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Salaries of Public-school Teachers, The total amount of all salaries and allowances at the rate paya,ble on the 31st December, 1915, was £846,810, an increase of £105,674 over the amount for 1914. This includes pupil-teachers' salaries and allowances, £35,335 ; probationers' salaries and allowances, £17,915 ; additional amounts paid to head teachers of district high schools, £1,710; additional amounts paid to associated normal teachers, £303 ; and house allowances, £23,835, 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 £30,975. The unusual increase in expenditure on salaries was, of course, due to the provisions of the Education Act, 1914, and the increase is reflected in the average rates of salary for adult teachers in public primary schools as set out below : — Average Salaries of (1.) Teachers in all schools— 1914. 1915. (a.) Excluding house allowances and amounts saved in rents where £ s. d. £ s. d. residences are provided .. .. .. .. 152 15 7 1 64 1 7 i I Namely, men 204 0 0 222 14 10 women 123 4 2 134 19 9 (b.) Including house allowances and amounts saved in rents .. 162 19 0 176 12 8 Namely, men 223 16 7 2.45 1 1 3 women .. .. .. .. .. 127 16 4 141 0 0 (2.) Teachers in schools with average attendance over eight— (a.) Excluding house allowances and amounts saved in rents .. .. 169 11 2 Namely, men .. .. .. .. .. • • 223 18 7 women .. .. .. .. .. • ■ 140 3 4 (b.) Including house allowances and amounts saved in rents .. .. 181 14 8 Namely, men ._ .. .. .. .. •• 246 18 2 women .. .. .. .. .. .. 146 911 (■'!.) Teachers in schools with average attendance over twenty — (a.) Excluding house allowance aiuTamounts saved in rents .. .. 177 18 6 Namely, men .. .. .. ;. .. .. 237 6 8 women .. .. .. .. .. .. 144 2 3 (b.) Including house allowances and amounts saved in rents .. .. 1 92 2 6 Namely, men .. .. .. .. .. .. 263 5 5 women .. . . .. .. .. . . 15112 8 * It is not possible to make comparisons here with 1914 figures owing io the alterations in the gradi s of schools. The average salaries of teachers in New Zealand compare very favourably with those of other countries. A few examples are given below. England. , Scotland. United States. Manitoba. New Zealand Head Teachers Assistants. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Male teachers .'. 175 4 0 128 7 0 166 4 6 129 4 5 1.74 11 8 245 11 3 Female teachers 124 II 0 94 7 0 87 8 4 1.01 0 8 119 15 10 141 0 0

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 1905.

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Number of Year. Teachers.* Avertt| 'g ge Salary of Teachers.* -f . Total Expenditure on Teachers' Female. Combined. Salaries.* f J Male. Female. Male. 1894 .. .. 1,137 1900 .. .. 1,216 1905 '.. .. ! 1,302 1906 .. .. 1,314 1907 .. .. 1,332 1908 .. .. 1,331 1909 .. .. 1,406 1910 .. .. 1,456 1911 .. .. 1,493 19.12 .. .. 1,555 1913 .. .. 1,603 1914 .. .. 1,628 1915 .. .. 1,59.1 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 1,123 1,415 1,835 1,887 1,955 2,021 2,208 2,252 2,351 2,550 2,659 I 2,820 3,077 167 10 118 163 12 88 174 14 9 184 13 1 186 11 11 189 9 3 192 15 3 192 8 10 196 6 1 197 7 8 199 10 5 204 0 0 222 14 10 90 17 8§ 129 9 0§ 292,5595 85 12 6§ 121 13 7§ 320,1368 96 6 11 128 17 5 404,267 107 2 1 139 2 2 445,285 105 12 5 138 8 9 455,036 106 0 5 159 3 1 466,448 113 11 4 144 7 7 521,783 115 6 6 145 12 2 539,909 118 13 4 148 16 5 572,067 118 8 5 148 14 8 610,550 118 12 7 149 1 1 635,275 123 4 2 152 15 7 679,562 134 19 9 164 17 11 769,725 1 1915 .. .. 1,400 Excluding sohools with average attendance of under 21. 2,460 237 6 8 144 2 3 177 18 6 ,tioners, and sewing-mistresses. t Exolusive of toaohers' house allowances, nber. § House allowances included. * Exolusive of pupil-teachers, proba | Based on rate paid for month of Dooei