5 .. 350 2 a ~ ~ 1 5 85 27 27 1,582 2,032 ™ T~~ .... 38 . • • ■ 650 650 Methodist 2 9 142 :: 5 . i' :: '■ •• 1 4 ' 61 38 5 1 38 3 13 , „ . ~ . 6 14 161 185 Latter-day Samts 14 .. •• •• •• •• 4 n g9 48 " ~ ~ 2 7 ~ T~ 10 25 220 233 , , o .. 1 1 34 23 Seventh Day Ad- 2 .. • • • • • • • • j 2 38 .. ventist • • 1 • • ■ • "" 2 1 .. •• ■ • • • • ■ • • 2 3 /2 23 Totals .. U n 1 2 1 5 2%~ 43 87 9,914 7,906 17,820