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Salaries of Public-school Teachers. The total amount of all salaries and allowances as at the 31st December, 1914, was £741,136, an increase of £48,241 over that of 1913. This includes pupilteachers' salaries and allowances, £30,185 ; probationers' salaries and allowances, £13,695 ; additional amounts paid to head teachers of district high schools, £1,650 ; and house allowances, £17,695, to head or sole teachers who had no residence provided. However, the total does not include the corresponding amounts saved in rent where houses are provided, estimated at £27,545. The average rates of salary for adult teachers in public primary schools were, — (1.) All schools— • 1913. 1914. (a.) Excluding house allowances and amounts saved in rents where £ s. d. £ s. d. residences are provided .. .. .. .. J49 1 1 152 15 7 Namely, men . . .. . . .. .. 199 10 5 204 0 0 women .. .. .. .. .. 118 12 7 123 4 2 (b.) Including house allowances and amounts saved in rents .. 159 8 5 162 19 0 Namely, men .. .. .. .. .. 219 7 8 223 16 7 women .. .. .. .. .. 123 5 6 127 16 ' 4 (2.) Schools with average attendance over fifteen — (a.) Excluding house allowances and amounts saved in rents .. 158 8 4 161 18 1 Namely, men .. .. .. .. .. 207 14 0 21113 4 women .. .. .. .. .. 126 0 3 130 10 8 (b.) Including house allowances and amounts saved in rents .. 170 3 5 172 8I I Namely, men .. . . .. .. . . 229 1 2 232 5 I women .. .. .. .. .. 131 9 2 134 14 10 An examination of the salari js-list shows that 871 male teachers, representing 53*5 per cent, of the number of male teachers in primary schools, receive a salary of £200 per annum or over. If the schools with an average attendance of 15 or less are excluded, the percentage rises to 58-2. In England 17 - 1 per cent, of certificated male teachers receive a salary of £200 per annum or over.

Number of Adult Teachers in Public Schools, together with the Average Salaries and Total Expenditure on Salaries for the Years 1894, 1900, and for each Year since 1904.

The following Acts affecting public-school teachers' salaries have been passed since 1900 : Public-school Teachers' Salaries Act, 1901 ; Education Act Amendment Act, 1904 ; Education Act Amendment Act, 1905 ; Education Act Amendment Act, 1908 ; Education Act Amendment Act, 1913 ; Education Act, 1914. The statement appearing on the following page gives the average salaries of men and women in the several branches of the Education service in New Zealand, as at the end of 1914. In every case there is an increase on the averages for the year 1913.

Number of Toachors.* Avorage Salary of Teachers.* t Total Expenditure on Toachors' Salaries.* ft Year Malo. Female. Combined. Male. Female. I 1894 .. .. i 1,137 1,123 1900 .. .. 1,216 1,415 1904 .. .. 1,272 1,797 1905 .. .. 1,302 1,835 1906 .. .. 1,314 1,887 1907 .. .. 1,332 1,955 1908 .. .. | 1,331 2,021 1909 .. ..| 1,406 2,208 1910 .. .. 1,456 2,252 1911 .. .. 1,493 2,351 1912 .. .. 1,555 2,550 1913 .. .. 1,603 2,659 1914 .. .. | 1,628 2,820 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 167 10 11§ 90 17 8§ 129 9 0§ 163 12 8§ 85 12 6§ 121 13 7§ 170 4 2 93 8 8 125 5 10 174 14 9 96 6 11 128 17 5 184 13 1 107 2 1 139 2 2 186 11 11 105 12 5 138 8 9 189 9 3 I 106 0 5 159 3 1 192 15 3 113 11 4 144 7 7 192 8 10 115 6 6 145 12 2 196 6 1 118 13 4 148 16 5 197 7 8 118 8 5 148 14 8 199 10 5 118 12 7 149 1 1 204 0 0 123 4 2 152 15 7 Excluding sohools with average attendance of under 16. 207 14 0 126 0 3 158 8 4 £ 292,559§ 320,136§ 384,520 404,267 445,285 455,036 466,448 521,783 539,909 572,067 610,550 635,275 679,562 1913 1914 [___ * Exolusivo of pupil-teachers, probationers, am t Based on rate paid for month of Docombcr. § 211 13 4 130 10 8 161 18 1 .1 sewing-mistresses. f Exclusive of teachers' hoi House allowances included. use allowances