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1924. NEW ZEALAND.

REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER, 1923. [In continuation of E.-1, 1923.]

Presented to both Bouses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency,

CO N TEN TS. Page Page Junior-High-School Course .. .. .. 2 Post-primary Education : — Relation of Secondary and Technical Education .. 4 General .. .. .. .. .. 21 Consolidation of Small Schools .. .. .. 5 Group Test of Intelligenoo .. .. .. 22 School Buildings .. .. .. .. 5 Free Seoondary Education .. .. .. 22 Correspondence Classes .. .. .. 6 Destination of Pupils leaving Secondary Schools Reduction of large Classes .. .. .. 6 and Technical High Schools .. .. 23 Agriculture .. .. .. .. .. 7 Staffs of Seoondary Schools .. .. .. 23 Homo Science .. .. .. .. 8 Technical Education :— Grading and Appointment of Teachers .. .. 8 General .. .. .. .. .. 24 Staffs and Salaries of Teachers .. .. .. 9 Classes other than Classes at Teohnical High Conferences .. .. .. .. .. 9 Schools .. .. .. .. .. 25 School Committee Allowances . . .. .. 9 Technical High Schools .. .. .. 26 Welfare of the Blind .. .. .. .. 9 Pinanoial .. .. .. .. .. 27 Cost of Education .. .. .. .. 10 Special Schools :— Primary Education:— State Care of Dependont and Delinquent GhildNumbor of Public Schools .. .. .. 10 ren and Infant-life Protection .. .. 27 Roll Number and Attendance .. .. 11 Care and Training of Afflioted Children .. 28 Classification and Examination of Pupils .. 12 Higher (University) Education:— Pupils leaving the Primary Schools .. .. 13 Number of University Students, &o. .. .. 29 Registered Primary Private Schools .. .. 13 Workers' Educational Association .. .. 29 Physioal Eduoation .. .. .. .. 13 Finance .. .. .. .. .. 29 Manual Instruction .'. .. .. .. 14 General:— Staffs of Primary Schools .. .. .. 15 Annual Examinations .. .. .. 30 Salaries of Primary Public-school Teachers .. 16 Teaohers' Superannuation Fund .. .. 31 Status of Teachers in regard to Certificates .. 18 Appendix:— Training of Teachers .. .. .. 18 Expenditure of Parliamentary Appropriations Native Sohools .. .. .. .. 19 for Financial Year ended 31st March, 1924 .. 32

Office of the Department of Education, My Lord,— Wellington, 31st July, 1924. I have the honour, in accordance with the provisions of the Education Act, 1914, to submit to Your Excellency the following report upon the progress and condition of public education in New Zealand during the year ending the 31st December, 1923. I have, &c, C. J. Parr. His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand.

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