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The following technical schools had a roll of more than 500, exclusive of the technical high schools carried on in connection with some of them : — Number on Koll. 1920. 1921. Christchurch'Technical School .. .. .. ..1,598 1,633 Wellington Technical School .. .. .. ..1,146 1,205 Dunedin Technical School.. .. .. .. ..1,302 1,138 Auckland Technical School .. .. .. ..1,236 854 Palmerston North Technical School . . . . .. 695 760 Wanganui Technical School .. .. . . 677 700 Ashburton Technical School .. .. .. .. ' 493 527 Technological examinations were conducted by the Department on behalf of the City and Guilds of London Institute at fifteen centres in the Dominion. The total number of entries was 362, an increase of 70 over the number for the previous year, and the number of passes was 204, or 56-4 per cent. A gold medal was awarded to one candidate for plumbers' work, Grade 11. Technical High Schools. The number of students in attendance at technical high schools in 1920 and 1921 was as follows :— Number of Students. Technical High Schools — 1920. 1921. Christchurch .. .. .. .. .. 581 54.9 Auckland .. .. .. .. .. ..476 493 Dunedin ■. .. .. .. .. .. .. 385 421 Wanganui .. .. . . .. .. 312 354 Invercargill.. .'. .. .. .. .. 298 335 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. .. 299 317 Napier"' .. .. .. .. .. 249 259 Stratford .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 165 Hawera .. .. .. .. .. .. 142 164 Pukekohe .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 126 Hastings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 101 Feilding .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 Westport .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 23 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 2,766 3,349 The numbers of pupils taking up the various courses provided were as follows :—

Number of Pupils receiving Free Education at Technical High Schools under Regulations for Free Places.

Course. Boys. Boys. Number of Pupili Girls. j Girls. i. Increase over 1920. Total. ndustrial Commercial and general .. domestic Agriculture \.rt 951 588 243 1,158 385 20 4 951 1,746 385 263 4 +112 +388 + 55 + 31 - 3 Totals 1,782 1,567 3,349 +583

1920. 1921. T . , ., (First year Junior free pupils ] Seoon^year f First year Senior free pupils <j Second year year Boys. 759 467 124 24 3 Girls. 588 412 153 38 8 I » I I I I Totals. 1,347 879 277 62 11 Boys. 945 500 174 49 9 Girls. Totals. 758 1,703 444 944 203 377 51 100 7 16 Totals .. 1,377 1,199 1,199 2,576 1,677 1,463 3,140 I