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In Table N3 is shown the cost to the State per individual pupil or student.

TABLE N3.—Expenditure out of Public Revenue on each Branch of Education for each Individual on the Roll of the Several Schools, Colleges, and other Institutions (excluding Cost of New Buildings).

Table N4 shows that the chief progress made in New Zealand since 1898 has been in the direction of increasing the number under instruction higher than primary.

TABLE N4.—Progress in Education: A Comparison of the Number of Pupils under Instruction in the Several Branches of Education in the Years 1898, 1903, 1904, 1908, and 1909 respectively.

Annual Examinations. The annual examinations were conducted by the Department as usual for the various purposes of Junior National Scholarships ; Education Board Scholarships ; Junior Free Places in secondary schools, district high schools, and technical schools; Senior Free Places in secondary schools and district high schools ; for pupil-teachers ; for admission to or promotion in the public service ;' and for teachers' certificates. The examinations were held between tbe 20th and 29th November, 1909, on the Ist and 2nd December, 1909, and between the sth and 19th days of January, 1910, at fifty-four centres. The total number of candidates entering for the November-December and January tests jointly was 7,267 or 1,150 more than in the preceding year. Of this total the number actually present at examination was 6,508, the difference (759) being accounted for partly on the usual grounds, and partly by the operation of a new clause in the regulations for Senior Free Places, under which a number of candidates, recommend 'd on an accrediting principle therein embodied, were exempted from examination, and accordingly did not present themselves. In the several examinations the following were the numbers present : For the Junior National Scholarship and Junior Free Place Examination, 2,214 ; for the

Branch of Education. I. Primary, &c. II. Secondary, &c. III. Continuation and technical IV. Higher All branches except primary 1898. 1603. 1904. r £ s. d. J £ s. '1. £ s. d. 3 4 10 3 17 2 4 0 1 4 2 6 5 13 1 12 10 1 13 8 2 7 1 Iβ 18 11 9 4 3 8 1!) 2 5 13 11 3 7 11 4 3 3 i 1908. £ s. d. 4 15 2 8 0 2 3 4 4 14 12 3 8 14 8 1909. £ a. d. 4 13 4 8 15 7 2 12 8 15 8 2 5 Iβ 3

ctual Numberf. Number per 10,000 of Populati. >n. 1898. 1903. 1904. 1908 1909. 1898. 1903. 1904. 1908. 1909. _„ .._ — ... Population .. 783,317 i 875,648 900,682 1,008,373 1,030,657 I. Primary (including public and 136.652 Native schools, all receiving free tuition) ! II. Secondary (including secondary : 3,046 schools, secondary departments of district high schools, technical day schools, and Maori secondary schools) III. Continuation and technical (ex- 1,750* eluding school classes) j IV. University, higher technical, and 708 training colleges (Private schools not included above, principally Drimary) 14,857 136,546 5,818 137,839 6,368 148,180 7,742 153,379 8,203 1,744 39 1,551 66 1,531 71 1,467 77 1,489 80 129 1,750* 6,533* 8,500* 13,051* 13,291 22 75 94 129 708 1,194 1,228 1,711 1,882 a 14 14 17 18 15,609 16,378 18,367 18,500* 190 177 182 182 180 Total under instruction .. i 157,013 165,700 170,313 189,051 195,255 2,004 1,883 1,892 1,872 1,896 V. Total under instruction higher 5,504 than primary (II, III, and IV above) Number of latter (V) receiving free l,178f tuition 13,545 16,096 22,504 23,376 70 155 168 223 227 4,260) 5,224f| 6,658 7,222 15 49 58 66 70 • Estimated. t Appvoxiniat ;e.