DEC. 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3211

Immediate provision is required to be made in every school
where suitable instructors can be obtained for the following handi-
craft occupations :—

(i.) Needlework (for girls).—This should be taught so as to secure
a practical knowledge of sewing, cutting out, and making ordinary
garments, together with mending and darning. At all stages the
construction and completion of some useful article should be aimed
at. Fancy work of various kinds is not required, but girls who
show proficiency in plain sewing may be allowed to ornament their
work with simple forms of decorative needlework. But no amount
of fancy work will be accepted in lieu of plain sewing.

(ii.) Mat-weaving and Plaiting (for girls).—A programme of
work in this subject should be drawn up by the head teacher in
collaboration with the special instructress, if such be appointed.
Such programme should enumerate the articles it is intended shall
be made by the several classes, as well as the different forms of
weaving and plaiting it is intended shall be taught. Some pro-
vision should be made for instruction in the preparation of
material.

(iii.) Basketry, including Bast-work (for boys and girls).—
This should include the making of articles in the flat, such as mats
and trays, as well as baskets. In the lower classes only the
simplest articles will be attempted—chiefly in bast-work—but in
the upper classes laying out as well as finishing should be under-
taken. Until a supply of pith cane is available, local supplies such
as split bamboo and rafia should be used as material.

(iv.) Woodwork (for boys).—Every school should be equipped
with a set of simple woodworking tools. Such set should include
some or all of the following : Bench, with vice ; saws (crosscut,
tennon, rip); planes (jack, smoothing); chisels ; square ; hammer ;
mallet ; rule; brace and bits ; screwdriver; spokeshave; hatchet ;
knife (whittling).

The woodwork shall in general be confined to the boys of
Class IV and higher classes. It shall provide for exercise in the
use of the tools named and for the proper care of these tools.
Head teachers are required to draw up a list of the articles they
intend shall be made by the several classes. In drawing up such
list they should bear in mind that the articles so made should have
some definite use either in the garden, the home, or the school.
The articles should in all cases be of a very simple nature, and
nothing but the most accurate work and careful finish should be
accepted.

The woodwork should be correlated with drawing with instru-
ments. Any article to be made should be first drawn to scale, and
the dimensioned drawing (not a model) used as a guide in the
making.

DRAWING.

The drawing shall aim to cultivate the appreciation of form as
well as to develop the fondness of the Polynesian for ornamentation.
To achieve this, provision should be made for free drawing with
coloured chalk, brush, or pencil, in mass and outline, as well as
for elementary designing. The work should proceed somewhat on
the following lines :—

Preparatory Class and Class I.

The drawing should at first be free and spontaneous, and
regarded as a means by which the children may express their ideas
or impressions of objects animate or inanimate. Accuracy and
technical ability should be kept in the background at this stage.
The drawings should be on a large scale, preferably with coloured
chalk or crayon.

Classes II and III.

Drawing should continue to be treated as a means of expression
and illustration in connection with other lessons, e.g., nature-
study, gardening, handicraft. The scheme should include free
drawing with coloured crayons, chalk, brush, or pencil, in mass
and outline, of familiar natural and fashioned objects. There
should be exercises with the ruler involving easy measurements.

Classes IV and V.

The representation with chalk, pencil, or brush of simple
natural and fashioned objects. The pupils should be instructed
and exercised in designing simple borders and decorating surfaces,
using as units the conventionalized drawing of natural objects.
Ruler, set-square, and compasses should be provided.