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Session 11. 1906. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE). (Mr. J. A. HANAN, Chairman.)

Presented to the House of Representatives, and ordered to be printed.

ORDER OF REFERENCE.

Extract from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Tuesday, the 28th Day of August, 1900. Ordered, " That a Committee be appointed, consisting of ten members, to consider all matters relating to schoolteachers, education, and public instruction generally, public-school training of teachers, higher education, technical education, and manual instruction, and such other matters affecting education as may be referred to it; to have power to call for persons and papers ; three to be a quorum : the Committee to consist of Mr. J. Allen, Mr. Baume, Mr. Buddo, Mr. Hanan, Mr. Hardy, Mr. Hogg, Mr. Lethbridge, Mr. T. Mackenzie, Mr. Sidey, and the mover."—(Hon. Mr. Fowlds )

BEPORTS.

No. 138.—Petition of R. G. Knight, of Wellington. Petitioner prays that copies of the Ten Commandments, the moral law, be placed in prominent positions on the interior of the walls of every public school in the colony. The Education Committee have the honour to report on the petition of R. C. Knight that, in view of the action taken last year in connection with a similar petition, they have now no recommendation to make. 18th September, 1906. Education Act Amendment Bill. The Education Committee, to whom was referred the Education Act Amendment Bill, have the honour to report that, having carefully considered the various provisions of the said Bill, they recommend that it be allowed to proceed, subject to the amendments shown in a copy of the Bill hereto attached. 17th October, 1906. Resolution. The Education Committee have the honour to report to your honourable House that on the 4th day of September last they agreed to the following resolution, namely: — " That this Committee place upon record its high appreciation of the valuable services rendered by Mr. F. E. Baume, the late Chairman, as Chairman of the Education Committee " 18th October, 1906. Teachers' Superannuation Act Amendment Bill. The Education Committee, to whom was referred the Teachers' Superannuation Act Amendment Bill, have the honour to report to your honourable House that, having bestowed careful consideration on the various clauses of the said Bill, they recommend that it be allowed to proceed subject to the amendments shown on a copy of the Bill hereto attached. 23rd October, 1906.