E.—2

Session 11. 1918. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: PRIMARY EDUCATION. [In continuation of E.-2, 1916.]

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

CONTENTS. Page Page Detailed Tables relating to Primary Education .. 1-16 Appendix B-COnWnwei. Reports of Inspectors of Schools — continued. Appendices. Canterbury x Appendix A,- g ta g° ,' x ! Reports of Education Boards— boutmana .. .. .. .. xn Auckland .. .. i Taranaki .. .. .. .. ii Appendix C,— Wanganui .. .. .. .. iv Manual Instruction in Primary Sohools— Hawke's Bay .. '.'. '.'. .'. vi Detailed Tables .. .. .. .. i Wellington .. .. .. .. viii I Extracts from the Reports of Inspectors of Nelson .. .. .. .. .. x Schools, Directors and Supervisors of Manual Canterbury .'.' .'.' '.'. '.', xi Instruction, &o. .. .. .. iii Otago .. .. .. xiv Southland .. .. .. .. xvi Appendix D,— Training of Teachers— Balance-sheets of Education Boards— Extract from the Annual Report of the Minister i Auckland .. .. .. .. xx Detailed Tables, &c. .. .. .. .. iii Taranaki .. .. .. .. xxii Reports of the Principals of Training Colleges— Wanganui .. .. .. .. xxiv ; Auckland .. .. .. .. iii Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. xxvi Wellington .. .. .. .. iv Wellington .. .. .. .. xxviii 'Christchurch .. .. .. .. v Nelson .. .. .. .. .. xxx Dunedin .. .. .. .. vi Canterbury (August-December) .. .. xxxii Otago •• xxxiv Appendix E,— Southland .. .. .. .. xxxvi L i s t of Public Schools and TeachersAuckland .. .. .. .. .. i Appendix B, — Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. xxiii Reports of Inspectors of Schools — Wanganui .. .. ~ ... xxviii Auokland .. .. .. .. i Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. xxxiv Taranaki .. .. ~ .. ii Wellington .. .. .. ~ x l Wanganui .. .. .. .. iii Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 1 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. iv Canterbury .. .. .. .. liij Wellington .. .. .. .. vi Otago .. .. .. .. .. lxviii Nelson .. .. .. ~ ~ viii Southland ~ ~ ~ ~ lxxvii

i—E. 2.