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1913. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION COMMITTEE (REPORT OF) ON THE REPORT OF THE EDUCATION COMMISSION ON CERTAIN MATTERS RELATING TO THE SYSTEM OF EDUCATION IN NEW ZEALAND (E.-12, 1912). (Mr. G. M. THOMSON, Chairman.)

Report brought up on the 3rd December, 1913, and ordered to be printed.

ORDERS OF REFERENCE Extracts from the Journals of the House of Representative*. THT7B3DAY, THE 3rd DAY OF OCTOBER, I!) 12. Ordered, " That the report of the Education Commission bo referred to the Education Committee for consideration."—(Hon. Mr. Allen.) Thursday, the 3rd Day of July, 1913. Ordered. "That a Committee bu appointed, consisting of ten members, to consider all matters relating to schooltcuohors, education, and public instruction generally, public-school training of teachers, higher education, technical education, 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. Guthrie, Mr. Hanan. Mr. Malcolm, Mr. MeCallum, Mr. Poland. Mr. Sidey, Mr. Statham, Mr. J. C. Thomson, Mr. G. M. Thomson, and the mover."— (Hon. Mr. Aixmr.)

REPORT. Tub Committee, having gone carefully into the Keport of the Commission on Education in New Zealand, presented to the House on the 29th August, 1912 (E.-12, 1912), and having considered the evidence on which the findings of that Commission were based, reports as follows : — The Committee is in general agreement with many of the findings of the Commission, but is of opinion that before they are given effect to by legislative enactment some of them requite modification. It has therefore thought it advisable to deal with these findings seriatim. It recommends in regard to — 1. "The Council of National Education." The establishment of such a Council, representing all branches of education, as an advisory body, to meet annually and at such other times as the Minister may direct. 2. "Education Boards." (a.) That llie number of Hoards be reduced (say, to eight or nine), but it is not prepared to agree that they be reduced to five. (&.) That the Education Boards exercise control over all public primary education, and in regard to secondary and technical education that the curriculum of any secondary school or