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Sess. 11.—1897. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: TWENTIETH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION. [In continuation of E.-1, 1896.]

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

OO2STTI3 JSTTS REPORT. Public Schools— Page Public Schools— continued. Page Attendance .. .. .. .. i Scholarships .. .. .. x Attendance of Children of Native Race .. iii Education Reserves .. .. .. xi Age and Sex of Pupils .. .. .. iii Native Schools .. .. .. .. xi Standards .. .. .. .. iii Industrial Schools .. .. xii Examination Statistics .. .. iv School for Deaf-mutes .. .. .. xiv Subjects of Instruction .. .. v Institute for the Blind .. .. .. xiv Number of Schools .. .. vii Technical Instruction .. .. .. xiv Number of Teachers .. .. ..vii Secondary Schools .. .. .. xix Salaries of Teachers .. .. .. viii University and Colleges .. .. .. xx Classification of Teachers .. .. viii " Colonial University" Reserves .. .. xxi Finances of Boards .. .. .. viii Civil Service Examinations .. .. xxi School-buildings Requirements .. .. ix APPENDIX. Statistics — Statements of Accounts of Boards— continued. Age and Sex of Scholars (Table No. 1) .. 1 Wanganui .. .. .. 66 Standards, Scholars classified according to Wellington .. .. .. 69 (Table No. 2) .. .. .. 2 Hawke's Bay .. .. 71 Summary of Boards' Income and Expenditure Marlborough .. .. .. 72 for Twenty years (Table No. 3) .. .. 3 Nelson .. .. .. ..73 Income of Boards for 1896 (Table No. 4) .. 4 Grey .. .. .. 74 Expenditure of Boards for 1896 (Table No. 5) 5 Westland .. .. .. 75 Officers of Boards (Table No. 6) .. .. 6, 7 North Canterbury .. .. .. 79 Education Department, Expenditure under South Canterbury .. .. .. 82 (Table No. 7) .. .. .. 7, 8 Otago .. .. .. 86 Schools, Expenditure on each, and Names and Southland .. .. .. 95 Salaries of Teachers (Table No. 8) .. 9-61 Reports and Accounts of School Commissioners — Reports of Boards— Auckland .. .. .. 95 Auckland .. .. .. ..62 Taranaki .. .. .. ..97 Taranaki .. .. .. 63 Wellington .. .. .. 97 Wanganui .. .. .. 65 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 99 Wellington .. .. .. 67 Marlborough .. .. .. 101 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 70 Nelson .. .. .. 101 Marlborough .. .. .. 71 Westland .. .. .. ..102 Nelson .. .. .. 73 Canterbury .. .. .. 103 Grey .. .. .. ..74 Otago .. .. .. ..104 Westland .. .. .. ..75 North Canterbury .. .. .. 76 Reports on District High Schools — South Canterbury .. .. .. 80 Westland .. .. .. 75 Otago .. .. .. 83 South Canterbury .. .. .. 82 Southland .. .. .. ..91 Otago .. .. .. ..86 Statements of Accounts of Boards— Reports on Normal Schools— Auckland .. .. .. 63 North Canterbury .. .. .. 79 Taranaki .. .. .. ..65 Otago .. .. .. ..89