E.—l.

1902. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: TWENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION. [In continuation of E.-1, 1901.]

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

OOITTBITTS. BEPORT. Public Schools— p H ge Public Schools— continued. Page Attendance .. .. .. .. i Swimming .. .. .. .. xviii Attendance of Children of Native Race .. iv Ensigns for Schools .. .. .. xviii Age and Sex of Pupils .. .. .. iv Railway Fares of School-children.. .. xviii Standards .. .. .. .. v Conference of Secretaries .. .. xviii Examination Statistics .. .. vi Chatham Islands .. .. .. xviii Subjects of Instruction .. .. vi Education Reserves .. .. .. xix Number of Schools .. .. vii Native Schools .. .. .. .. xx Attendance at Schools in Grades .. .. viii Industrial Schools .. .. .. xxii Number of Teachers .. .. .. viii School for Deaf-mutes .. .. .. xxvii Salaries of Teachers .. .. .. x The Blind .. .. .. .. xxviii Classification of Teachers .. .. x Manual and Technical Instruction .. .. xxix Finances of Education Boards .. .. xi Secondary Schools ' .. .. .. xxxiii School Buildings .. .. .. xiii University and Colleges .. .. .. xxxv Scholarships .. .. .. xv " Colonial University" Reserves .. .. xxxv District High Schools .. .. xv Civil Service Examinations .. .. xxxv Training of Teachers .. .. .. xvi Teachers for South Africa .. ... .. xxxv Military and Physical Drill .. .. xvii Subsidies to Public Libraries .. .. xxxv APPENDIX. Statistics— : Statements of Accounts of Boards— continued. Age and Sex of Scholars (Table No. 1) .. ll North Canterbury .. .. .. .. 89 Standards, Scholars classified according to South Canterbury .. .. .. .. 91 (Table No. 2) .. .. .. 2 Obago .. .. .. .. .. 96 Summary of Boards' Income and Expenditure Southland .. .. .. .. 105 for Twenty-five Years (Table No. 3) .. 3 Income of Boards for 1901 (Table No. 4) .. 4 I Reports and Accounts of School CommissionersExpenditure of Boards for 1901 (Table No. 5) 5 j Auckland .. .. .. .. 106 Officers of Boards? (Table No. 6) .. .. 6 i Taranaki .. .. .. 107 Educational Expenditure (Table No. 7) .. 7 Wellington .. .. .. .'. 108 Schools, Expenditure on each, and Names and Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 110 Salaries of Teachers (Table No. 8) .. 10-65 j Marlborough .. .. .. .. 11l Nelson .. .. .. ..11l Reports of Boards — Westland .. .. .. .. .. 112 Auckland .. .. .. ..66 Canterbury .. .. .. '.. 113 Taranaki .. .. .. 69 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 114 Wanganui .. .. .. 71 Haw °t? ■' 76 Reports on District High Schools— :: :: :: n $ uokla ?? &—^ l < Waihi > ■• •• » Nelson 81 Taranaki (Stratford) .. .. .. 70 Q go Wanganui (Wanganui Boys', Feilding, Hawera, w fi " a<; Marton) .. .. .. .. 78 S Canterbury Y. V. \\ 86 Hawke's Bay (Gisborne, .. ..78 South Canterbury .. .. .. 90 Nelson (Westport 82 ot } 93 Grey Greymouth .. .. .. .. 84 of 0 A " '■ "■ " inQ Westland (Hokitika) .. .86 SoUthlana 102 North Canterbury (Akaroa) 90 Statements of Accounts of Boards- South Canterbury (Waimate,Temuka) 92 Auckland 68 Otago (Balclutha, Lawrence, Palmerston South, Twonot; 7n Tokomairiro, Mosgiel, Port Chalmers) .. 97 WaSganui '.'. \\ '.'. . W Southland (Riverton) 105 Wellington .. .. .. .. 76 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 78 Reports on Normal Schools — Marlborough .. .. 81 Ohristchurch .. .. .. .. 90 Nelson ... .. .. .. 82 Dunedin .. .. .. .. ..100 Grey .. .. .. 88 Westland .. .. .. .. 85 I Ciroulars .. .. .. .. .. 117