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where the subject is restricted to the teaching of a few songs. Speech-training is receiving more and more emphasis, but much still remains to be done to attain a standard of speech m which the children can secure the maximum of interest and pleasure. . , . u , j u In an increasing number of schools the teaching-equipment is being made available to the adult community, and the teachers concerned have planned adult classes in practical subjects. In 1940 there were awarded 18 Continuation Scholarships, 5 Nursing Scholarships, and 5 Agricultural Scholarships. . , „ All the girls except two who completed their Nursing Scholarships m 1941 have been accepted tor training in various hospitals in the North Island. At the end of 1941, 146 Junior Scholarships, 29 Other than Native Schools Scholarships, 30 Continuation, 8 Nursing, and 10 Agricultural Scholarships were held by pupils attending the Maori boarding-schools. Six University Scholarships were current. The Junior and Senior Te Makarim Scholarships were won by Peter Dyall and John F. T. Nyman respectively, and the Buller Scholarship was awarded to Hoani Waitlti. M. T. Te Punga, a Maori University Scholarship holder qualified for the B.Sc. degree and was awarded a Senior Scholarship in Geology by the University of New Zealand. Ten Native Mission schools, controlled and administered by denominational authorities, were registered last year. The total enrolment of these schools was 659 children. <Vt the end of 1941 149 Native schools were administered and maintained by the Mucation Department. ' The total 'roll number, was 10,916 (10,730 in 1940) and the average attendance was 9 043 (9 302 in 1940) The average weekly roll number was 10,588, the percentage of regularity being 85-4. Of the 10,916 children enrolled at the 31st December, 1941, 9,717 children were Maori the remainder (1,199) being European children. The following table shows the increase in the attendance at Native schools since 1918:-

The total number of teachers employed in the Native Schools' Service at the end of 1941 was 476. Of the total staff, 23-3 per cent, were junior assistants, 6 of whom were fully-qualified teachers and 105 uncertificated. At the end of 1941 there were 12,712 Maori pupils in attendance at 875 public schools. I have, &c., G. H. Stubbs, Senior Inspector of Native Schools.

No. 2. DETAILED TABLES.

Table H1. GRADE of Native Schools with Number of Teachers and Average Number of Children per Teacher.

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Year.""" Average Attendance. Average Weekly idiq .. 5,064 4,551 5,281 loos .. 6,671 5,964 6,770 1938 ' .. 9,832 8,471 9,787 19 4! .. .. .. 10.916 9,043 10,588 ' I

I Number of ' (Total Average Teachers Average „ , , Attendance, (exclusive of Number of Number of Grade of School. Schools I Y " ar ended Pr ° bationar y Children per Probationar y schools. I 31st p ecem . Assistants Teacher Assistants. Assistants. ber, 1941. and Junior Assistants). II (9-24) .. 12 219 12 1.8-2 5 IIIa (25-30) .. 20 476 20 23-8 18 IIIB (31-70) .. 54 2,263 106 21-3 27 IYA (71-110) .. .. 40 2,950 115 25-6 1. 40 IYB (111-150) .. .. 13 1,504 48 31-3 4 13 IVo (151-190).. .. 5 748 25 29-9 2 5 VA (191-230) .. .. 4 699 25 28-0 .. 2 Vb (231-270) . . • • 1 170 7 24-3 . . 1 Totals .. .. 149 9,029 358 25-3 7 111