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

Financial. The total amount due by the Department to the controlling authorities for the salaries and incidental expenses of all technical classes, including technical high schools, for the year 1926 was approximately £167,085, made up as follows Salaries— £ £ Full-time Principals and assistants .. .. .. 107,201 Full-time student teachers .. .. .. .. 1,583 Overtime for full-time teachers .. .. .. 6,944 Capitation for part-time teachers .. .. .. 20,539 Capitation for part-time student teachers .. .. 920 137,187 Incidentals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40,621 177,808 Less recoveries from tuition fees .. .. .. .. 10,723 £167,085 It is to be noted that from Ist February, 1926, the allowances for incidentals were increased from 26 per cent, to 30 per cent, of salaries, and that special grants for material were abolished. The above figures also include salaries and incidentals payable in respect of manual-training classes conducted by Technical School Boards (£5,930, approximately).

CompariTechnical High Schools. Technical Day Schools. son 1925 Technical High —7 — —j — Schools I Boys. Girls, j Total. Boys. ! Girls. j Total. only. T • , /First year .. 1,717 1,298 3,015 239 333 572 +411 Junior free pupils-| gecond year _ 91? g39 10g 2Q6 3U +23Q f First year .. 329 291 620 34 55 89 + 62 Senior free pupils<J Second year .. 134 118 252 9 24 33 +104 [Third year .. 54 61 115 2 5 7 + 60 Totals.. .. .. 3,151 2,607 5,758 392 623 1,015 +867