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BEPOBT. Page Page Public Schools .. .. .. .. iii Manual and Technical Instruction .. .. xxii School Attendance .. .. .. iv Chatham Islands .. .. .. xxiv Inspection and Examination .. .. vii Native Schools .. .. .. .. xxiv Public School Teachers .. .. .. ix Industrial Schools .. .. .. xxvi Training of Teachers .. .. .. xi School for Deaf-mutes .. .. .. xxix School Buildings .. .. .. xii Institute for the Blind .. .. .. xxx Finances of Education Boards .. .. xiii Mentally-deficient Children .. .. xxx Military and Physical Drill: Public School Cadets xvi Teachers' Superannuation .. .. .. xxx Conveyance of School children .. .. xvii Public Libraries .. .. .. xxxii Civil Service Examinations .. .. xvii Education Beserves .. .. .. xxxii Scholarships and Free Places .. .. xvii University and Colleges .. .. .. xxxiv Secondary Education .. .. .. xix University Endowment Act .. .. xxxiv APPENDIX. Statistics — Page Beports and Accounts of Boards— continued. Page Beturn of Officers of Education Boards (Table Wellington .. .. .. 79 No. 1) .. .. .. 1. Hawke'sßav ... .. ..82 agd Age and Sex of Scholars (Table No. 2) .. 2 Marlborough .. .. .. 84 v> Standards, Scholars classified according to Nelson .. .. .. 85 (Table No. 3) .. .. .. 3 j Grey .. .. .. 87 Summary of Boards' Income for Thirty Years Westland .. .. .. 89 (Table No. 4) .. .. .. 4 North Canterbury .. . .. .. 90 Summary of Boards' Expenditure for Thirty South Canterbury .. .. .. 94 Years (Table No. 4a).. .. .. 5 Otago .. .. .. ..95 Income of Boards for 1906 (Table No. 5) .. 6 Southland .. .. .. 98 Expenditure of Boards for 1906 (Table No. 6) 7 Educational Expenditure, 1906-7 (Table No. 7) 8 ; Beports and Accounts of School Commissioners— School Attendance, 1877-1906 .. .. 12 i Auckland .. .. .. 100 Schools, Expenditure on each, and Names and Taranaki .. .. .. .. 101 Salaries of Teachers (Table No. 8) .. 13-72 Wellington .. .. .. 103 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 104 Marlborough .. .. 106 Beports and Accounts of Boards— Nelson .. .. .. .. 106 Auckland .. .. .. 73 Westland .. .. .. 107 Taranaki .. .. 75 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 108 Wanganui .. .. .. 76 Otago .. .. .. 110

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