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The total amount of all salaries and allowances at the rates payable on the 31st December, 1923, was £1,588,582, or £63,426 more than in the previous year. The total is made up as follows : — £ Adult teachers'salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,426,552 Pupil-teachers' allowances . . .. .. .. . . 46,508 Probationers'allowances .. .. .. .. .. 74,886 House allowances to head or solo teachers where residence is not provided .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40,636 £1,588,582 The above figures do not include the equivalent of house allowance where residences are provided, estimated at £48,414, nor the additional amounts paid to head teachers for the supervision of secondary departments of district high schools. The total cost of salaries and allowances (including the sum. saved in house allowances) works out at £8 14s. 6d. per head of the average attendance, or £7 17s. per head of the average weekly roll number ; the corresponding figures in 1922 were £8 7s. lid. and £7 12s. sd. respectively. The average salaries of adult teachers (including house allowances and value of residences) in 1914 and for the last five years are shown in the following table :-- Average Salariks of Primary-school Teachers. 1914. 1919. 1920. 1921. 1922. 1923. (1.) Teachers in all schools— (a.) Men and women .. .. 163 240 278 285 269 268 (b.) Men .. .. . . .. 224 323 366 369 349 350 (c.) Women .. .. 128 201 235 243 228 228 (2.) Teachers in schools with average attendance over eight — (a.) Men and women .. . . .." 245 283 292 276 275 (b.) Men .. .. .. .. .. 324 367 371 352 353 (c.) Women .. .. .. .. 207 241 250 235 235 (3.) Teachers in schools with average attendance over twenty— (a.) Men and women .. .. .. 254 294 301 285 283 (b.) Men .. .. .. .. .. 339 382 388 370 370 (c.) Women .. .. .. .. 210 245 253 235 237 (4.) Head teachers — (a.) Men .. .. .. .. .. 380 432 438 420 422 (b.) Women .. .., .. .. 319 373 385 360 365 (5.) All sole teachers — (a.) Men .. .. .. .. .. 221 266 266 246 247 (b.) Women .. .. .. . . 193 221 234 216 218 (6.) Assistants — (a.) Men .. .. .. .. .. 301 336 343 326 321 (b.) Women .. .. .. .. 197 229 238 224 224 The next table groups certificated teachers according to their salaries. This table shows that 32 per cent, of the certificated male teachers receive salaries over £400 per annum and 63 per cent, receive salaries over £350. Of the certificated women teachers 38 per cent, receive salaries in excess of £250.

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Certificated Male Teachers. Certificated Female Teachers. Salaries (including Allowances and Value of Residences). Sole and Head . . , Teachers. Assistants. Sole and Head Teachers. Assistants. tfot exceeding £180 .. ■181 to £250 1251 „ £300 ■301 „ £350 '.351 „ £400 )ver £400 51 112 145 356 425 31 70 68 101 144 91 4 163 212 138 134 5 193 1,464 351 216 73 3 Totals 1,089 505 656 2,300 l_