▁Bishop ▁Pom pal lier ▁arrived ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 8 . ▁Pri ests ▁and ▁brothers ▁of ▁the ▁Mar ist ▁order , ▁established ▁schools ▁for ▁the ▁M ā ori ▁throughout ▁the ▁country , ▁including ▁H ato ▁Pa ora ▁College ▁( Fe ild ing ) ▁and ▁H ato ▁Peter a ▁College ▁( A uck land ). ▁St ▁Joseph ' s ▁M ā ori ▁Girls ' ▁College ▁( T ar ad ale ) ▁ ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁the ▁Sister s ▁of ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁the ▁Miss ions . ▁ ▁The ▁Native ▁School s ▁Act ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁established ▁a ▁national ▁system ▁of ▁village ▁primary ▁schools ▁under ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Native ▁Department . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Government ' s ▁policy ▁to ▁assim il ate ▁M ā ori ▁into ▁P ā ke h ā ▁society , ▁instruction ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁conducted ▁entirely ▁in ▁English ▁where ▁practical . ▁Under ▁the ▁Act , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁M ā ori ▁communities ▁to ▁request ▁a ▁school ▁for ▁their ▁children , ▁form ▁a ▁school ▁committee , ▁supply ▁land ▁for ▁the ▁school ▁and , ▁until ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁pay ▁for ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁costs ▁and ▁a ▁quarter ▁of ▁the ▁teacher ' s ▁sal ary . ▁Despite ▁this , ▁many ▁communities ▁were ▁keen ▁for ▁their ▁children ▁to ▁learn ▁English ▁as ▁a ▁second ▁language ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁there ▁were ▁ 5 7 ▁Native ▁School s . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁the ▁first ▁inspect or ▁of ▁native ▁schools ▁was ▁appointed