E.—s

SECTION D.—PRIMARY MANUAL INSTRUCTION— continued. Table J 13.—Some particulars relating to Pupils attending Primary Manual Training Classes during the Year ended 31st December, 1927.

SECTION X.—GENERAL SUMMARY. Table J M. -Some Particulars relating to Manual and Technical Instruction for the Year 1927. Technical Instruction. 1. Number oi technical high schools and technical day schools offering full-time courses (excluding New Plymouth .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 2. Number of pupils on roll of technical high schools and technical day schools at 30th June, 1927 .. 0,720 3. Number of free pupils on roll of technical high schools and technical day schools at 30th June, 1927 . . 6,455 4. Number of centres at which other technical classes were held (evening and part-time day) .. 41 5. Number of students attending evening or part-time day classes .. .. .. .. .. 12,408 6. Number of free pupils attending evening or part-time day classes .. .. .. .. .. 5,699 7. Number of full-time teachers, exclusive of principals, on staffs at 30th June, 1927 .. .. .. 295 8. Approximate amounts payable by Government for— (a) Salaries and allowances (including part-time and overtime and manual training teachers on £ staffs of technical schools) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 146,200 (b) Incidental allowances .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . 43,150 189,350 Less recoveries from tuition fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,200 £ 179,150 9. Total expenditure by Government for financial year .. .. .. .. .. .. 219,343 Including— (a) Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..187,192 (b) Education purposes loan .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30,060 (c) Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,091 Primary Manual Instruction. 10. Number of primary manual-training centres .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 119 11. Number of full-time teachers on staffs controlled by Education Boards at 30th June, 1927 .. .. 141 12. Approximate amounts payable by Government for—■ (a) Salaries and allowances (including part-time and overtime, and excluding manual training teaohers £ on staffs of technical schools) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42,400 (b) Incidental allowances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,750 (c) Capitation for agriculture, science, and elementary needlework classes .. .. .. .. 14,500 (d) Handwork supplies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,380 13. Total expenditure by Government for financial year on account of— (a) Salaries, incidentals, capitation, and handwork material .. .. .. . 80,798 Hi) Education purposes loans .. .. .. .. .. .. .. -. 3,068

Approximate Cost of Paper. —['reparation, not given ; printing (980 copies), £48.

Authority : W. A. G. Skinner, Government Printer, Wellington.—l92B.

Price 9d.]

4—E. 5.

25

IMucation district. || ||| Tota. «h aiCB ili§&8 Woodwork. _* _ Number of Pi Manual Metalwork. upils who rccci Training and ! Domestic Subjects. ived Instruct!' Science. Elementary Agriculture. on in Private Scho Manual Trai «ssssr N ™™te of Science. ; SchooK tols Attending ining Centres. Number of Pupils (in- ; eluded in foregoing Totals). Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Hawke's Bay Wellington .. Nelson Canterbury . . Otago Southland Totals 448* ! 5,893+ 165 ! 1,082 188 ■ 1,256 163 1,308 190 2,538 107 ( 783 311 3,629 212 ' 1,812 143 I 1,108 1,927 19,409 698 6,004+ 962 1,067 1,134 2,331 726 3,799 1,702 1,165 14,000* 2,294 3,233 3,293 4,808 1,969 5,603 3,590 1,788 1,688 32 92 11 195 9 872 12 2,289 9 377 4 28 4 32 5 873 304 170 308 252 159 872 72 138 40 61 799 18,890 40,578 5,545 114 3,148 * Includes Native lOhools. t Includes junior high school.