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Table J 9. —Technical High Schools: Courses taken by Students during the Year 1924.

Table J 10. —Number of Pupils holding Government Free Places at Technical High Schools during the Year ended 31st December, 1924.

Table J 11. —Number of Candidates who entered for and who passed the Examinations of the City and Guilds of London Institute, 1924.

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Courses of Instruction, and Number and Sex of Students. School. ; i i i ; (Vmrnornial Totals# Industrial. | Agricultural. Domestic. ! I Art. Totals. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. & F. Auckland .. ..410 17 32 .. 95 13 205 .. 455 317 ; 772 Pukekohe .. 33 .. .. 24 86 96 .. .. 119 120 239 Hawera .. .. 40 6 .. ! .. 16 55 94 .. 101 110 1 211 Stratford .. 80 . . 41 77 97 .. 157 138 295 Wanganui .. .. 31 46 60 216 115 1 293 176 469 Feilding .. 37 .. ! . . 52 70 40 .. .. 107 92 199 Napier .. .. 76 24 45 40 49 3 143 94 237 Hastings .. 5 .. 7 103 105 .. 108 112 220 Wellington .. ..259 .. 86 71 205 15 16 345 307 652 Westport .. .. 35 j .. 11 76 90 .. .. Ill 101 212 Christchurch.. .. 361 .. 41 .. .. 159 93 179 .. .. 495 338 | 833 Greymouth .. .. 21 .. .. .. j .. .. 58 93 .. .. 79 93 1 172 Dunedin .. 120 .. j 6 .. .. 88 64 134 1 9 191 231 422 Invercargill .. . . 148 .. j 22 .. ! . 94 61 111 .. .. 231 205 436 Totals for 1924 .. 1,501 17 , 332 .. .. 778 1,083 [1 ,613 19 26 2,935 2,434 5,369 Totals for 1923 .. 1,469 32 J 296 .. .. 663 1,087 Jl,471 13 23 2,865 2,189 : 5,054 I | ! j

Juniors. Seniors. Sch ° o1 - -1 - Totals - Totals. First Year. Second Year. First Year. Second Year. | Third Year. | B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. [ B. G. I B. & G. Auckland .. .. 257 193 133 95 33 19 8 1 432 307 739 Pukekohe .. .. 60 59 33 37 9 7 8 9 2.. 112 112 224 Hawera 46 40 25 36 19 21 3 6 1 1 94 104 198 Stratford .. 69 54 44 48 28 22 8 7 1 149 132 281 Wanganui .. .. 141 82 72 49 41 16 11 13 18 4 283 164 447 Feilding .. 41 41 28 26 20 9 5 9 . . 94 85 179 Napier .. 71 46 45 26 18 10 4 3 2 2 140 87 227 Hastings .. .. 48 53 36 31 10 17 10 4 .. 104 105 209 Wellington .. .. 182 176 122 91 16 25 4 1 1 1 325 293 618 Westport .. .. 45 39 41 39 10 12 8 5 1 3 4 107 99 206 Christchurch.. .. 253 164 156 120 39 23 12 13 6 2 466 322 788 Greymouth .. 24 32 42 45 7 12 4:3.... 77 92 169 Dunedin .. 109 123 59 48 13 18 1 J 9 .. 1 182 199 381 Invercargill .. 130 100 66 65 22 24 4 I 7 2 224 196 420 Totals for 1924 .. 1,476 1,202 902 756 285 235 90 89 36 15 2,789 2,297 5,086 Totals for 1923 .. 1,512 1,117 814 613 275 239 90 J 79 34 22 2,725 2,070 i 4,795

'o w O • *0 . "o . sh .2 <8 *■< S ujUio}!/} <d a> 5? Subjects of Examination. a"S : a«§ Subjects of Examination -o «, §H gfn |a ' j j | - - Telephony—Grade I .. .. .. 1 j 1 Mechanical engineering—continued. Electrical engineering— I Division IT, Grade I .. .. .. 35 18 Grade I .. .. .. .. ! 70 j 35 Division II, Grade II .. .. .. 3.1 Grade II (continuous current) .. .. 32 15 Division II, Final . . .. . . 1 1 Grade II (alternating current) .. .. 17 8 Motor-car engineering—Grade I .. .. lb 10 Final .. .. .. .. 3 .. Carpentry and joinery— Electrical installation work— Grade I .. .. 51 29 Grade I .. .. .. .. 6 5; Grade II .. .. .. 10 9 Final .. .. .. .. 3 1 Final .. .. -. .. 1 1 Minor course in plumbing—Grade I . . 6 3 Cabinetmaking— Major course in plumbers' work — Grade I .. . . .. .. 2 2 Grade I .. .. 24 15 Final • .. .. .. 4 3 Grade II (written) .. .. 13 9 Millinery .. .. .. 10 7 Grade II (practical) .. .. .. 16 10 Dressmaking .. .. .. .. 6 5 Final (written) \ j Plain cookery .. .. .. .. 11 8 Final (practical) f '' '' " —— Mechanical engineering—• | Totals for 1924 .. 389 223 Division I, Grade I .. 41 24 Division I, Grade II .. .. .. 5 2 Totals for 1923 .. 401 189 Division I, Final .. .. ■ • 1 1