34. Churchill : (Aided school.) Miss Thorne, (On roll, 32 ; present, 80.) In every subject but one the scholars here passed a creditable examination, their Handwriting being of more than average merit. But the Arithmetic was so inaccurate that half of those who took up Standard work were quite unable to obtain a pass. The children are very well-behaved. 35 : Pokororo : (Aided school.) Miss Alexander. (On roll, 16 ; present, 14.) The children here, under the charge of two unusually energetic teachers in succession, have contrived, year after year, to pass the several Standards at so early an age, that a break down was sure to occur sooner or later. It has come this year, when children under ten years old naturally found themselves unequal to the demands of the Fourth Standard. The enforced delay of another twelve months will be of advantage to all the young candidates -who did not pass. 36. Ngatimoti: Mr S. M. Scott, and a probationer. (On roll, 68 ; present, 61.) The present master had been at work about nine months when I examined Ngatimoti. Although the failures were very nume rous, an improvement had undoubtedly been effected in several respects, notably in History and Geography, the answers of the older scholars to numerous ques tians put orally in both of these branches being very ready and accurate. The Spelling and Grammar were also good. The Reading and Arithmetic still leave much to be desired, especially in the lower part of the school.
