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1917. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: FORTIETH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION.

[In continuation of E.-l, 1916.]

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

CONTENTS. Page Secondary Education— continued ; Page Introduction: Siaffs < f Secondary Schools .. .. 44 Progress .. .. .. .. .. 3 Salaries and Status of Secondary Teachers .. 45 Teachers and the War .. .. .. 4 Finances of Secondary Schools ' .. .. 46 Special Topics • Lower Departments of Secondary Schools .. 48 Maintenance and Rebuilding of Schools .. 5 Free Secondary Education .. .. .. 49 Country Schools .. .. .. .. 6 Boholai ships at S condary Schools .. .. 50 Uncertificated Teachers .. .. .. 6 Secondary-school Certificates .. .. 51 Grading of TeaoheiB .. .. .. 0 Technical Instruction: The Syllabus of Instruction .. .. 7 General .. .. .. .. .. 52 Medical Inspection .. .. .. 8 Classes other than Classes at Technical High Abnoimal Children .. .. .. 9 Schools.. .. .. .. .. 52 Extension of Technical Education .. .. 9 Technical High Schools .. .. .'. 56 General Council of Education .. .. .. 10 Financial.. .. .. .. .. 57 Delimitation of Education Districts .. .. 10 Special Schools : _ Work of Special Sohools Section .. .. 59 Coat of Education .. .. .. .. 11 Industrial Schools.. .. .. .. 59 Primary Education: Enlistments for Active Service .. .. 61 Number of Public Sohools .. .. .. 11 Infant-life Protection .. .. ~ 61 School Buildings .. .. .. .. 12 School for the Deaf .. .. .. 61 Open-air Schools .. .. .. .. 13 Jubilee Institute for the Blind .. .. 62 Roll Number .. .. .. .. 13 Education and Care of the Feeble-minded .. 62 Attendance .... _ .. .. 14 Higher Eduoaiion : Classification, Age, and Examination of Pupils 16 New Zealand University and Affiliated Colleges 65 Registered Private Primary Schools.. .. 19 New Zealand University .. 66 Conveyance of Scholars .. 19 Affiliated Colleges .. .. " 67 Class-books and School and Class Libraries .. 20 Finances of the Affiliated Institutions .' 67 The School Journal, &o ..._ .. .. 22 Sch .larships, Bursaries, &c. .. .. 68 Medical Inspection and Phys.cal Education .. 22 Tue Workers . Educational Association .. 70 Manual Instruction .. .. .. 23 Staffs of Public Schools .. .. .. 26 General: Salaries of Public-school Primary Teachers .. 27 Annual Examinations .. .. .. 70 Status of Teachers in regard to Ceroificateß .. 29 Conference re Examinations .. .. 72 Training of Teachers 30 Public Libraries 72 Provision for Uncertificated Teaohers .. 31 Teachers' Superannuation Fund .. .. 7.3 Fin mees of Education Boards .. .. 31 Tables relating to Cost of E.iucation and NumEduoatiou Reserves .. .. .. 36 bar of Per-ous recciv.ng Instruction .. 75 Education of Native Children .. .. 36 National Kndowment .. .. .. 77 Chatham Islands Sohools .. .. .. 40 Appendix A: Secondary Education: Expenditure of Parliamentary Appropriations Number of Schools .. .. .. 41 for Financial Year ended 31st March, 1917 78 Roll and Attendance .. .. .. 41 Appendix B: Curriculum of Secondary Sohools and Dis- Roll of Persons employed in the Education triot High Schools .. .. .. 42 Service who had joined the Expeditionary Manual Instruction in Secondary Schools .. 43 Forces .. .. .. .. .. 85

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