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1879. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION. SECOND ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION.

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

INDEX.

REPORT. PAGE PAGE Education Districts ... ... ... ... 1 Examination and Classification of Teachers ... 14 Education Boards ... ... ... ... 2 Scholarships ... ... ... ... ... 18 Number of Schools ... ... ... ... 2 Training of Teachers ... ... ... ... 18 Number of Teachers ... ... ... ... 4 Public Libraries ... ... ... ... 19 School Attendance ... ... ... ... 5 School Savings Banks ... ... ... ... 20 Proportion of Attendance to Population ... ... 7 Regulations ... ... ... ... ... 21 Finances of Boards ... ... ... ... 8 Higher Education ... ... ... ... 22 Subjects of Instruction ... ... ... ... 10 Education Reserves ... ... ... ... 23 School Buildings ... ... ... ... 10 Statement of Expenditure ... ... ... 24 Inspection of Schools and Standards of Education ... 11 APPENDIX. PAOE PAG£ Statistics— Statements of Account of Boards— continued. Income of Boards (Table No. 1) ... ... 1 Wellington ... ... ... ... 15 Expenditure of Boards (Table No. 2) ... ... 2 Hawke's Bay ... ... ... ... 53 Management by Boards, cost of (Table No. 3) ... 3 Marlborough ... ... ... ... 54 Inspection, cost of (Table No. 3) ... ... 3 Nelson ... ... ... ... ... 55 Examination of Teachers by Boards, cost of (Table Canterbury North ... ... ... ... 58 No. 3) ... ... ... ... ... 3 Canterbury South ... ... ... ... 59 Salaries of Boards'Officers (Table No. 4) ... 4 West land ... ... ... ... ... 62 Ages of Scholars (Table No. 5) ... ... 5 Otago ... ... ... ... ... 66 Standards (Table No. 6) ... ... ... 5 Southland... ... ... ... ... 70 List of Schools, Expenditure on each, and Names, Inspectors' Reports— &c, of Teachers (Table No. 7) ... ... 6 Auckland... ... ... ... ... 71 List of Schools, Area of each, Teachers' Residences, Taranaki — and Attendance (Table No. 8) ... ... 32 1. Mr. ITislop's Report ... ... ... 73 Reports of Boards — 2. Mr. Pope's Report ... ... ... 74 Auckland ... ... ... ... ... 43 3. Mr. Crompton's Report ... ... 76 Taranaki ... ... ... ... ... 46 Wanganui ... ... ... ... 77 Wanganui ... ... ... ... 47 Wellington ... ... ... ... 79 Wellington ... ... ... ... 50 Hawke's Bay ... ... ... ... 83 Hawke's Bay ... ... ... ... 52 Marlborough ... ... ... ... 86 Marlborough ... ... ... ... 53 Nelson ... ... ... ... ... 87 Nelson ... ... ... ... ... 54 Canterbury North— Canterbury North ... ... ... ... 55 1. Mr. Restell's Report ... ... ... 88 Canterbury South ... ... ... ... 59 2. Mr. Edge's Report ... ... ... 90 Westland ... ... ... ... ... 60 Canterbury South ... ... ... ... 92 Otago ... ... ... ... ... 63 Westland ... ... ... ... ... 93 Southland... ... ... ... ... 68 Otago— Statements of Account of Boards— 1. Mr. Petrie's Report ... ... ... 97 Auckland ... ... ... ... ... 45 2. Mr. Taylor's Report ... ... ... 102 Taranaki ... ... ... ... ... 47 Southland... ... ... ... ... 103 Wanganui ... ... ... ... 49 Native Schools ... ... ... ... 109