▁pres cribed ▁a ▁curr icul um , ▁established ▁qual ifications ▁for ▁teachers , ▁and ▁standard ised ▁operation ▁for ▁the ▁native ▁schools . ▁The ▁primary ▁mission ▁was ▁to ▁assim il ate ▁M ā ori ▁into ▁European ▁culture . ▁M ā ori ▁could ▁attend ▁board ▁of ▁education ▁schools ▁and ▁non - M ā ori ▁could ▁attend ▁native ▁schools , ▁although ▁the ▁primary ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁native ▁schools ▁was ▁providing ▁European ▁education ▁for ▁M ā ori . ▁Through out ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁native ▁schools ▁decre ased ▁and ▁M ā ori ▁increasing ly ▁attended ▁board ▁of ▁education ▁schools . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 0 0 s , ▁George ▁Hog ben , ▁Director ▁of ▁Education , ▁implemented ▁the ▁policy ▁of ▁removing ▁academic ▁subjects , ▁such ▁as ▁Latin , ▁Eu cl id ian ▁geometry ▁ ▁and ▁algebra , ▁which ▁were ▁subjects ▁that ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁mat ric ulation ▁programme ▁for ▁entry ▁to ▁a ▁university , ▁and ▁focused ▁the ▁curr icul um ▁of ▁native ▁schools ▁on ▁agricult ural ▁and ▁technical ▁instruction ▁and ▁domestic ▁skills . ▁It ▁was ▁pointed ▁out ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁nothing ▁to ▁stop ▁a ▁Ma ori ▁from ▁learning ▁class ics , ▁math s ▁and ▁algebra ▁( for ▁example ) ▁at ▁a ▁regular ▁public ▁school . ▁Regarding ▁Te ▁A ute ▁College , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁recommendation ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁that ▁" h aving ▁regard ▁to ▁the ▁circumstances ▁of ▁the ▁Ma oris ▁as ▁own ers ▁of ▁considerable ▁areas ▁of ▁suitable ▁agricult ural ▁and ▁past oral ▁land ,