E.—6.

Table K4. —Details of National Scholarships held in December, 1926.

Table K5. —Average Number of Pupils boarding away from Home to attend Secondary Schools and Lower Departments thereof, 1926.

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Number held Number held ! Number held Number Number Total Number. at Secondary at District j at Technical receiving receiving _ . Schools. High Schools. High Schools. Boarding- TravellingEducation District. j allowance allowance 1 _ (included (included in Total in Total Boys. Girls. Totals. Junior. Senior. Junior. Senior. Junior. Senior. Number). Number). [ j Auckland .. .. .. 162 105 267 166 57 27 1 13 3 51 33 Taranaki .. .. 26 15 41 20 9 .. .. 10 2 j 15 Wanganui .. .. 15 23 38 16 12 2 .. 5 3 8 1 Hawke's Bay .. 35 29 64 41 17 4 1 1 13 1 Wellington .. . . 61 41 102 55 40 6 1 12 6 Nelson .. .. 20 24 44 21 14 3 3 2 1 12 ..5 Canterbury .. .. 69 58 127 57 39 20 2 6 3 35 8 Otago .. .. 68 29 97 62 28 5 2 . . .. 12 4 Southland .. .. 18 5 23 15 7 .. 1 . . . . 7 Totals .. .. 474 329 803 453 223 67 10 38 12 165 53

Secondary Departments. c « S fc® . 55® Boarding at Total. eS'S-S « h - Boarding at Establishments Boarding g* g o scn001. School Hostels. approved by privately. "d-oH Principal. L™ o ! I I I *5*,^ Boys. ! Girls, j Boys. | Girls. Boys. | Girls. Boys. Girls. A. Secondary Schools. Whangarei High School .. .. .. | 87 1 | 11 50 98 50 Auckland Boys' Grammar School . . .. j .. . . 70 I 10 j 80 Mount Albert Boys' Grammar School .. .. .. .. .. j 44 • • j 44 Auckland Girls' Grammar School .. . . .. . . .. j 41 . . 41 ! Epsom Girls' Grammar School .. .. . . j 14 . . 16 | 38 .. 68 j Thames High School .. .. .. .... . . .. 1 4 4 4 4 I Hamilton High School . . .. .. .. .. 21 .. . . 40 10 40 31 | New Plymouth Boys' High School .. . . 146 . . . . ! 16 . . 162 j 22 New Plymouth Girls' High School .. . . .. 65 .. .. . . 10 . . 75 4 Wanganui Girls' College .. .. .. .. 97 16 .. 113 I 21 Palmerston North Boys' High School . . .. 37 .. .. ! .. j 10 .. 47 .. j Palmerston North Girls' High School .. . . . . 16 .. .. .. 5 .. 21 Gisborne High School . . .. .. .. 60 30 2 5 8 6 70 41 25 Napier Boys' High School .. .. . . 61 .. ! . . .. 61 Napier Girls' High School .. .. .. .. 52 .. .. .. 13 .. 65 9 Hastings High School . . . . . . .. .. .. .. . . 6 8 6 8 Dannevirke High School .. . . .. 9 I .. ! 4 9 13 9 Wairarapa High School .. .. .. 28 .. .. .. 11 18 39 18 Hutt Valley High School Wellington College .. .. .. .. 85 .. .. .. 11 .. 96 Wellington Girls' College .. .. .. .. 37 .. . . .. 9 .. 46 Wellington East Girls' College .. .. .. .. .. .. V. : 7 .. 7 Marlborough High School .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 1 4 21 4 21 Nelson College .. . . .. .. 138 .. . . .. 7 .. 145 .. 16 Nelson Girls' College .. .. .. . . .. 65 17 82 21 Rangiora High School Christchurch Boys' High School .. .. 58 .. .. .. 8 .. 66 Christchurch Girls' High School . . .. .. . . 39 .. .. .. .. .. 39 Ashburton High School .. .. .. 9 .. .. 8 13 17 13 Timaru Boys' High School .. .. .. 110 . . 1 . . 2 .. 113 . . 23 Timaru Girls' High School .. .. .. .. 49 .. .. .. 19 .. 68 6 Waitaki Boys' High School .. .. .. 160 .... .. 6 . . 166 Waitaki Girls' High School . . .. .. .. 34 .. .. . . 14 j .. 48 Otago Boys' High School .. .. .. 47 .. 1 .. 21 .. 69 Otago Girls' High School .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 .. 25 South Otago High School .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 2 6 2 Gore High School . . .. .. .. 20 6 .. 5 5 25 11 Southland Boys' High School .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 33 .. 36 Southland Girls' High School .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 .. 43 .. 50 . . Total, A .. .. .. .. 1,055 525 77 28 275 403 11,407 956 147 B. Endowed Schools. Wanganui Collegiate School .. .. .. 223 .. .. .. .. .. 223 Christ's College Grammar School .. .. 170 . . . . . . .. .. I 170 Total, B .. .. . . . . 393 | 393 .. I ... Grand totals .. .. . . 1,448 j 525 77 28 275 403 1,800 956 147