▁it ▁is ▁necessary ▁to ▁give ▁prom in ence ▁in ▁the ▁curr icul um ▁to ▁manual ▁and ▁technical ▁instruction ▁in ▁agricult ure . ▁ ▁This ▁view ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁Ma ori ▁polit icians . ▁William ▁Bird , ▁Ins pect or ▁of ▁Native ▁School s , ▁expressed ▁the ▁opinion ▁that ▁the ▁objective ▁of ▁M ā ori ▁education ▁should ▁be ▁to ▁prepare ▁pup ils ▁for ▁life ▁among ▁M ā ori ▁where ▁they ▁could ▁take ▁the ▁skills ▁they ▁had ▁learned ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁people ▁in ▁their ▁home ▁villages . ▁ ▁The ▁native ▁schools ▁remained ▁distinct ▁from ▁other ▁New ▁Zealand ▁schools ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁when ▁the ▁last ▁ 1 0 8 ▁native ▁schools ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁education ▁bo ards . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁education ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁ ▁Native ▁American ▁board ing ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁Res ident ial ▁schools ▁in ▁Canada ▁ ▁Cultural ▁gen o cide ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Bar r ington , ▁John . ▁Se par ate ▁but ▁equal ?: ▁M ā ori ▁schools ▁and ▁the ▁Crown , ▁ 1 8 6 7 – 1 9 6 9 ▁( Well ington : ▁Victoria ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ) ▁▁ ▁Simon , ▁Jud ith , ▁ed . ▁The ▁Native ▁School s ▁System ▁ 1 8 6 7 – 1 9 6 9 : ▁Ng ā ▁K ura ▁M ā ori ▁( A uck land : ▁A uck land ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 9 8