Appendix T).

E.—2.

The amounts paid to Education Boards in 1914-15 and 1915-16 for the training of teachers were as follows : — I. Training colleges— 1914-15. 1915-10. Salaries of staffs (half charged to public-school £ £ £ £ salaries in 1914-15 ; two-fifths in 1915-16) 8,096 12,700 Students'allowances and University fees ... 23,339 25,858 Special instruction ... ... ... 1,471 1,106 Buildings, sites, and equipment ... ... 5,007 6,081 37,913 45,74.0 11. Other training — Grants for special instruction in certificate subjects, including science, agriculture, and handwork, of teachers other than trainingcollege students ... ... ... 3,050 2,355 Railway fares of teachers and instructors ... 6,249 5,944 Sundries ... ... ... ... 5 16 9,304 8,315 £47,217 £54,060 Less recoveries ... ... ... 34 Totals ... ... ... £47,217 £54,026 It will be observed that the increase of nearly £7,000 in the expenditure is largely due to improved salaries and to an increase of £2,500 in the expenditure on students' fees and allowances. It should be noted, however, that there has also been an alteration in the allocation of the amount expended in teachers' salaries, three-fifths instead of one-half the amount now being made chargeable to Training Colleges. Uncertificated Teachers. Apart from the provisions for training colleges, a grant of £3,275 was made last year to Education Boards for the maintenance of training classes for teachers. The purposes for which the grant was applied were — (1.) Central classes for the direct personal tuition of uncertificated teachers (exclusive of pupil-teachers and probationers) in subjects required for the D certificate. (2.) Tuition and training in Class D subjects of uncertificated teachers (exclusive of pupil-teachers and probationers) by means of correspondence classes under the control of Education Boards, in cases in which it is found highly inconvenient to bring teachers to classes. Under this heading, however, no correspondence classes in science subjects are recognized unless the Board makes adequate provision for practical work. (3.) Courses of practical work in physical and natural science, in subjects of manual instruction other than those usually taught by special instructors, in vocal music, and in drawing. In the distribution of the grant the amounts allotted eleven Education Boards varied from £100 in one small district to £800 in the largest. Two Education Boards did not participate in the grant.

No. 2. DETAILED TABLES. Table P1.—The Number of Students in the Four Training Colleges during last Quarter of 1915.

Division A.—Ex-pupil-teachors or ex-probationers. Division B. —Students other than cx-pupil-teaehers or ex-probationers who have passed Matriculation or some higher University eximination. Division C.—University graduates admitted for one year of training. Division D. —Short-poriod studentships. Note.—The totals for 1916 do not include 5 first-year malo students and 10 second-year male students who enlisted for active service during the first three quarters of the year, nor of 10 secend-year male students and 3 second-year female students who loft the Training College during the same period to take up positions as relievingteachers, consequent on tho reductions of the teaching staffs owing to enlistments of the permanent tenchers totals, 26 males, 3 females.

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(a) As classified d by Divisions ; (6) as classifiei 1 by Years. As ela asslfled by Divisions. As classified by Yeais. Totals. Divisl lvision A. Divisl lion B. Division C. Division 1). First Year. . Second Year. Training Colleges. Luckland Vellington Jhristchurch )unedin M. 21 17 11 10 70 63 75 68 F. M. 3 3 6 i i " j P. , M F. M. | F. 6 .. ..6 3 1 .. 5 i .. 1 .. 2 .. 13 .. 1 . .. :' 21 8 6 B 25 4 4 .. M. F. M. F. 23 46 10 33 14 43 3 26 7 47 7 ! 31 12 49 4 ! 35 66 18"i 24 ! 125 58 ' 152 65 ! 155 M. [ F. | 33 79 17 69 14 78 16 84 1 "' Total. 112 86 92 100 Totals, 1915 62 276 12 80 310 123 307 390 430 Totals, 1914 .. ] 278 19 100 i