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classes, are able to reproduce the substance of the entire lesson. The children should be able, too, to pronounce every word accurately, and to spell it, or write it from dictation. IV.—NATIVE SCHOOL STANDARDS OF EDUCATION. Standard I. Heading. —To read English sentences made up of easy words of one syllable. Spelling. —To spell easy words of one syllable. Writing. —To copy on slates easy words from the black-board, to transcribe from the wall-cards, and to form figures neatly. English. —To know the meanings of such easy English words as go, bad, run, dog, sky, father; also, to know the English names of familiar objects—such as the school furniture, parts of the body, articles of dress ; and to be able to name these when taken singly, or in twos or threes ; (e.g., one eye, two eyes ; one man, two men ; one child, two children, three children.) Arithmetic. —To know the addition tables, to count up to 100, and to read, from the black-board, numbers up to 999. Sewing. —Girls to thread needles and to hem. Standard 11. Heading. —To read sentences made up of words of one syllable, and very easy words of two syllables. Spelling —To spell the words in the reading lesson. Writing. —To transcribe from the Primer neatly (on slates), and to write neatly in an elementary copy-book. English. —To translate Maori words such as rere, tai, tenei, po, manu, into English, and to know the meaning of very easy English sentences, such as, "He laughs," " I see you." Also, to know the names of things represented in the wall-pictures, and of the parts of these things; (in the case of the picture of a fish, for instance, the children should know the names of the head, the tail, the fins, and the gills.) Arithmetic. —To know the subtraction tables, and the multiplication table up to six times; to do numeration and notation up to 1,000,000, and to work sums in addition, and very easy sums in multiplication. Geography. —To know the definitions, and to point out the cardinal and the four intermediate points, both on the map and on the horizon. Sewing. —Girls to fell, and to fix a hem. Standard 111. Beading. —To read and understand the " Second Eoyal Reader," and to give in English the meanings of the words and the sentences. Spelling. —To write correctly from dictation sentences taken from the Primer. Writing. —To write small-hand neatly in a copy-book. English. —To be able to describe familiar objects or actions. (Eor example, the examiner holds up a little piece of pencil, and asks what it is. The pupil should be able to say—"That is a short pencil." The examiner raises his hand and asks what he has done. The pupil replies—" You raised your hand, sir.") Also, to understand clearly the difference between such expressions as " This boy," " That boy," " These boys," " Those boys." Composition. —To translate sentences into English from " Ko te A-nui a Wi." Arithmetic. —Subtraction, long multiplication, short division, long division. Mental Arithmetic. —The first four rules and the money tables. Geography. —To know the map of New Zealand, and to answer very easy questions on the physical and political geography of the Colony. The pupil should be able to answer such questions as these : — " Which is the largest of the towns in the Bay of Plenty 1" " Why do go many of the New Zealand steamers go to Russell, although it is but a very small town ?" " Why is the climate of Hokianga warmer than that of Stewart Island?" " Why are the,rivers on the East Coast of the South Island longer than those on the West Coast ¥'• Sewing. —Girls to stitch, to sew on strings, and to be learning to fix all work up to this stage. Standard IV. Heading. —To read the " Third Royal Reader" with proper expression, and to thoroughly comprehend the meaning of what is read. Spelling. —To write from dictation a short paragraph from the "Second Royal Reader." Writing. —To write a good, plain round hand. English. —To speak and to understand English fairly well, and to clearly understand the difference between such expressions as I see, I saw, I shall see, I had seen, I may see, &c. Composition. —To reproduce the substance of a short fable or story, or to write a letter on some familiar subject. Arithmetic. —To know the compound rules and reduction, and to work problems involving the use of these and the more elementary rules. Geography. —To know the map of the world, and to answer easy questions on political and on physical geography. The pupil should be able to answer such questions as these :—" Into what sea does the Danube fall?" " Why do white people living in India require to have all hard work done for them by the Natives 1" "If a ship came to Auckland from Mauritius, what would her cargo probably be V "If this vessel sailed from Auckland for England, what would she take with her ?" " When the wind is blowing strongly from the S.W. it is generally cold; why is this ?" Sewing. —To fix all work required for Standard 111, to do button-holing, to sew on buttons, to darn stockings, and to be learning to knit stockings.