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1900. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION. [In continuation of E.-1, 1899.]

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

COHSTTIEHsTTS. REPORT. Public Schools — Page Page Attendance .. .. .. .. ii Training-schools .. .. .. xiv Attendance of Children of Native Race .. iii Railway-fares of School-children .. .. xiv Age and Sex of Pupils .. .. .. iv Education Reserves .. .. .. xiv Standards .. .. .. .. iv Native Schools .. .. .. .. xv Examination Statistics .. .. v Industrial Schools .. .. .. xvii Subjects of Instruction .. .. vi School for Deaf-mutes .. .. .. xxiii Number of Schools .. .. .. vi Institute for the Blind .. .. .. xxiii Number of Teachers .. .. .. vii Technical Instruction .. .. .. xxiv Salaries of Teachers .. .. .. viii Secondary Schools .. .. .. xxvi Classification of Teachers .. .. viii University and Colleges .. .. .. xxvii New Regulations for Inspection .. .. ix " Colonial University" Reserves .. .. xxvii Cadet Corps .. .. .. xi Civil Service Examinations .. .. xxvii Finances of Boards .. .. .. xi Chatham Islands .. .. .. xxvii School-buildings Requirements .. .. xii Subsidies to Public Libraries ~ .. xxvii Scholarships .. .. .. xiv APPENDIX. Statistics— Statements of Accounts of Boards— continued. Age and Sex of Scholars (Table No. 1) .. 1 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 75 Standards, Scholars classified according to Grey .. .. .. .. .. 77 (Table No. 2) .. .. .. 2 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 79 Summary of Boards' Income and Expenditure North Canterbury .. .. .. .. 82 for Twenty-three Years (Table No. 3) .. 3 South Canterbury .. .. .. .. 84 Income of Boards for 1899 (Table No. 4) .. 4 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 88 Expenditure of Boards for 1899 (Table No. 5) 5 Southland .. .. .. .. 98 Officers of Boards (Table No. 6) .. .. 6 Education Department, Expenditure under Reports and Accounts of School Commissioners— (Table No. 7) .. .. ..7,8 Auckland .. .. .. .. 99 Schools, Expenditure on each, and Names and Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 100 Salaries of Teachers (Table No. 8) .. 9-62 Wellington .. .. .. ..101 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 103 Reports of Boards- Marlborough 104 Auckland .. .. .. .. 63 kelson 104 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 65 Westland 105 Wanganui .. .. .. ..66 Canterbury 106 Wellington.. .. .. .. 68 Ofca g° IQ B Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 71 _, . _ ... _, ... Marlborough .. .. ..73 Report on Drill, Wellington 70 Nelson .. .. .. .. 74 „ „. ~ . Tx . , _ . Q tev 170 Reports on District High Schools— Westland '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'.lB Taranaki (Stratford) 66 North Canterbury .. .. ..80 Hawke's Bay (Gisborne) 72 . South Canterbury .. .. ..83 Nelson (Westport 76 Otago .. . 86 Gre y (Greymouth) .. .. .. .. 77 Southland 94 Westland (Hokitika, Kumara) .. .. 79 South Canterbury (Waimate, Temuka) .. 84 Otago (Port Chalmers, Tokomairiro, PalmersStatements of Accounts of Boards— . ton South, Balclutha, Lawrence) .. .. 89 Auckland .. .. .. 64 Taranaki .. .. .. 65 Reports on Normal Schools— Wanganui .. .. .. 68 Cbristchurch .. .. .. .. 82 Wellington .. .. .. 70 Dunedin .. .. .. .. .. 92 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 72 Marlborough .. .. .. ... 74 Circulars .. .. .. .. .. 110