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Ratio of M.en to Women Teachers.-The following table indicates the number of women for each 100 men teachers : —

In the Education service as a whole the ratio of women to men remains fairly constant at about two to one. The number of female probationers somewhat exceeds this ratio ; but the relatively heavy loss of women teachers after only a few years' teaching has the effect of reducing the ratio in the teaching service as a whole. In the previous section, entitled " Elimination of Large Classes," reference was made to steps that had been taken to staff the primary schools more liberally. The following figures give further evidence of what has been done in this direction during the last few years :—

Teachers' Salaries, ' ; , The total amount of all salaries and allowances for the year ending on the 31st March, 1928, was £1,763,848, or £2,692 more than in the previous year. These figures do not include the equivalent of house allowance where residences are provided, estimated at £51,530, nor the additional amounts paid to head teachers for the supervision of secondary departments of district high schools. The total cost of salaries and allowances (including the sum saved in house allowances) works out at £8 ss. Id. per head of the total roll number, the corresponding amount in 1926 was £8 7s. 4d. The average salaries of adult teachers- (including house allowances and value of residences) in 1914 and for the last five years are shown in the following table :— Average Salaries of Primary-school Teachers. 1914. 1923. 1924. 1925. 1926. 1927. (1) Teachers in all schools— £ £•££££ (a) Men and women.. .. .. 163 268 276 280 280 279 (b) Men .. .. .. 224 350 358 364 359 356 (c) Women.. .. .. .. 128 228 236 238 239 238 (2) Teachers in schools with average attendance over eight — (a) Men and women.. ' ..275 283 286 285 286 (b) Men .. .. .. .. .. 353 361 366 361 359 (c) Women.. .'.' .. ... . . 235 242 244 244 246 (3) Teachers in schools with average attendance over twenty — (a) Men and women - . .. .. 283 291 292 295 290 (6) Men .. .. .. .. : .. 370 380 384 384 375 (c) Women.. .. .. .. ..237 245 244 .248 245 (4) Head teachers— («) Men .. .. .. .. .. 422 436 442 443 445 (6) Women .. .. .. .. 365 365 359 380 375 (5) All sole teachers — (a)Men ...■ ■■ .. .. .. .. 247 251 264 273 278 (6) Women .. .. .. ..218 226 240 244 239 (6) Assistants— (a) Men .. .. .. .. ..321 326 329 318 310 (b) 1 Women .. .. .. ..224 230 231' 230 231

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1915. ,1918., 1.922. ,, 1926. 1927. Adult teachers — All schools Schools with roll I - 20 Schools with roll over 20 .. Pupil teachers Probationers Training-college students 193 323 176 344 647 387 253 197 523 299 227 182 425 223 688 34!) 488 256 194 212 191 * 248 191 194 212 101 * 187 202 185 * 187 202 185 * 236 213 248 191 23G 213 low been abolished. * The position of "pupil-ti toher " hay e

,— jJ-H-^ (-L-! — i-^-~ Your. Average Attendance. Number of Number of I>,,pil s a i urn , per Adult Adult .Teachers. Veher. 925 . . 926 . . 927 .. i 194,741 192,588 192,284 1 6,002 324 0,183 31-1 6,230 30-8