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Table J9.—Technical High Schools: Courses taken by Students during the Year 1925.

Table J10.-Number of Pupils holding Government Free Places at Technical High Schools during the Year ended 31st December, 1925.

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School. Industrial. Agricultural. Domestic. Commercial. General. ' Art. Totals. Totals M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. ' M. F. M. F. Auckland .. 259 .. 18 .. .. 100 67 215 90 19 .. .. 434 334 768 Pukekohe .. 16 .. 19 .. .. 27 13 39 70 47 .. .. 118 113 231 Hamilton .. 77 1 32 11 81 7 5 95 119 214 Hawera .. .. 17 6 7 28 47 34 46 85 100 185 Stratford 78 .. .. 59 25 43 44 34 .. .. 147 136 283 Wanganui .. 38 .. 39 .. .. 46 14 68 154 33 .. .. 245 147 392 Feilding .. 38 .. .. 46 1 34 47 86 80 166 Napier .. .. 50 .. 21 .... 20 25 63 4 3 5 .. 105 86 191 Hastings .. 9 .. .. 10 17 46 76 46 .. .. 102 102 204 Wellington .. 260 65 53 188 .. .. 19 15 332 268 600 Westport.. .. 16 17 41 27 35 .. .. 60 76 136 Christchurch .. 319 .. 35 .. . . 148 81 193 435 341 776 Greymouth .. 30 11 10 40 53 55 .. .. 93 106 199 Dunedin.. .. Ill .. 4 .. .. 78 50 140 .. .. 1 6 166 224 390 Invercargill .. 137 .. 13 .. .. 95 57 95 207 190 397 Totals for 1925 1,330 1 280 .. .. 744 469 1,333 606 323 25 21 2,710 2,422 5,132 Totals for 1924 1,349 ..332 .. ..778 515 1,255 720 375 19 I 26 2,935 2,434 5,369

Juniors. Seniors. School. Totals. First Year. Second Year. First Year. Second Year. Third Year. , . M. F. M. P. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Auckland .. .. 255 208 125 92 41 25 4 2 .. 425 327 752 Pukekohe .. 55 49 33 24 16 14 6 4 3 2 113 93 206 Hamilton .. .. 57 66 26 30 7 12 4 3 .. 94 I 111 205 Hawera .. 43 43 26 30 7 13 5 10 3 81 99 180 Stratford .. .. 59 65 43 32 28 28 10 4 .. 140 129 269 Wanganui .. 100 60 78 47 32 16 15 7 7 1 232 131 363 Feilding .. 29 29 32 33 11 8 7 5 3 82 75 157 Napier .. 44 36 41 23 11 7 4 1 1 1 101 68 169 Hastings .. 43 46 27 31 22 15 3 7 3 1 98 100 198 Wellington .. 192 154 92 84 27 18 2 4 .. 313 260 573 Westport .. 22 24 26 28 9 16 2 7 1 59 76 135 Christchurch .. 231 177 127 101 43 45 11 5 3 3 415 331 746 Greymouth .. 40 46 20 25 20 15 4 3 7 11 91 100 191 Dunedin .. 105 124 39 70 10 14 2 2 .. 156 210 366 Inverckrgill .. ..103 99 80 61 14 14 3 2 5 200 181 381 Totals for 1925 .. 1,378 1,226 815 711 298 260 82 66 27 28 2,600 2,291 4,891 . 5 Totals for 1924 .. 1,476 1,202 902 756 285 235 90 89 36 15 2,789 2,297 5,086