E.—s.

3. DETAILED TABLES RELATING TO TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION. Table J1.—Some Particulars relating to Technical Education for the Years 1925 and 1926.

Table J2 —Number of Pupils in Attendance at all Classes held during 1926.

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I 1925. 1926. Number of centres at which classes were held .. .. .. .. .. 45 50 Number of technical high schools .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 15 Number of technical day schools .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 8 Number of students at all classes .. .. .. .. .. .. 18,098 19,740 Including— (a) Technical high schools .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,132 5,963 (b) Technical day schools .. .. .. .. .. \ 19 Qfifi f 1,096 (c) Other classes .. .. .. .. . . . . ..J ao ° \ 12,681 Number of free pupils at all classes .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,268 11,,930 Including— (a) Technical high schools .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,891 5,758 (b) Technical day schools .. .. .. .. .. \ / 1,015 (c) Other classes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. J ' \ 5,157 Approximate amounts payable by Government for — £ £ (a) Salaries and allowances .. .. .. .. .. .. 126,000 132,800 (6) Incidental allowances* .. .. .. .. .. .. 32,200 39,200 (c) Material for class use .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,200 Less recoveries from tuition fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,100 10,700 Total expenditure by Government for financial year .. .. .. .. 209,183 213,065 Including— (a Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. 168,749 174,192 (b) Education purposes loans .. .. .. .. .. 37,892 37,314 (e) Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. .. .. .. 2,542 1,559 * From the 1st February, 1926, allowances were increased from 26 per cent, to SO per cent, of salaries, and grants for material were abolished.

Technical Higli Schools and other rinses Technical Day Schools. 0ther Uasses - Centres at which Classes are held. I Totals i Free. Other. Totals. Free. : Other. Totals. ' : i ~ Technical School Boards. Auckland Technical School .. .. .. .. 794 6 800 697 761 1,458 2,258 " Elarn" School of Art .. .. .. .. 30 27 57 15 173 188 245 Pukekohe Technical School .. .. .. .. 249 5 254 .. 21 21 275 Hamilton Technical School .. .. .. .. 247 9 256 142 142 284 540 New Plymouth Technical School .. .. .. 237 .. 237 81 123 204 441 Hawera Technical School .. .. .. .. 245 15 260 .. .. .. 260 Stratford Technical School .. .. .. .. 279 8 287 21 8 29 316 Wanganui Technical School .. .. .. . . 471 29 500 94 333 427 927 Feilding Technical School .. .. .. .. 192 2 194 63 100 163 357 Napier Technical School .. .. .. .. 187 30 217 89 159 248 465 Waipawa Technical School .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 21 21 Wellington Technical School .. .. .. .. 646 26 672 748 1,103 1,851 2,523 Petone Technical School .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 91 132 223 223 Nelson Technical School . . . . .. . . 31 3 34 162 190 352 386 Westport Technical School .. .. .. .. 141 6 147 34 78 112 259 Christchurch Technical School .. .. .. 914 20 934 889 1,301 2,190 3,124 Ashburton Technical School .. . . .. . . 151 9 160 147 67 214 374 Greymouth (sub-centres at Reef tor) and Hokitika) .. 195 1.0 205 44 139 183 388 Timaru Technical School .. .. . . . . 115 2 117 141 186 327 444 Kaiapoi Technical School .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 43 43 43 Waimate Technical School] .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 108 108 108 Dunedin Technical School .. .. .. .. 473 18 491 608 627 1,235 1,726 Oamaru Technical School .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 15 35 50 50 Invercargill Technical School .. .. .. .. 475 8 483 216 214 430 913 High School Boards. Whangarei Technical School .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 31 59 59 Palmerston North Technical School .. .. .. 219 7 226 358 346 704 930 Dannevirke Technical School .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 10 10 10 Gore Technical School .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 46 54 54 • University College Board. Canterbury College School of Art .. .. .. 127 32 159 121 359 480 639 Secondary Education Board. Masterton Technical School .. .. .. .. 105 1 106 140 171 311 417 Education Boards. Auckland (Onehunga, Rotorua, Taumarunui, Te Aroha, .. .. .. 52 121 173 173 Thames, Waihi) Hawke's Bay— Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 68 54 122 122 Hastings .. .. . . .. .. .. 250 13 263 .. .. .. 263 Wellington (Blenheim, Lower Hutt) .. .. .. .. .. .. 72 84 156 156 Nelson (Motueka, Takaka) .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 13 46 59 59 Canterbury (Leeston, Lakeside, Killinchy, Doyleston, South- .. . . .. .. 192 192 192 bridge, Fairlie) Totals, 1926 .. .. .. 6,773 286 7,059 5,157 7,524 12,681 19,740 Totals, 1925 .. .. .. Details not available. 18,098