REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1939. [In continuation of E.-1, 1939.]

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1940 Session I, E-01

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1940. NEW ZEALAND.

REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1939. [In continuation of E.-1, 1939.]

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

CONTENTS. Section. Title of Section. Page Title of Section. Page X. Introductory and General .. .. 2 18. Intermediate Schools and Departments .. 21 2. Types of Schools .. .. .. 5 19. Post-primary Education .. .. .. 21 3. Cost of Education .. .. 6 20. Evening Technical Classes and Part-time Day 4. School Buildings and Sites.. .. .. 7 Classes .. .. .. ..21 5. Number of Schools .. .. 8 21. Native Schools .. .. .. .. 21 6. Enrolment at Educational Institutions .. 8 22. Registered Private Primary Schools.. .. 22 7. Staffs of Schools .. .. .. 13 23. Private Secondary Schools (Registered) .. 22 8. Number of Pupils and Teachers in the 24. Correspondence School .. .. .. 22 Public Primary Schools of the different 25. Kindergarten Schools .. .. .. 22 Education Districts ~ .. 14 26. Consolidation of Schools .. .. .. 22 9. Size of Classes .. .. .. 15 27. Conveyance and Board of Pupils .. .. 23 10. Classification of Teachers .. .. 15 28. Manual Instruction .. .. .. 24 11. Salaries of Teachers .. .. ..17 29. Training of Teachers .. .. ..24 12. Pupils leaving Public Primary Schools .. 17 30. Higher (University) Education .. .. 24 13. Pupils commencing Post - primary Course in 31. Annual Examinations .. .. ..25 State Schools .. .. .. .. 17 32. Child Welfare .. .. .. 26 14. Destination of Pupils .. .. 18 33. Teachers' Superannuation Fund .. .. 27 15. Vocational Guidance and Placement .. 20 Appendix—Statement of Expenditure and Re--16. Length of Post-primary Course .. .. 20 coverie3, &e. .. .. .. . . 28 17. Special Classes for Backward Children .. 21

Office of the Department of Education, Your Excellency,— Wellington, Bth July, 1940. I have the honour, in accordance with the provisions of the Education Act, 1914, to submit to Your Excellency the following report upon the progress and condition of public education in New Zealand during the year ended the 31st December, 1939. I have, &c., His Excellency the Governor-General of the H. G. R. Mason. Dominion of New Zealand.

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REPORT. i. INTRODUCTORY AND GENERAL. Had times been normal it would have been appropriate in this Centennial year to survey the broad sweep of educational progress in New Zealand during its first hundred years. The nation being at war, it must suffice to say that, educationally speaking, New Zealand has spent the century seeking, painfully at times, but with no small measure of success, a type of education suited to its own peculiar needs. Beginning with a concept of education suited to nineteenth century Britain, we have gradually evolved a system which, while sacrificing as few as possible of the virtues of the original pattern, is yet fairly well adapted to twentieth century New Zealand, with its relatively sparse population, its predominantly rural character, its small range of social and economic differences, and, above all, its passionate desire that education beyond the primary level should be shared by all who can benefit from it. The Government, when it took office in 1935, found itself faced with four main groups of educational problems—it had to ensure that every child should have free education of the type best suited to his needs for as long as he could benefit from it; it had to provide new schools and equipment on a scale never before contemplated in the Dominion ; it had to secure for the country child an education equal to that given to the city child ; and it had to give to teachers a greater measure of freedom in the exercise of their craft. The report of the Minister of Education for 1938 fully reviewed the steps taken by the Government during its first three years of office to meet these problems. The progress made in 1939 followed in general the lines laid down in the previous three years. The solution of the first problem mentioned above depends in large part upon the solution of the other three. Some measure of the success attained in this direction may be gained from the fact that this year 64 per cent, of the children leaving primary school went on to post-primary schools, which offered a wider range of alternative courses, academic and practical, than ever before. There were more pupils receiving post-primary education than during any other year in the Dominion's history. As to the second problem, the building programme was pressed forward strongly. The total amount spent on school buildings during the year was £870,108, and new standards are being reached in such fine major buildings as the Dunedin Teachers' Training College, Horowhenua College, and Gisborne Intermediate School. No less interesting in their way are the bright and colourful small schools that are beginning throughout the country to replace the sometimes rather dreary buildings of an earlier generation. A valuable interchange of views on school buildings took place fluxing the year when the Architects to the Education Boards met in conference with officers of the Department and representatives of the Education Boards' Association and the New Zealand Educational Institute. The needs of the country children have been largely met through the consolidation of small country schools on larger centres, and the provision of conveyance services, conveyance allowances, or boarding-allowances for children living at a distance from any school. The total expenditure on road conveyances for all classes of school-children rose from £179,000 in 1938-39 to £233,000 in 1939-40. During the year twenty-nine buses were added to the fleet owned by the Education Department, bringing the total up to seventy-six. In addition, there were in December, 1939, approximately eight hundred contracts in operation for the daily conveyance of school-children. An important step was taken when

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the Government approved, as from the beginning of 1940, of payment of conveyance allowance for pupils of private schools, both primary and post-primary, on the same conditions as apply to children of State schools. It is estimated that this will result in an additional cost of some £21,500 annually. Approval was also given for the payment of allowances to children who ride horses to school. During 1939 the consolidation of thirty-three small schools on twenty-four centres was approved, but the outbreak of war and the consequent necessity to conserve petrol supplies have made it necessary to scrutinize very carefully all new proposals for the consolidation of schools. The Correspondence School has continued to cater very satisfactorily for the needs of those children who cannot take advantage of conveyance services or boarding-allowances. It broke new ground by holding in May a vacation school for pupils from all over New Zealand, and during the year the Department added three new permanent teachers to the staff so that the system of visiting teachers, begun in 1939, could be made a permanent part of the School's work. It is hoped in these ways to strengthen that corporate school spirit which it is so difficult to generate through the written word alone. Difficult and expensive though they be, building and conveyance policies are easy to put into operation compared with the task of bringing about real changes in the spirit of the class-room, and ultimately the success of all the Government's educational policies must be measured in terms of the use that teachers make of the freedom that has been offered them, for finance, buildings, and equipment have value only in so far as they make more effective the work of teaching and of learning. There is every reason to believe that the results achieved in the class-room have been no less striking than those achieved in the provision of material equipment and facilities ; but this is a sphere in which one can never be satisfied, and it may well be that the Department, without slackening its programme on the mere material side, can devote an increasing amount of effort to the task of professional leadership in the class-room. This is a function which it was never originally intended that the Department should exercise. Sir Charles Bowen, in introducing the Act of 1877, said : "A Secretary and a Clerk will probably do all the work of the Central Department for some time to come," the work being conceived as purely administrative. When it was given control of the primary-school inspectorate in 1914 the Department developed new potentialities on the professional side, and since that time it has exercised a growing influence on class-room practice. The introduction into the primary schools of what has come to be known as the " new freedom" makes it more than ever desirable that the Department, through its Inspectors, should develop to the utmost its function of professional leadership. From time to time in the past two years fears have been expressed in the public press and elsewhere that the abolition of the Proficiency Examination and the introduction of the "new freedom" might lead to a serious drop in the standards of work. lam pleased to be able to state that there is every indication from the reports of Inspectors of Schools and from other evidence not only that the standard of work in the formal subjects has been adequately maintained, but also that significant new developments are taking place in other fields no less a part of true education than the three R's. Music, drama, and the arts generally, are receiving more attention than they did ; physical skills of all kinds are reaching a new level; children are reading more widely and more independently ; they are more selfreliant and more friendly towards adults ; and they are, I believe, leaving the schools a little readier than ever before to take their places in the world. The Education Department is well aware of the special problems arising from the new attitude towards education. It is conceivable that, without proper controls, the pendulum might eventually swing too far from formalism towards mere formlessness. If there should ever be any sign of this it might be necessary to lay down certain minimum requirements in the fundamental " tool" subjects of the curriculum. That time has not yet come, and, indeed, may never come. Certainly at the present stage the best control lies not so much in restrictions as in positive professional leadership. Ever since the present policy was introduced

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into the schools the Inspectors of Schools have been helping teachers to make the best use of their new-found freedom. This positive aspect of the Inspector's work must become increasingly important, for freedom means little to a teacher who does not know how to use it. If they are to develop this side of their work to the full, it will be necessary to relieve the primary-school Inspectors of some of the burden of annual grading, and to offer them a greater measure of the " new freedom " that is offered to teachers. The primary teachers have recently expressed their preference for the existing numerical grading rather than for any method of group grading, but it might still be worth considering substituting for the present annual grading a system of grading every second year. This would mean that in every alternate year the Inspectors could concentrate all their energies on giving help and guidance where it is most needed ; teachers would have a two-year cycle in which to develop their educational experiments. After all, the best guarantee of standards of efficiency in the schools is not an annual inspection, an external examination, or a rigid syllabus of work, but a body of well-trained, well-led, and enthusiastic teachers. An excellent example of what is meant by professional leadership is provided by the steps already taken by the Department to introduce a new system of physical education into the schools. In August, 1939, Mr. P. A. Smithells was appointed Superintendent of Physical Education. Immediately on his arrival from England he made a preliminary survey of physical work in New Zealand schools, as a result of which it was decided to introduce a system of physical education based on the 1933 syllabus of the English Board of Education. The Education Boards have all promised their co-operation, the teachers' training colleges have given great assistance, the teachers are receiving the new scheme with enthusiasm, and there is every sign that the Department's lead has been a most welcome one. It is hoped to build up a field staff to assist teachers with the new techniques. The post-primary schools have not been affected by the " new freedom " in the same way as the primary schools, for the simple reason that the Department has always given them a very great degree of freedom to arrange their own curricula and determine their own teaching methods. They have always had the tradition of independence in such matters, and now that they are practically all anxious to develop a wide range of courses the Department's main task has been to provide to the best of its ability buildings, equipment, and staffing where they can be most effectively used. Even in the post-primary schools, however, the influence of the Department, through its Inspectors, on the work of the class-room is by no means negligible. The Inspectors have the double task of checking standards and of providing that intellectual cross-fertilization which is so necessary if a school system is to remain alive and growing. Even though the Department interferes little with their internal organization, the secondary schools are not entirely free from extraneous, and in many cases, irrelevant, restrictions, for the demands of the University Entrance Examination, which has come to be regarded in the business world as a general school-leaving examination, forces many children into courses for which their teachers consider them obviously unfitted. This influence is equally strong in the district high schools. There has been a movement during the year, both in the schools and the University, towards accrediting, but no final agreement has yet been reached as to what form it should take. The Native schools have continued with marked success their by no means easy task of providing a kind of education which shall be closely related to Maori life and culture, and yet shall at the same time form a basis for the social and economic fusion of the two races. A striking feature has been the rapid growth of Native schools, the number of pupils having doubled in the last twenty years. This has necessitated a vigorous building programme. In February a refresher course for Native-school teachers was held at Rotorua. One of the problems of the near future is the provision of adequate post-primary education for Maoris in districts where no facilities at present exist.

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This was an active year for the Child Welfare Branch, particular attention being paid to the selection and training of personnel and to the preventive work of the Branch. Housemasters are being appointed in most of the boys' homes in order to make more possible the diagnostic and remedial work for which these homes exist. The Weraroa Boys' Training Farm was completely reorganized during the year, with very satisfactory results. Early in the war the main block of buildings was handed over to the Air Department, the boys being temporarily accommodated at Hokio and the Central Development Farm. A new institution block will be completed at Levin by the middle of 1940. An outstanding event of the educational year was the Centennial Exhibition, of which the Education Court contained a remarkable display of exhibits from schools of all types. May 1 express the Government's thanks to the multitude of persons, young and old, who contributed to the success of the Education Court. I would make particular mention of Mr. W. Y. Dyer, Chairman of the Wellington Education Board, and Mr. W. i. Deavoll, its Secretary, to whose efficient and devoted work in organizing accommodation over ten thousand school-children from all parts of New Zealand owe their opportunity to visit the Exhibition. Education is, in its very essence, a co-operative undertaking, and it would be no small task to enumerate in full the many organizations and groups of individuals who have collaborated with the Department throughout the year. All—administrators, teachers, members of controlling authorities, and others —have given skilled and generous service for which, I realize, they want no special thanks, but I should like them to know that the Government is appreciative of the work they have done for the children of New Zealand. I must make reference t'o the retirement of the Director of Education, Mr. N. T. Lambourne, M.A., 1.5.0., although this actually took place in January, 1940, after the close of the year covered by this report. Of Mr. Lambourne's abilities, wisdom, and devotion to the cause of education I cannot speak too highly. Not the least of his contributions was the spirit of friendliness and mutual trust he did so much to establish between the Department and all those concerned with education. The Department suffered another loss during the year through the retirement of Dr. J. W. Mcllraitli, Chief Inspector of Primary Schools, who had won for himself the respect of primary-school teachers throughout New Zealand. His place was taken by Mr. A. F. McMurtrie, Senior Inspector in the Department. Education, like all other social services, has felt the effects of the war, but every effort has been made, consonant with the prosecution of the war, to protect the essential work of the schools. A large number of teachers and students have joined the armed Forces, many of them in the positions of responsibility for which their training and educational background have fitted them. The rights of teachers serving with the Forces have been safeguarded •in every respect, so that no man will suffer professionally as a result of enlisting. Early in the course of the war Mr. E. Caradus, Senior Inspector of Secondary Schools, was seconded to the Air Department as Director of Educational Services, and he has secured the fullest co-operation from teachers and school authorities in the scheme for bringing applicants for admission to the Air Force up to the requisite educational standard. Yet ultimately the effects of the war on the schools may be deeper than any of these external changes can strike. There is amongst all concerned with education a growing realization that it is in the schools that future citizens must not only learn how democracy works, but must also develop a passionate belief in the fundamental human values for which democracy stands. How to achieve this more fully without resorting to the methods used in the totalitarian States is one of the major problems that faces the schools in every democratic country. I believe that it can be solved. 2. TYPES OF SCHOOLS. The present position in regard to our school system is outlined in last year's report.

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3. COST OF EDUCATION. The appendix to this report shows in detail under various headings the expenditure on education during the financial year ended 31st March, 1940. The total expenditure, including endowment revenue, amounted to £5,607,963, as against £5,157,224 in the previous year, an increase of £450,739. An analysis of expenditure is shown in the following table : —

Table B.—Analysis of Expenditure on Education for the Year ended 31st March, 1940.

The cost per pupil of primary education based on average attendance was £15 12s. Bd., excluding buildings, and £18 16s. 2d. including buildings.

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(For more details see appendix to this Paper.) , . Expenditure lotai expressed as Expenditure per Branch of Education. Wetf* 16 Percentage of Total Head of Population.! ' Expenditure. £ £ s. d. Departmental administration .. •• 48,312 0-86 0 0 7 Boards'administration .. •• •• J 70,305 1-25 0 0 10 Cost of inspection — ! Primary ' 38,237 0-68 0 0 6 Native 2,959 0-05 % Post-primary 8,379 0-15 0 0 1 Primary education — Public schools .. .. ■■ 2,737,467 \ 49-11 J 13 9 Departmental Correspondence School .. 16,984 J Native education — Native schools .. .. ■■ •• 147,992 \ 0 1 11 Scholarships and bursaries .. • ■ 7,788 J Post-primary education — Secondary, technical, and combined schools .. 768,495 j Secondary departments of district high schools 131,607 ! 16-46 0 11 4 Correspondence School . . • • • • 17,339 j Scholarships and bursaries .. ■ • , 5,927 J . , Higher education .. .. ■■ •• .172,798 3-08 0 2 1 Training of teachers .. •• ■■ 196,831 3-51 0 'j Special schools 42,550 0-76 0 6 Child welfare *56,065 2-78 0 1 Superannuation .. •• •• 155,842 2-79 1 Miscellaneous .. .. •• •• 4,800 0-09 0 0 1 Country Library Service .. . . 7,178 a i,, u Capital expenditure on school buildings .. 870,108 15-52 Total* .. •• 5,607,963 100-00 3 8 8 * This includes revenue from endowments administered by the various Boards, &c., as well as direct expenditure from public funds — . From public funds as shown in appendix .. .. •• •• 0 , ooa, •>-'> Endowments — „ „ 7Q Post-primary schools .. •• •• •• •• •• •• University colleges £5,607,963 f Mean population for twelve months ended 31st March, 1940, was 1,633,447. j No significant amount.

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4. SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND SITES. In the introduction to this report mention was made of specific new buildings which have been erected. In addition to those buildings, very substantial progress was made in the provision of new schools, in the rebuilding of obsolete schools and residences, particularly in the case of primary and Native schools, and of buildings at University colleges and child-welfare institutions. During the year £13,501 was expended on the replacement of school buildings destroyed by fire, of which £10,931 was recovered from the Government Fire Insurance Fund. These amounts are not included in the figures given below. The following table shows the capital expenditure on new buildings, additions, teachers' residences, and sites for the financial years stated :— 1934-35. 1935-36. 1936-37. 1937-38. 1938-39. 1939-40. ££££££ Public schools .. .. .. 35,105 87,908 162,894 331,558 467,255 583,918 Secondary schools .. .. 14,679 23,516 24,092 58,924 56,819 69,545 Technical schools .. .. 12,851 59,350 77,836 97,740 82,568 60,283 Training-colleges .. .. .. 610 6,730 1,984 27,071 29,325 Native schools .. .. .. 5,419 8,399 12,172 34,180 39,632 77,666 University colleges .. .. .. .. 3,022 39,086 58,710 22,456 Massey Agricultural College .. .. .. 525 Child-welfare institutions .. . . 22] . . 351 . . 5 344 School for the Deaf .. .. .. .. .. 4,841 6,295 Schools for feeble-minded .. .. .. 2,473 312 840 12,683 Kindergartens .. .. .. .. .. .. 881 1,181 1,734 N.Z. Institute for Blind .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 Wellington Education Board office building .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,350 15,816 Gross total .. .. 68,054 180,004 289,744 569,857 746,721 878,770 Less credits-in-aid .. 10,894 48,547 7,848 8,325 *66,598 8,662 £57,160 £181,457 £281,896 £561,532 £680,123 £870,108 * Includes £51,000 sale of Education Board's office building, Wellington,

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5. NUMBER OF SCHOOLS. Table C1. —Number of Public Primary Schools.

Table C2. —Number of Schools other than Public Primary Schools.

6. ENROLMENT AT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. The following tables (D to F) give some details as to numbers on the roll at recognized educational institutions, numbers of full-time pupils in the various standards and forms, the ages and classification of pupils, and median ages of fulltime pupils in the various standards and forms in the different types of schools.

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5. NUMBER OF SCHOOLS. Table C 1. —Number or Public Primary Schools. Total Average Attendance.! Number of Schools.* arade ol School and Primary Department.* Department § rl ' otal8 - Range of Roll. In each In each In each In each In each ' In each In each In each Subgrade. tirade. Subgrade.l Grade. Subgrade. Grade. Subgrade. Grade I (1-8) .. .. 121 121 788 788 .. .. 788 788 II (9-24) .. .. 727 727 10,662 10,662 .. .. 10,662 10,662 IIIa (25-30) .. .. 166 \ 7fifi f 3,918 \„ R , qq / .. \ 57/ 3 > 918 \ 2$ 566 IIIb (31-70) .. .. 590 / 7o6 \ 24,581 J 28 ' 499 \ 57/ 57 \ 24,638/ -*' {,,,b IVa (71-110) .. .. 186 "I f 14,392 ) f 134 1 f 14,526 ] IVb (111-150) .. 82 }■ 320 J. 9,279 724 10,003 V 32,754 IVo (151-190) .. .. 52 J L 7,596 J t ti2 ° > I 8 ' 225 J Va (191-230) .. .. 33 1 f 6,071 1 f 581 1 | 6,652 ] Vn (231-270) .. ■.. 34 I 19 „ J 7,383 I „ s „„. 401 U 150J 7 ' 784 L 30 375 Vc (271-310) .. .. 31 f 122 1 7,829 f 28 ' 225 1 090 f 2 ' 1S °i 8,525 f M ' S '~' Vn (311-350) .. .. 24 J { 6,942 J L 472 J L 7 > 414 J VI (351-870) .. .. 167 167 74,466 74,466 1,764 1,764 76,230 76,230 Totals .. .. 2,213 2,213 173,907 173,907 5,458 5,468 179,365 179,365 * Three half-time and thirty-seven schools with side schools attached are counted as separate schools. t The average attendance shown under this heading is the average attendance for the year ended 31st August, 1830, computed and adjusted in accordance with the regulations governing the staffing of schools. The unadjusted total average attendance for the year ended 31st December, 1930, was: Primary departments, 178,437; secondary departments, 5,022. t The average attendance shown under this heading includes any pupils in Standard VII ami in special classes. § This refers to secondary classes conducted mainly in rural areas in district high schools. Table C 2. —Number of Schools other than Public Primary Schools. (All schools not marked as "private" are State controlled.) Number of Schools In December, Number of Schools in December, 1939. 1938. _, . _ . , Type of Education , Type of School. lv glven _ Boys' Girls' Mixed Tntol Boys' Girls' Mixed ,,,„,„. Schools. Schools. Schools. 10uu - Schools. Schools. ; Schools. uma - Chatham Islands .. .. Primary .... .. 6 6 6 6 Intermediate schools and depart- Intermediate.. 2 1 14 17 1 13 10 ments* Secondary departments of dis- Post-primary .. .. .. 95 95 . . 88 88 trict high schools Secondary .. .. • • Post-primary .. 11 12 16 39 11 12 16 39 Combined .. .. • • Post-primary .. 3 3 1 7 3 3 1 7 Technical .. .. • • Post-primary . . .. .. 20 20 .. . . 20 20 Native village .. .. Primary 145 145 .. .. 143 143 Native mission and boarding Primary .. 1 .. 10 11 1 .. 10 11 (private) t Native post-primary (private) .. Primary ami 3J 5 .. 8 3J 5 8 post-primary Lower departments of secondary Primary .. 3 3 .. 6 3 3 . . 0 schools (private) Private primary .. •■ Primary .. 44 49 211 304 43 49 . 216 308 Endowed a.id registered private Post-primary 22 37 1 00 20 36 I 57 secondary schools Special§ .. .. ■• Primary ..112411 4 * Eleven of these in 1930 were intermediate departments. t These are also included in the figures for Private Primary Schools t Two of these are included in the numbers of Registered Private Secondary Schools. § Two of these are schools for the mentally backward, one a school for the blind, and one a school for the deaf. The New Zealand Institute for {lie Blind is privately controlled. 6. ENROLMENT AT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. The following tables (I) to F) give some details as to numbers on the roll at recognized educational institutions, numbers of full-time pupils in the various standards and forms, the ages and classification of pupils, and median ages of fulltime pupils in the various standards and forms in the different types of schools.

(All schools not marked as "private" are State controlled.) Number of Schools In December Number of Schools in December, 1939. 1938. _ . _ . , Type of Education Type of School. ' v glven _ Boys' ! Girls' Mixed rn,, to . Boys' , Girls' Mixed „,„ t , Schools. ; Schools. Schools. i0 ™- Schools. Schools. Schools. Chatham Islands .. .. Primary .. .. .. 6 6 .. .. 6 6 Intermediate schools and depart- Intermediate.. 2 1 14 17 2 1 13 16 ments* Secondary departments of dis- Post-primary .. .. .. 95 95 . . .. 88 88 trict high schools Secondary .. .. • • Post-primary .. 11 12 1(5 39 11 12 16 39 Combined .. .. • • Post-primary 3 3 1 7 3 3 1 7 Technical .. .. • • Post-primary . . .. .. 20 20 . . . . 20 20 Native village .. .. Primary .. .. .. 145 145 . . .. 143 143 Native mission and boarding Primary .. 1 .. 10 11 1 10 11 (private) f Native post-prima.ry (private) .. Primary and 3J 5 .. 8 3J 5 8 post-primary Lower departments of secondary Primary .. 3 3 .. 6 3 3 6 schools (private) Private primary .. .. Primary .. 44 49 211 304 43 49 216 308 Endowed and registered private Post-primary 22 37 1 60 20 36 1 57 secondary schools Special § .. •• •• Primary ..1 1 2 4 1 1 2 4 * Eleven of these in 1939 were intermediate departments. t These are also included in the figures for Private Primary Schools t Two of these are included in the numbers of Registered Private Secondary Schools. § Two of these are schools for the mentally backward, one a school for the blind, and one a school for the deaf. The New Zealand Institute for the Blind is privately controlled.

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Table D.-Numbers on the Roll at Recognized Educational Institutions (exclusive of University Colleges and Kindergarten Schools).

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Total Total Number Number Children. Adolescents. Adults. Type of School. j on <keRoll on the _ on the Roll on j j : 1 j l8 !<rc8 y ' in U v der V 0 " 11 A 1 " 12 12 " 13 13 - 14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21 21 Years 1938. 1939. 10 Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. and over. Public primary schools .. .. 194,632 192,696 107,543 23,010 22,651 20,547 13,242 4 830 791 73 9 special classes for backward 653 700 131 103 134 142 120 ' 52 10 5 o children ° Native village schools (primary) .. 9,768 10,193 5,663 1,179 1,013 918 840 465 93 17 3 2 Native mission and boarding 673 668 388 94 63 46 43 25 5 3 1 schools (private primary)* "' Public primary schools, Chatham 151 150 80 15 12 17 20 6 Islands Secondary schools, lower depart- 216 195 47 22 46 41 25 8 5 1 ments Private primary schools* . . 27,279 27,025 14,158 3,198 3,306 3,138 2,072 884 216 50 3 Intermediate schools and depart- 4,523 4,660 2 35 692 1,783 1,450 568 117 13 ments * * * * * scho^s artm81ltS ° f dlStnCt 5 ' 585 6 ' 183 •• 182 1,312 2,073 1,487 740 314 61 14 Co°ik§i£t ■- " 1-«S "■ " l 4 S M* MW «.W 2.229 1.058 241 33 7 2 Technical high and day schools .. 10,'282 !! 6 380 2 457 3 nl 2 426 903 261 73 25 10 K 15,552 17,629 ■■ ■ « s 2 is NS vz 2,,2 £ 3 , 9 s day and night classes) Native secondary schools* — 103 84 11 4 8 10 19 is 5 4 2 3 Post-primary .. .. 472 451 .. .. 3 36 19 „ lfU J. " „ " «ZLyiX ter,!d 5,687 5,815 - • •• 14 201 997 U* l.«a «.<"» «» l5 I? 5 2 Correspondence school — J rima 7 1,735 944 154 153 155 133 99 43 20 7 11 lfi Secondary 949§ 695 .. 2 28 152 990 l« 89 ak ,o Training-colleges .. .. 1,522 1,588 .. .. .. -0 35 82 46 13 11 2 4 Schools for mentally backward, &c. 236 231 24 16 18 40 56 "sfi "90 "« i i t ? 360 School for the deaf .. .. Ill 103 30 12 13 12 4 Jo 13 4 4 6 New Zealand Institute for the Blind 30 35 9 4 5 g 4 2 2 3 1 Grand totals .. .. 298,452 300,218 129,030 ~ 27,846 28,190 28,190~ 26,908~ 21,088 13,744 8,923 3,322 1,929 4^1" &*" of ■■ '• 626 - soa iM,3oot ~ '"«>.*» 2 9 ,«oo 29,™ 2M oo z,'. m K.tivfS*p°S™ o T *f bnt F "" ■»»»«, r,,p,ctivd,, mi™, „hook .id J ® c n y ears 01 a g e - + Estimated population twenty-one years of age and under twenty -two years of age. § This included part-time pupils.

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Table E1.—Numbers of Full-time Pupils in the various Standards and Forms as at 1st July, 1939.

Table E2.—Age and Classification of Pupils attending Public Primary Schools as at 1st July, 1939.

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Special Class Tn+aia lor the Men- class P Standard I. 1 Standard II. Standard III. Standard IV. Form I. Form II. Form III. Form IV. Form V. Form \ I. tally BaukTypc- of School. ward. Boys. Girls. Boys Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys, j Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys, j Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Public primary .. .. 440 260 29,682 25,97714,11312,65113,89913,41112,72311,97611,62711,260 9,422 8,777 8,588 8,343 116 131 100,610 92,786 "NTative European . •• 167 166 93 54 61 64 44 68 68 58 3/ 54 38 50 1 6 Native .. .. 7U 6gl 553 509 483 449 334 337 2 51 269 130 202 12 26 4,739 4,425 Public primary —Chatham i!.. 30 27 12 11 9 6 12 11 4 5 4 5 4 8 2 Private d primary and lower de- .. .. 3,513 3,519 1,691 1,750 1,750 1,768 1,758 1,858 1,714 1,837 1,574 1,703 1,466 1,574 131 366 13,597 14,375 partments of secondary 990 1,290 1,050 43 84 2,536 2,124 Intermediate .. 1,3031,495 835 942 604 818 77 109 2,819 3,364 Secondary departments ot district high schools 2 7762,8802,2392,3692,5902,092 527 501 8,132 7,842 Secondary " " " ;; '644 504 499 401 496 392 110 80 1,749 1,377 Combined.. .. 2,8382,2011,8031,442 934 843 96 125 5,671 4,611 Technical .. • • ■ ■ 9761,087 831 1,001 803 860 261 193 2,871 3,141 Endowed and registered private Correspondence— Primary .. 46 53 280 303 90 121 85 110 85 111 oo 87 74 86 4/ 73 -1 8 .. ' gg ' 72 " 2 " 5 f 466 Secondary • • • ■ • ■ ■ • • ■ • ■ • ■ ■ • • • ■ • ' ' '' ' ' Totals .. .. 486 313 35,934 31,97416,71315,23816,35715,86815,10514,47313,80213,58412,56511,88411,56311,300 9,018 9,082 6,253 6,250 5,453 5,0771,0731,013144,322136,056 * Adult section. t Junior assistant teachers in Native schools have now been returned as part-time students.

Special Classes lor 0| p Standard I. Standard rt. ! Standard m. I Standard IV. Form I. j Form n. Form in. Totals. Backward Children. * j j Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls, j Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. , Girls. Boys. 1 Girls. Boys. Girls. 5 and under 6 1 1 9,223 8,727 .. .. ] .. .. .. .. •• •• ■■ •• .... .. .. 9,224 8,728 6 „ 7 1 3 10,578 9,872 258 378 1 1 10.838 10,254 7 „ 8 7 6 6,759 5,274 4,453 4,950 255 424 2 1 .. .. .. ■■ •• ">476 }0,6o5 8 „ 9 23 18 2,232 1,520 5,688 4,852 3,967 4,666 258 354 1 2 .. .. . ■ 12,169 11,412 q in 44 27 646 389 2 644 1,786 5,770 5,655 2,432 3,163 145 208 4 5 ll,68o 11,233 10 " n 68 35 151 113 '747 490 2,717 1,920 5,552 5,467 2,346 3,121 159 221 4 2 .. 11,744 11,369 " 12 " 80 54 55 46 223 133 855 523 2,984 2,088 5,193 5,166 2,182 2,735 203 264 1 11,775 11,010 to " "j o qq 52 20 15 67 40 237 168 1,056 697 2,595 1,961 3,881 3,628 2,817 3,336 15 14 10,778 9,911 ]l " •• 89 38 ie 17 28 16 72 50 352 171 1,071 647 2,301 1,718 3,368 3,331 44 40 7,334 6,028 ] 3 , " \\ ■ fa 2 2 4 6 23 4 80 31 244 136 776 409 1,774 1,236 42 61 2,981 1,901 it " tfi o R " 2 1 2 7 4 27 16 107 58 382 161 11 13 539 262 ifi " ' i o ' • • • • 4 1 10 3 38 13 3 1 58 20 i7 ;; Is :: S .. :: :: :: :: - - • * l_ i_ !_ 3 Totals .. 440 260 29,682 25,977 14,113 12,651 13,899 13,411 12,723 11,976 11,627 11,260 9,422 8,777 8,588 8,343 116 131 100,610 92,786 Median age, in 11 11 11 7 6 6 6 5 8 5 8 2 9 6 9 3 10 8 10 5 11 8 11 5 12 7 12 5 13 5 13 2 j 14 0 14 2 years and months

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Table E3. —Age and Classification of Pupils attending Public Post-primary Schools as at 1st July, 1939.

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Form III. Form IV. Form V. Form VI. Totals. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Secondary schools — Under 11 years .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •. .. 11 and under 12 .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 12 „ 13 .. 155 253 3 11 158 264 13 „ 14 .. .. 1,213 1,471 201 227 9 5 .. 1,423 1,703 14 „ 15 .. .. 1,082 912 1,134 1,196 243 267 I 2 2,460 2,377 15 „ 16 .. .. 275 221 709 751 1,040 901 61 58 2,085 1,931 16 „ 17 .. 47 20 170 160 828 624 195 185 1,240 989 17 „ 18 .. 4 20 23 368 260 188 195 580 478 18 „ 19 1 1 87 29 71 52 159 82 19 „ 20 1 12 6 7 7 20 13 20 „ 21 2 4 1 6 1 21 and over .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 •• ■■ 1 1 1 Totals .. .. .. 2,776 2,880 2,239 2,369 2,590 2,092 527 501 8,132 7,842 Median age, in years and 14 0 13 10 14 10 14 9 16 0 15 10 17 0 17 0 months Combined schools— Under 11 years 11 and under 12 .. .. 2 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 12 „ 13 .. 44 28 2 3 46 31 13 „ 14 .. .. 270 262 40 60 1 1 .. 311 323 14 „ 15 .. .. 242 156 211 199 35 44 .. .. 488 399 15 „ 16 .. 73 51 183 115 132 168 15 7 403 341 16 „ 17 .. 13 5 50 24 196 127 40 29 299 185 17 „ 18 10 .. 99 43 39 32 148 75 18 „ 19 1 26 9 13 11 40 20 19 „ 20 1 6 2 1 9 1 20 „ 21 .. 1 1 • • 2 21 and over .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. ■• • • 1 Totals .. .. .. 644 504 499 401 496 392 110 80 1,749 1,377 Median age, in years and 14 0 13 10 14 10 14 8 16 5 15 11 17 0 17 1 months Technical high schools— Under 11 years 11 and under 12 .. 1 5 .. .. .. .. .. • ■ 1 5 12 „ 13 184 190 4 2 188 192 13 „ 14 .. .. 1,102 1,022 157 171 4 1 .. 1,263 1,194 14 „ 15 .. .. 1,116 753 834 767 127 114 4 .. 2,081 1,634 15 „ 16 .. .. 392 208 622 407 411 348 21 17 1,446 980 16 „ 17 .. .. 39 19 157 88 287 245 32 36 515 388 17 „ 18 .. 3 3 26 5 75 96 22 31 126 135 18 „ 19 .. 1 1 3 2 23 22 8 13 35 38 19 „ 20 .. .. .. .. • • 4 8 3 10 7 18 20 „ 21 1 1 1 7 2. 8 21 and over .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 8 5 11 7 19 Totals .. .. .. 2,838 2,201 1,803 , 1,442 934 843 96 125 5,671 4,611 Median age, in years and 14 1 14 0 14 11 14 9 15 10 15 11 16 9 17 4 months District high schools — Under 11 years 11 and under 12 12 „ 13 .. 75 102 2 3 77 105 13 „ 14 .. .. 472 680 69 85 1 5 .. 542 770 14 „ 15 .. .. 539 534 394 448 65 93 .. .. 998 1,075 15 „ 16 .. .. 187 144 295 298 233 320 5 5 720 767 16 „ 17 .. 29 30 59 89 197 279 26 31 311 429 17 „ 18 .. I 5 13 19 87 109 30 50 131 183 18 „ 19 3 17 11 12 18 32 29 19 „ 20 4 1 4 5 8 6 20 „ 21 .. 21 and over Totals .. .. .. 1,303 1,495 835 942 604 818 77 109 2,819 3,364 Median age, in years and 14 2 13 11 14 11 14 10 16 0 16 0 17 3 17 4 months

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Table E4.—Age and Classification of Pupils attending Registered Private Primary Schools and Lower Departments of Secondary Schools as at 1st July, 1939.

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I I Class P. Standard I. Standard II. Standard III. j Standard IV. Form I. Form II. I Form m. s Totals. I I Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. I Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. __ ! I I I 1 5 years and under 6 .. 1,245 1,239 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,245 1,239 6 „ 7 .. 1,224 1,375 67 109 4 1,295 1,484 7 „ 8 .. 746 679 628 739 86 115 6 7 1,466 1,540 8 „ 9 .. 203 150 659 631 558 700 56 103 5 9 1 1,482 1,593 9 „ 10 .. 64 46 238 194 687 645 521 659 70 124 2 8 2 .. 1,582 1,678 10 „ 11 .. 20 14 72 61 286 235 705 691 469 576 62 105 8 14 .. 1,622 1,696 11 „ 12 .. 4 3 21 12 96 49 330 302 679 688 452 582 82 118 4 1 1,668 1,755 12 „ 13 .. 3 7 4 4 24 19 105 78 338 313 586 624 522 584 15 9 1,597 1,638 13 „ 14 .. 1 4 1 8 5 28 15 114 95 348 309 537 551 58 85 1,095 1,064 14 „ 15 .. 3 1 6 3 31 28 103 67 243 253 48 149 435 500 15 „ 16 .. 1 .. 1 4 1 18 8 65 48 5 80 93 138 16 „ 17 .. 1 1 2 3 1 7 4 1 38 12 46 17 „ 18 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 4 2 4 18 „ 19 1 .. 1 .. 1 3 19 „ 20 20 „ 21 Totals .. .. 3,513 3,519 1,691 1,750 1,750 1,768 1,758 1,858 1,714 1,837 1,574 1,703 1,466 1,574 131 366 13,597 14,375 Median age, in years and 6 5 6 5 8 3 8 1 9 4 9 1 10 5 10 3 11 6 11 4 12 6 12 3 13 3 13 2 13 10 13 7 months

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Table E5.—Age and Classification of Pupils attending Registered Private Secondary and Endowed Schools as at 1st July, 1939.

Table E6.—Age and Classification of Pupils attending Intermediate Schools and Departments as at 1st July, 1939.

7. STAFFS OF SCHOOLS. Table H1.—Number of Teachers employed in Primary Departments of Public Schools, December, 1939.

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Form III. Form IV. Form V. Form VI. Totals. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. 11 years and under 12 .. 2 11 1 3 11 12 „ 13 87 111 1 4 I !. 88 116 13 „ 14 • • 376 475 78 84 2 2 .. 456 561 14 „ 15 .. 339 339 340 428 64 85 2 743 854 15 „ 16 .. 128 135 267 355 260 307 33 10 688 807 16 „ 17 .. 31 16 115 120 284 319 111 64 541 519 17 18 .. 7 22 8 143 120 82 86 254 214 18 „ 19 .. 3 5 1 36 24 31 29 75 54 19 20 .. 3 2 1 7 2 2 2 14 5 20 „ 21 4 1 .. 5 21 and over . . . . . . .. .. . . 3 . 3 Totals .. .. 976 1,087 831 1,001 803 860 260 193 2,870 3,141 Median age, in years and 14 1 13 11 15 0 15 0 16 3 16 1 16 10 17 3 months

Form I. Form II. Form III. Totals. Boys. | Girls. Boys. | Girls. Boys. Girls, j Boys. Girls. Under 10 years .. 1 1 .. .. .. 2 1 10 and under 11 13 22 .. .. 13 22 11 » 12 340 307 20 25 ! !! 360 332 12 » 13 .. 495 420 440 427 ] .. 936 847 13 „ 14 .. 253 197 526 438 10 26 789 661 14 „ 15 .. 84 39 245 142 22 36 351 217 15 >» 16 .. 15 3 52 17 9 21 76 41 16 „ 17 2 1 7 1 I 1 10 3 Totals .. .. 1,203 990 1,290 1,050 43 84 2,536 2,124 Median age, in years and 12 6 12 5 13 4 13 2 14 5 14 5 months

Sole Teachers. Heed £»£ MM.,. Grade of School.* r . M - j F - M. F. M. F. "M. F. M. j F. Total. Grade I (1-8) .. 30 81 .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 81 111 Grade II (9-24) 489 229 1 2 3 .. 490 234 724 Grade III (25-70) .. 140 72 388 133 19 525 .. .. 547 730 1,277 Grade IV (71-190) 287 21 57 605 56 55 400 681 1^081 Grade V (191-350) 119 1 180 430 33 83 332 514 846 Grade VI (over 350) 171 .. 564 1,259 111 188 846 1,447 2,293 Totals .. 659 382 966 157 820 2,822 200 326 2,645 3,687 6,332 * The grade of school given above is the grade in which the school is placed when all attached side schools are included, while part-time schools taught by the same teacher are counted as one school.

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Table H3.—Number of Full-time Teachers employed in Departmental Schools, December, 1939, and December, 1938.

8. NUMBER OF PUPILS AND TEACHERS IN THE PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLS AND DEPARTMENTS IN THE DIFFERENT EDUCATION DISTRICTS (EXCLUSIVE OF SECONDARY DEPARTMENTS OF DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOLS).

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December, 1939. December, 1938. Principals Principals and Sole Assistant Total and Sole Assistant Total Type of School. and Head Teachers. Teachers. and Head Teachers. Teaohers. Teachers. Teachers. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Public (primary) .. ..1,625 5391,0203,1482,6453,6871,622 602 987 3,152 2,6093,754 Intermediate* .. .. 6 69 65 75 65 6 65 61 71 61 Secondary departments of |3 163 110 166 110 t' •• ' 4 6 102 147 102 district high schools Secondary .. .. 27 12 326 293 353 305 27 12 326 280 353 292 Combined .. .. 5 3 75 52 80 55 5 3 72 50 77 53 Technical .. .. 20 .. 273 158 293 158 20 .. 266 154 286 154 Native (primary) .. .. 119 26 33 146 152 172 116 27 21 144- 137 171 Chatham Islands .. .. 6.. .. 2 6 2 6.. .. 2 6 2 Correspondence — Primary .. . ■ 1 6 37 7 37 1 .. 5 34 6 34 Secondary .. .. .. .. 21 17 21 17 .. 17 21 17 21 Special .. .. .. 1 3 7 13 8 16 1 3 7 12 8 15 Total .. .. 1,813 5831,9934,0413,8064,6241,805 6471,912 4,0123,717 4,659 1939. 1938. M. F. M. F. Manual instructors .. .. .. 113 78 106 79 Student teachers in technical schools .. 2 12 2 9 Junior assistant teachers in Native schools .. 3 112 3 116 * Where the intermediate department is attached to a secondary, technical, or district high school only the teachers of Forms I and II are included here. f These are the head teachers of the District High Schools which have an intermediate department but no primary department.

Table J. Education District. Enrolment. Departments Teachers. J 1 Auckland .. .. .. 68,021 680 2,098 Taranaki .. .. .. 11,065 141 361 Wanganui .. .. .. 14,976 183 487 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 15,092 179 493 Wellington .. .. •. 26,616 215 809 Nelson .. .. • • 6,570 126 255 Canterbury .. .. .. 33,353 335 1,024 Otago 18,026 213 602 Southland .. .. .. 11,347 158 385 Totals .. .. .. 205,066 2,230 6,514

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9. SIZE OF CLASSES. Table K1.—Average Number of Children per Class-teacher in Public Primary Schools.

Table K2.—Size of Classes in Public Primary Schools of Grade IV and over.

10. CLASSIFICATION OF TEACHERS. Table L1. —Status in regard to Certificates of Teachers in Primary Schools and Forms I and II of Intermediate Schools and Departments as in December.

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Total Number of Teachers. , Average Attendance . „ . f „_ v .„„ Average Number Grade of School. ended 31st of Children per All Head Class Au S ust ' 1939 ° la83 ' tea0h0r - Meager.. .SSL | -X. I (1-8) .. .. Ill .. Ill 725 7 11(9-24) .. .. 724 .. 724 10,554 15 III (25-70) .. .. 1,277 .. 1,277 27,671 22 IV (71-190) .. .. 1,081 .. 1,081 29,885 28 V (191-350) .. .. 846 25 821 27,781 34 VT (over 350) .. .. 2,293 153 2,140 77,291 36 Totals.. .. 6,332 178 6,154 173,907 28 N.B.—The average attendance shown for each grade of school in the above table does not correspond with that shown in Table C 1, owing to the fact that in Table C 1 part-time and side schools are taken separately, thus altering the grades of various schools for the purpose of that table.

February, 1934. February, ]939.* February, 1940.* Number of Children. Number of „ ,, , Number of 0 „„ „ . Number of T . ,, . Classes. Per Cent - Classes. Per Gent ' Classes. Per Cent " Under 31 729 23-4 654 19-4 870 24-5 31-40 .. .. 978 31-5 1,169 34-6 1,197 33-6 41-50 .. .. .. 1,017 32-7 1,194 35-4 1,150 32-3 51-60 .. .. .. 376 12-1 354 10-5 342 9-6 61 and over .. .. 10 0-3 3 0-1 Totals .. .. 3,110 100-0 3-374 100-0 3,559 100-0 * The Teachers' Salaries Regulations .1938 provided new grades for public schools. This year schools of Grado IVb (roll minimum of 111) have been included. A grade IV school under the previous regulations had a minimum average attendance of 121. Hence a few more schools with lower rolls have been included this and last year.

1937. 1938. 1939. Number. ' ir ~ Number. ' " r Number. I r " eentage. centage. centage. I. Certificated teachers .. .. 5,737 89-93 5,698 87-38 5,683 89-75 II. Uncertificated teachers.. .. 642 10-07 823 12-62 649 10-25 Totals .. .. .. 6,379 100-00 6,521 100-00 6,332 100-00

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Table L2. —Certificates held by Teachers in Primary Schools and Intermediate Schools and Departments, by Assistant Teachers in the Secondary Departments of District High Schools and by Teachers in Native Primary Schools.

Table L3.—Grading of Full-time Assistant Teachers in Secondary Schools as in December and prior to the Issue of the Annual Grading List.

Table L4. —Classification of Full-time Assistant Teachers in Technical High Schools and in Combined Schools as in December, 1939, and prior to the Issue of the Annual Classification List.

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Primary Schools and Inter- s , D t , , Native Primary Schools mediate Departments and Hi gchoo]s _ (excluding Probationary Class of Certificate. behoof 8 and Junior Assistants). M. F. Total. M. P. Total. M. P. Total. A .. .. 73 8 81 14 6 20 1 1 B .. .. .. 933 491 1,424 133 91 224 34 15 49 C 1,310 2,285 3,595 15 12 27 87 91 178 D .. .. .. 175 549 724 18 34 52 E .. .. 1 1 2 otals .. .. 2,492 3,334 5,826 162 109 271 140 140 280

1939. 1938. Grade of Teacher. : M. F. Total. M. F. Total. A .. .. .. 102 56 158 108 60 168 B .. .. .. 89 67 156 89 55 144 C .. .. .. 81 75 156 87 81 168 D .. .. .. 54 95 149 42 84 126 Totals .. .. 326 293 619 326 280 606

Class VII. VI. V. IV. III. II. j Totals. Technical High Schools. M. P. M. P. M. P. M. P. M. P. M. P. M. P. M. P. Division I .. .. 0 8 38 7 44 12 45 16 44 17 15 18 15 18 201 96 Division II .. .. 2 20 20 10 19 8 13 11 9 7 7 4 2 2 72 62 Totals j .. 2 28 58 17 63 20 58 27 53 24 22 22 17 20 273 158 Combined Schools. Division I 0 6 14 3 12 3 13 13 8 4 4 2 9 10 60 41 Division II .. 1 1 33 52 1 1 23 21 10 15 11 Totals .. 1 7 17 6 17 5 14 14 10 7 6 3 10 10 75 52 Note.—To be classified in Division I a teacher must be the holder of a University degree or equivalent qualification.

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Table L5. —Classification of Full-time Teachers of Manual-training Classes as in December, 1939, and prior to the Issue of the Annual Classification List.

Of the 191 teachers in the above table, 26 are agricultural instructors, 81 are woodwork instructors, 5 are metalwork instructors, 75 are cookery instructors, 1 is an art instructor, and 3 are commercial instructors. Note. —(1) To be classified in Division I a teacher must be the holder of a University degree or equivalent qualification. (2) In 1939 nine of the men and six of the women were attached to certain intermediate schools or departments under the control of the Auckland Education Board. These are included also among the staffs of those intermediate schools or departments. (3) In 1938 there were 3 commercial instructors, and not 13 as stated in the report of that year.

II. SALARIES OF TEACHERS. Table M1. -Average Salaries (inclusive of all Allowances and Value of Residences) as at 1st December, 1939.

12. PUPILS LEAVING PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS. Altogether 19,591 pupils (10,207 boys and 9,384 girls) left public primary schools in 1939. Of these, 16,374 (84 per cent.) had passed Form 11. 13. PUPILS COMMENCING POST-PRIMARY COURSE IN STATE SCHOOLS. Altogether 15,244 pupils (7,828 boys and 7,416 girls) commenced post-primary education in State post-primary schools in 1939.

Table N. —Ages at which Pupils begin Post-primary Course.

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j VII. j VI. J V. j IV. | III. | II. | | Totals. M. P. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Division I .. 00 41 53 70 28 4 10 1 18 23 46 Division II .. .. 8 6 23 10 17 4 19 1 9 3 12 4 2 4 90 32 Totals .. 8 6 27 11 22 7 26 7 11 11 16 14 3 22 113 78

■fi .S -3 A =3 t>, a S 5 2 § § 2 g fc* -di -S -§ J a <3 JH 5 cS Q Q o J£ o o S M d a -d CO rr> C Q Type of School. £ ® -g g> o £ h T5 -g ,| CL DOS cfi _2? _ c3 m o O ,_i r a°o "d r R *0 -S *d <DO ctf £ •2 S & £ § £P ci 3 2 | fcgfl | aw | g 1 %& Phhh GO 02 O EH 3 ££££££££ Male .. .. .. 383 415 418 462 463 460 371 379 Female .. .. .. 273 318 320 305 302 279 265 249 All teachers .. .. 319 371 378 389 397 396 315 326

Age at which Post-primary Course begun. Total Numbers beginning tt a to ik v Post-primary Type of School. Under 1Z Years. 13 Years. 14 Years. , ears Education. Years. and over. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. ! Girls. I Secondary .. 16 25 468 661 1,387 1,508 727 582 173 110 2,771 2,886 Combined.. .. 8 7 125 110 317 263 160 92 28 22 638 494 Technical.. .. 12 10 345 350 1,296 1,124 937 590 316 155 2,906 2,229 District high .. 7 14 264 349 607 743 374 340 121 85 1,373 1,531 Correspondence .. 3 4 19 43 58 105 45 86 15 38 140 276 Totals .. 46 60 1,221 1,513 3,665 3,743 2,243 1,690 653 410 7,828 7,416 In 1938 20 per cent, and in 1939 19 per cent, of those beginning a postprimary course did so under the age of thirteen years.

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14. DESTINATION OF PUPILS LEAVING SCHOOL. A summary of the destination returns obtained from the schools, through the various Boards, is given in the following tables : —

Table O 1.—Probable Destination of Pupils leaving Public Primary Schools during or at End of Year 1939.

Table O 2.-Probable Destination of Pupils leaving Intermediate Schools and Departments during or at End of the Year 1939.

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Totals. With Primary Without Primary School Certificate. School Certificate. Destination. B °y S " Girls - Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Number. Number. > ® r ~ ' centage. centage. Post-primary .. .. .. 6,246 6,082 170 93 6,416 63 6,175 66 Commercial occupations — (а) Clerical (including typing) 42 27 5 3 47 1 30 * (б) Shop and warehouse assistants 270 187 135 98 405 4 285 3 Trades — (а) Engineering . . .. 95 1 43 2 138 1 3 * (б) Building .. .. .. 65 3 23 2 88 1 5 * (c) Other .. .. .. 204 110 139 74 343 3 184 2 Agricultural and pastoral .. 849 59 702 21 1,551 15 80 1 Other occupations .. .. 297 304 297 246 594 6 550 6 Home .. .. .. 232 1,169 213 761 445 4 1,930 21 Not known .. .. .. 77 55 103 87 180 2 14-2 1 Totals .. .. .. 8,377 7,997 1,830 1,387 10,207 100 9,384 100 * Insignificant percentage.

Boys. | Girls. Occupation. First Second Third r P „,„ 1 i ,, „ . | First Second Third m . , L-, Year. Year. Year. Total ' 1 ercent,i g e - i y ear . Year. Year. | r ° tal - | Perce "t a ge- • 1 i ' I I I Continued full-time 65 1,069 11 1,145 77 49 798 24 871 72 education Commercial (clerical, 3 70 17 90 6 6 42 33 81 7 typing, shop, and warehouse) Trades .. 12 63 24 99 7 5 28 22 55 5 Agricultural and pas- 11 44 5 60 4 toral Home .. .. 2 8 3 13 1 9 93 36 138 11 Miscellaneous .. 10 4-0 6 56 4 7 44 3 54 4 Not known .. 3 13 .1 17 .1 3 13 1 17 1 Totals.. .. 106 1,307 67 1,480 100 79 1,018 119 jl, 216 100

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Table O 3.—Probable Destination of Pupils leaving Post-primary Schools during or at the End of the Year 1939.

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„ , Teolinioal High and Secondary Departments of „ Secondary Schools. | Combmed Schools. Day Schc f ols . District High Schools. Totale - Occupation. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Num- Per Num- Per Num- Per Sum- Per Nam- Per Num- Per Num- Per Nam- Per Num- Per \um- Per ber. Cent. ber. Cent. ber. Cent. ber. Cent. ber. Cent. ber. Cent. ber. Cent. ber. Cent. ber. Cent. ber. Cent. University college* .. .. 169 6-4 96 3-6 28 4-1 11 2-5 17 0-6 8 0-4 8 0-7 7 0-6 222 3-1 122 2-0 Teaching or training college .. 78 2-9 164 6-2 13 1-9 33 7-5 24 0-9 38 2-0 45 3-7 73 6-3 160 2-2 308 5-0 Clerical — Government or local body .. 462 17-4 80 3-0 67 9-9 4 0-9 184 7-0 41 2-1 206 17-1 23 2-0 919 12-8 148 2-4 Banking, insurance .. 150 5-7 49 1-9 25 3-7 5 1-1 20 0-8 24 1-2 18 1-5 2 0-2 213 3-0 80 1-3 Legal .. .. .. 31 1-2 28 1-1 7 1-0 3 0-7 8 0-3 16 0-8 1 0-1 11 1-0 47 0-7 58 0-9 Commercial .. .. 420 15-8 425 16-1 79 11-6 68 15-6 164 6-3 481 24-9 41 3-4 145 12-5 704 9-8 1,119 18-1 Engineering, surveying, archi- 49 1-8 .. .. 69 10-1 .. .. 288 11-0 .. .. 25 2-1 .. .. 431 6-0 tecture Various trades and industries .. 382 14-4 152 5-8 95 14-0 20 4-6 811 30-9 278 14-4 150 12-4 27 2-3 1,438 20-1 477 7-7 Shops and warehouses .. 269 10-1 323 12-2 80 11-8 50 11-4 387 14-8 292 15-1 151 12-5 171 14-8 887 12-4 836 13-6 Farming .. .. .. 388 14-6 68 2-6 149 21-9 12 2-8 392 14-9 .. .. 419 34-7 4 0-3 1,348 18-8 84 1-4 Home .. .. .. 46 1-7 670 25-4 7 1-0 152 34-8 76 2-9 513 26-5 52 4-3 571 49-3 181 2-5 1,906 30-9 Other occupations .. .. 50 1-9 452 17-1 26 3-8 35 8-0 88 3-4 106 5-5 43 3-5 94 8-1 207 2-9 687 11-1 Not known.. .. .. 162 6-1 132 5-0 35 5-2 44 10-1 162 6-2 137 7-1 48 4-0 30 2-6 407 5-7 343 5-6 Totals .. .. 2,656 100-0 2,639 100-0 680 100-0 437 100-0 2,621 100-0 1,934 100-0 1,207 100-0 1,158 100-0 7,164 100-0 6,168 100-0 * In this and in previous years only full-time students are included here.

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Table O 4.—Percentages of Boys leaving Post-primary Schools in 1936-39 who proceeded to the University or to Employment in the Three Main Occupational Groups.

15. VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE AND PLACEMENT. Table P.— Percentages of Pupils leaving Primary, Intermediate, and Post-primary Schools in 1936-39 who are known to have proceeded to Further Full-time Education of a Higher Grade or to some Definite Occupation (Home excluded).

16. LENGTH OF POST-PRIMARY COURSE. The following table gives particulars concerning the number of pupils leaving post-primary schools in each year of the school course : —

Table Q1.

The following gives the approximate average length of school life of pupils attending post-primary schools :— Average Length of School Life. Y. M. Secondary schools .. .. .. .. .. ..29 Combined schools .. .. .. .. .. ..28 Technical high and day schools .. .. .. ..22 Secondary departments of district high schools .. .. ..23 All post-primary schools .. .. .. .. ..26

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University. Shop? aid Wa/ehS. Farming. Trades and Industries. Class of School. __ 193ti. 1937. 1038. 1939. 19S6.jl987.1988. 1939. 1936.1937. 1938. 1939. 1936. 1937. 1938.1939. . . Seoondary .. .. 4 5 7 6 60 59 55 55 12 14 13 15 16 12 15 14 Combined .. .. 4 4 4 4 59 51 48 50 16 16 21 22 10 12 10 14 Technical .. .. .. * 1 1 1 44 44 40 41 14 14 15 15 28 29 31 31 District high .. .. .. 1 1 1 1 43 43 38 40 29 31 33 35 16 16 17 12 All schools .. .. 2 3 4 3 52 51 47 47 15 16 17 19 20 19 21 20

Boys. Gills. Class of School. 1936. 1937. 1938. 1939. 1936. 1937. 1938. 1939. Primary .. 94 94 94 94 72 76 78 78 Intermediate .. 94 94 97 98 82 84 88 88 Secondary .. 93 91 92 92 66 69 67 70 Combined .. 93 88 87 94 59 55 62 55 Technical .. 90 92 92 91 66 71 68 66 District High .. 92 92 92 92 44 45 45 48 All post-primary schools 92 91 91 92 62 65 63 64

i ! Secondary Combined Technical High District High a 11 o , . Schools/ Schools. a Day T S e c ° h h 0 T Schools. 8 All Schools. _ Number. Number. | Number. Number. Number. | Leaving in first year .. 757 14 189 17 1,304 29 747 32 2,997 22 Leaving in second year 1,431 27 320 29 1,748 38 743 31 4,242 32 Leaving in third year .. 1,275 24 312 28 1,022 22 405 17 3,014 23 Leaving in fourth year 1,832 35 296 26 481 11 470 20 3,079 23 or later Totals .. 5,295 100 1,117 100 4,555 100 2,365 100 13,332 100

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17- SPECIAL CLASSES FOR BACKWARD CHILDREN. There were 700 pupils (440 boys and 260 girls) attending special classes for backward children on Ist July, 1939. 18. INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLS AND DEPARTMENTS. Two new intermediate schools were opened during the year: the Te Awamutu School, comprising an intermediate department and a district high school, and the Christchurch South intermediate school, which replaced the intermediate department of the Christchurch West High School. The roll of all schools and departments was 4,660 on Ist July, 1939, as against 4,523 for the previous year. There are now six intermediate schools and eleven intermediate departments. 19. POST-PRIMARY EDUCATION. No new secondary schools or technical schools were established during the year, but seven additional district high schools were approved. Three private schools were added to the list of registered private secondary schools. The roll numbers of full-time pupils attending the various types of schools or departments on Ist July, 1939, and on the same date in the previous year were as follows :— 1939. 1938. Secondary .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,974 15,649 Combined .. .. .. .. .. ..3,126 3,003 Technical .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,282 9,965 Secondary departments of district high schools .. .. 6,183 5,585 Endowed schools and registered private secondary schools 6,012 5,834 Correspondence school .. .. .. .. 695 806* Totals .. .. ~ .. .. 42,272 40,842 *The figure in last yoar's report included part-time pupils. Of the 36,260 pupils in State schools, 36,196 held free places. 20. EVENING TECHNICAL CLASSES AND PART-TIME DAY CLASSES. Evening technical and part-time day classes were conducted at 144 centres during the year, an increase of 12 over the previous year. As at Ist July there were 17,629 students on the rolls of these classes in comparison with 15,552 students in 1938. Of the 17,629 students 11,728 were males and 5,901 were females ; 7,900 of the males and 3,301 of the females held free places, a total of 11,201, compared with 9,001 in 1938. 21. NATIVE SCHOOLS. At the end of 1939 the Department directly controlled and maintained 145 Native schools for the primary education of Maori children in districts where the Maori race predominates. The following table shows the number of schools, with the enrolment, as at the Ist July, 1938, and Ist July, 1939 : —

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! 193». 1938. Schools. Boll. Schools. Boll. Native village schools .. .. .. 144 10,193 143 9,768 Mission and boarding schools (primary) .. 11 668 11 673 Public schools with Native children enrolled 831 11,968 854 11,452 Totals .. .. .. .. 986 22,829 1,008 21,893

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22. REGISTERED PRIVATE PRIMARY SCHOOLS. The following table summarizes the returns furnished by registered private primary schools with respect to the year 1939 ; —

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The number of schools at the end of the previous year was 307, and the total enrolment 28,386. There has been a decrease of three in the number of registered private primary schools when compared with the number at the end of 1938. 23 ENDOWED SCHOOLS AND REGISTERED PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS. The following table summarizes the returns furnished by endowed schools and registered private secondary schools for the years 1939 and 1938

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24. CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL. On the Ist July, 1939, there were 1,735 primary pupils and 695 secondary pupils on the roll, a total of 2,430, as against 2,599 in the previous year. The drop in the enrolment occurred in the secondary department. In addition, there were 401 part-time pupils on Ist July, 1939, as against 143 in 1938. 25. KINDERGARTEN SCHOOLS. There were seven recognized kindergarten associations at the end of 193!) controlling thirty-eight kindergarten schools. The number of pupils on the roll at that date was 1,849 and the average attendance for the year was 1,398. 26. CONSOLIDATION OF SCHOOLS. During the year 33 small schools were closed and consolidated on 24 central schools. Several factors tended to reduce the approval of a number of schemes for consolidation which would otherwise have been proceeded with.

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Undenomi- Catholic Other national Church Church Total. Schools. Schools. Schools. Number of schools .. • • • • 22 229 53 304 Roll at December .. .. •• 851 24,102 3,327 28,280 Average attendance .. •• •• 738 21,517 3,019 25,274 Teachers (inclusive of head teachers) .. 70 784 205 1,059

1939. 1938. Number of schools .. • • • • • • 60 57 Roll at 1st July .. •• •• 6,012 5,834 Average attendance .. • • ■ • • • 5,698 5,345 Teachers (inclusive of head teachers) — Men .. • • • • • • ■ • 158 157 Women .. ■ • • • • ■ • • 230 215 Totals .. .. ■■ •• 388 372

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27. CONVEYANCE AND BOARD OF SCHOOL-CHILDREN. Table V1. —Cost of Conveyance of Pupils to Schools and to Manual Classes by Rail, Motor-vehicle, etc.

Table V 2. —Cost of Board of Pupils attending Schools. 1939-40. 1938-39. £ £ Public primary .. .. .. .. .. 7,878 8,010 Secondary departments of district high .. .. .. 3,945 4,254 Secondary .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,591 21,933 Combined .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,318 7,818 Technical .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,150 7,202 Native .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,774 1,556 Totals .. .. .. .. .. £49,656 £50,773

Table V3. —Number of Children being Conveyed to School and Number receiving Boarding-allowance as at 1st July, 1939.

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1939-40. 1938-39. Type of School. Rail, j Other. Total. Rail. Other. Total. ££££££ Public primary .. .. .. .. 1,930 187,401* 189,31 If 1,970 146,018* 147,988f Private primary .. .. .. 2,364 .. 2,364 2,317 .. 2,317 Manual classes in connection with public 4,470 6,646 11,116 4,297 4,844 9,141 primary Manual classes in connection with private 141 .. 141 25 25 primary Secondary departments of district high .. 811 8,941 9,752 910 4,304 5,214 Secondary .. .. .. .. 5,301 7,807 13,108 3,266 7,165 10,431 Combined .. .. .. .. 1,744 1,696 3,440 1,245 1,094 2,339 Technical .. .. .. .. 6,324 7,629 13,953 4,096 6,070 10,166 Private secondary .. .. .. 1,424 .. 1,424 836 .. 836 Native .. .. .. .. 47 13,238 13,285 61 9,877 9,938 Totals .. .. .. 24,536 233,358 257,894 19,023 179,372 198,395 * This sum includes £372 for 1938-39 and £430 for 1939-40, the cost of conveyance of children to intermediate departments of secondary schools. t This sum includes the cost of conveyance of children to consolidated schools and intermediate schools.

Number conveyed. Number Number of receiving Pupils -p Other „ , Boarding - on Roll. RalL Means. TotaL allowance. Primary — Education Boards— Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 63,646 301 7,824 8,125 127 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 10,680 15 1,194 1,590 12 Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. 14,317 8 1,365 1,367 54 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 14,166 48 1,411 1,454 108 Wellington.. .. .. .. ..25,320 151 494 857 67 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 6,307 20 515 535 14 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 31,190 12 2,246 2,257 74 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 16,923 46 1,424 1,470 54 Southland .. .. .. .. .. 10,847 89 1,422 1,511 33 Totals .. .. .. .. 193,396 690 17,895 19,166 543 Intermediate schools and departments .. . .. 4,660 72 353 425 23 Secondary departments of district high schools .. 6,183 276 2,191 2,459 300 Secondary schools .. .. .. . . 15,974 1,319 1,163 2,446 1,402 Technical high schools .. .. .. 10,282 2,029 848 2,883 621 Combined schools .. .. .. . j. 3,126 275 238 513 506 Native schools .. .. .. . . . . 10,193 .. 2,220 2,220 132 Chatham Islands .. .. .. .. 150 .. 18 18 15 _ I * Note. —This is the total of individual pupils conveyed. In a few cases pupils are conveyed by rail, also by other means.

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28. MANUAL INSTRUCTION. During the year the usual instruction was given by class teachers in primary schools in the subjects elementary science and agriculture under the supervision of twenty-six itinerant agricultural instructors, two more than in the previous year. The extent to which classes in other manual subjects were taken by pupils from the different types of schools may be summarized as follows : —

There were 148 manual-training centres during 1939. 29. TRAINING OF TEACHERS. Of the total number of students this year, 1,557 were classified in Division A the remaining 27 being in Division C.

Table W.—Number of Students in the various Training Colleges.

3 0. HIGHER (UNIVERSITY) EDUCATION. The number of students on the books of the four University colleges affiliated to, and the two agricultural colleges established in connection with, the University of New Zealand at the end of 1939 was 5,979, as against 5,707 at the end of 1938. The figures for each of the colleges were as under 1939. 1938. Auckland .. .. • • • • 1 > 406 1,340 Victoria .. .. .. • • 1 > 397 1, 308 Canterbury .. .. •• •• •• 1,339 1,153 Otago 1,505 1,418 Massey .. .. • • • • • • 227 383 Lincoln .. . . ... . • • • 105 105 5,979 5,707 The total number of students described as taking definite courses at the affiliated colleges and two agricultural colleges was 5,336. They were as follow :— Agriculture .. • • 353 Home-science .. .. 144 Architecture .. .. 75 Journalism .. .. ..34 Arts .. .. • • 1,950 Law .. .. .. .. 369 Commerce .. 746 Medicine .. .. .. 563 Dentistry .. • • 135 Mining .. .. .. 45 Diploma of Education .. 65 Music .. .. .. 86 Engineering ~ .. 184 Science .. .. .. 587

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Number of Number of Pupils attending Schools Centres. from which P U P" S , Boys. Girls, attended. J Public primary and Native schools .. .. .. 875 14,803 13,834 Intermediate schools and departments .. .. .. 16 2,358 1,988 Secondary departments of district high schools .. .. 75 2,050 2,111 Private schools .. .. ■■ •• •• 173 1,984 2,088 Totals 1,139 21,195 20,021

1939. 1938. College. - Men. Women. Total. Men. Women. Total. Auckland .. .. • • 253 323 576 220 336 556 Wellington .. .. 121 212 333 101 196 297 Christchurcli .. .. .. 129 217 346 135 213 348 Dunedin.. .. .. .. 120 209 329 117 207 324 Totals 623 961 1,584 573 952 1,525

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The following are some particulars relating to University education in the four affiliated colleges : —

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31. ANNUAL EXAMINATIONS. Table Z1.—Standard and Results of Examinations.

In addition to the certificates issued as the result of successes gained in examinations conducted by the Department certificates were also issued to 1,526 candidates for higher leaving certificates.

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1936. 1937. 1938. 1939. Number of students in actual attendance at 4,377 4,462 5,134 5,350 lectures Number of exempted students .. .. 590 548 573 629 Percentage of students — Men .. .. .. .. .. 75 76 76 76 Women .. .. .. .. 25 24 24 24 Percentage of students actually attending Universities receiving free education*— Men .. .. .. .. .. 22 40 38 35 Women .. .. .. .. 42 58 63 59 All students .. .. .. .. 27 45 44 40 Occupations of students expressed as per- , * u * w * a centages — m. f. m. v. m. f. m. f. (1) Full-time students .. .. 40 44 36 46 34 43 38 51 (2) Teachers and training-colleges .. 17 39 18 38 17 38 17 33 (3) Government and local bodies 16 4 22 4 24 5 21 5 (4) Other .. .. .. ..25 8 23 8 23 10 20 6 (5) Not known .. .. ..2 5 1 4 2 4 4 5 * These students hold scholarships or training-college studentships.

1939. 1938. BU li II I Jdg Sa J3-S I , «« cJO «j ci « £*2 so c5 Stage in Course 2 £s e 2° 2 S 25 h 2° 2 r 3 Examination. Examination tatormally III §|$ If 1. §S| 1| j 1! 1 taken. «§ £ g I °| 0, g °g" °S| u £ % o$fi "SgJS ■S&. -SS o$o -gga "S& -gS £ ft $ . £ <1> S 53 ® » $ . ® © © — g 3 -« >2 o > a ■£ 21 3 -S -2 ° >2 o > a po-p -o o rOo s-g-3.2 Sfis ag.3 a-g s-e.s a-p 3 £ cn +» ppft 3 5* !Z2 p 0 f£ ui+i f3 £ P< 3 [£ CO 0 |$ |, fc fc fc S3 £ 15 >5 Iz; Public Service Entrance At end of Form IV .. 1,874 1,233 .. 641 1,547 917 .. 630 School Certificate .. At end of Form V .. 4,804 2,569 860* 1,375 4,559 2,450 736* 1,373 Training College Entrance At end of Form VI .. .. .. .. .. 167 11 53 103 Certificate for Class C and At end of training- 171 31f 99 41 93 14f 58 21 ClasB B college course Handicraft Teachers' Cer- Taken by teachers .. 12 7 5 10 2 8 tificate Technological Examinations— Preliminary .. At end of Form IV or 62 37 .. 25 52 31 .. 21 equivalent Intermediate .. Evening classes, third- 81 42 .. 39 54 34 .. 20 year apprentices Final .. .. Evening classes, fourth- 33 15 18 17 10 7 year apprentices Naval Cadetship (Special Form VI .. 1 1 .. .. 2 2 Entry) Naval Cadetship (Junior Form II .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 Entry) Aircraft Apprentices .. Form V.. .. .. .. .. .. 4 1 .. 3 London University . . Post-secondary .. 3 2 . . 3 2 .. 1 Examinations held on be- As for technological 266J 121 .. 145 273{ 128 .. 1.45 half of City and Guilds examinations of London Institute * This represents the number of candidates who obtained partial passes. t Includes 3 in 1938 and 1 in 1939 who passed for Class B. J These numbers represent the subjects taken. The number of individual candidates was 228 in 1938 and 222 in 1939.

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In regard to examinations conducted by the University of New Zealand the following shows the position in 1939 and 1938 : —

Table Z2.—University Examinations.

32. CHILD WELFARE. Number op Children under Supervision. The total number of children under the supervision of the Child Welfare Branch as at the 31st March, 1940, was 8,043, classified under the following headings :— State wards —• In foster-homes, hostels, and with friends .. .. .. . • 2,617 In situations (includes 29 absent without leave) .. .. .. 931 In Government institutions, receiving homes, &c. .. .. .. 238 In private institutions .. . . .. • • • • • • 200 In special schools for backward children . . .. . . • • 207 In hospitals, convalescent homes, &c. .. .. .. • • 124 In School for Deaf, Sumner .. .. .. • ■ • • 3 Total 4,320 Other than State wards — Young persons supervised by Child Welfare Officers in their own homes, with relatives, or with friends, pursuant to orders of Courts .. 1,041 Infants supervised in foster-homes registered under the Infants Act . . 623 Pupils at School for Deaf, Sumner (other than State wards (3) included in figures above) .. .. •. • • • • • • 100 Pupils at schools for mentally backward— Otekaike and Richmond (other than State wards (207) included in figures above) .. .. 33 Children supervised as preventive cases .. .. .. 1, 906 Children in New Zealand Institute for Blind for whom the Department makes payment .. .. ■ ■ • • • • • • 20 Grand total .. .. .. • • • • 8,043 The total number of children that came under the control of the Branch during the year was 596. Of these, 509 were committed to the care of the Superintendent by Children's Courts. They may be classified according to reasons for committal as follows : Indigent, 147 ; delinquent, 36 ; living in a detrimental environment, 62 ; neglected, 27 ; not under proper control, 139 ; accused of punishable offences, 96 ; and breach of supervision order, 2. The remaining 87 children came into the custody of the Superintendent for the following reasons : — (a) Taken charge of by private agreement (section 12, Child Welfare Act, 1925), 18. (Ib) Taken charge of temporarily, 52.

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Examination Stage in Course at which Examina- Number of Candidates. I 1939. 1938. Examination. tion is nomla lly taken. University Entrance At end of Form V—i.e., at end (a) Who presented them- 5,437 4,925 Examination of at least the third year of selves for examination post-primary course (only the (b) Who passed .. 2,652 2,453 very best third-year pupils succeed in passing) Entrance Scholarship At end of Form VI—i.e., at end (a) Who presented them- 302 271 Examination of at least the fourth year of selves for examination post-primary course (b) Who obtained at least a 141 112 pass with credit* (c) Who qualified only for 18 24 University entrance as a result of the examination Other University During University course .. (a) Who presented them- 7,485 8,020 examinations selves for examination (b) Who obtained complete 4,506 4,624 or partial successes * Thirty scholarships are awarded yearly.

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(c) Placed under supervision, and ordered by the Courts to be detained in an institution for a period, 5. (d) At the time of this report held on warrant, pending the decision of Children's Courts (section 13 (2) Child Welfare Act, 1925), 12. If the 596 children are classified according to their ages at the time custody was assumed there are found to be 78 under six months ; 13 over six months and under one year ; 77 from one to 5 years ; 106 from five to 10 years ; 134 from ten to fourteen years ; 188 over fourteen years. Of the 509 committed to the care of the Superintendent, 88 had previously come before the Courts for other offences, for which they had received terms of supervision. The length of period in residence for children temporarily taken charge of was from one day to forty-two weeks. A number of these were held on remand from Children's Courts. At the 31st March, 228 of the children in foster-homes were receiving postprimary education, and one boy was attending a training college, 55 were taking a professional course, 84 technical, 54 commercial, 3 agricultural, and 15 home science, while 17 Maori children were attending Maori Colleges. 33. TEACHERS' SUPERANNUATION FUND. The position of the fund at the 31st January, 1940, and the principal figures concerning the transactions for the year, compared with those for the year ended 31st January, 1939, are given below :— 1939-40, 1938-39. £ £ Balance at credit of fund at end of year .. .. 967,076 975,491 Decrease over balance at end of previous year .. .. 8,659 141,025* Income for the yearMembers' contributions .. .. . . 158,907 146,231 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42,699 41,315 Government subsidy .. .. .. .. .. 155,979 329,675f Total income .. .. .. .. .. £357,585 £517,221 Expenditure — Retiring and other allowances .. .. .. .. 330,462 329,096 Contributions refunded, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 32,670 41,765 Administration expenses, &c. .. .. .. .. 3,112 3,335 Reserves for losses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 Total expenditure .. .. .. .. £366,244 £376,196 * Increase. f This amount includes £162,417 on account of 1937-38. Number of contributors at 31st January .. .. .. 9,005 .. 8,653 Number of members admitted during period . . 822 .. 834 Number of retiring from the fund during period .. .. 470 .. 538 Net increase in membership at 31st January . . . . 352 . . 296 Number of allowances in force at 31st January .. .. 2,078 .. 2,072 Representing an annual charge of .. .. .. £326,261 £326,500 Ordinary retiring-allowances .. .. .. .. 1,319 £262,912 1,314 £262,503 Retiring-allowances under extended provisions of section 75 of the Act, and under section 14 of Finance Act, 1931 .. .. .. .. 133 £20,794 139 £22,262 Retiring-allowances in medically-unfit cases . . . . 236 £30,800 231 £30,082 Allowances to widows .. .. .. .. 323 £10,013 313 £9,703 Allowances to children .. .. .. .. 67 £1,742 75 £1,950 Funds invested at 31st January .. .. .. .. £963,962 .. £963,538 Average rate of interest (per cent.) — Unreduced rate .. .. .. .. .. 4-497 .. 4-504 After reduction as shown above .. .. .. 4 • 346 .. 4 • 346 Unclaimed contributions held at 31st January .. .. £1,763 .. £1,408

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APPENDIX. STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE AND RECOVERIES IN RESPECT OF ALL SERVICES UNDER THE CONTROL OR SUPERVISION OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1940.

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General Administration. £ £ £ Salaries of Head Office staff .. .. .. .. 40,676 Part salaries of Inspectors attached to Head Office .. . . 2,275 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. . • 479 43,430 Office furniture and fittings .. .. /. .. .. 1,452 Postage and telegrams .. .. .. .. .. ,1,444 Telephones .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 405 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,263 Education Gazette.— Salaries .. .. . • .. •. • ■ 192 Printing, postage, &e., office and other requisites .. 1,327 1,519 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,072 Printing and stationery—Storage with Government Printer .. .. 96 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. . • .. .. 2 50,683 Less recoveries— Services rendered to Teachers' Superannuation 1,290 Board and to other Departments Education Gazette,: Sales and advertising, &c. .. 235 Postage and telegrams .. .. .. 145 Printing and stationery and sale of publications 48 Teachers' certificates, fees for . . .. 653 2,371 48,312 Primary Education (including Intermediate Schools or Departments under control of Education Boards). Teachers'salaries and allowances .. .. .. 1,986,154 Teachers' salaries and allowances—Chatham Islands schools .. 3,439 1,989,593 Education Boards — Grants for administration and general 40,886 purposes Less portion chargeable to post-primary .. .. 1,268 39,618 School Committees' allowances —Cleaning, heating, &c. .. 156,011 Less portion chargeable to post-primary .. .. 4,905 151,106 School and class libraries .. .. .. .. .. 1,349 Supply of books in necessitous eases .. .. .. .. 1,193 Supply of meals for subnormal children . . .. .. .. 25 Removal expenses of teachers . . .. .. .. . . 1,436 School buildings and sites— Maintenance, including alterations to make safe £ against earthquake .. .. .. 241,364 Less portion for secondary departments of district high schools chargeable to post-primary .. . . .. 4,284 — 237,080 Bebuilding or repairing buildings destroyed or damaged 10,506 by fire Rent of buildings and sites for school purposes .. 5,605 Valuation fees and miscellaneous .. .. .. 93 253,284 Boys'and girls'agricultural clubs .. .. .. .. 961 Grants in aid of free kindergartens .. .. .. .. 6,516 Conveyance, &c., of children — By rail .. .. .. .. •. .. 8,886 By road and water .. .. .. .. .. 194,046 Boarding-allowances .. .. .. .. 7,878 Purchase of new buses .. .. .. .. 7,670 — 218,480 Conveyance of instructors and teachers .. .. .. .. 7,757 Correspondence School— Salaries of teachers .. .. .. .. 13,956 Meal allowances .. .. .. .. .. 36 Other expenses .. .. .. .. .. 2,909 Office furniture and fittings .. .. .. .. 199 Travelling-expenses of teachers .. .. .. 392 17,492 Cost of reclaiming land .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,304 Improvements in approaches to schools .. .. .. . . 39 Swimming-baths not on school-grounds . . .. .. . . 400 Accidents to school-children, &c, ,, ., ,, , , 574 1

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Primary Education—continued. £ £ £ Inspection — Salaries (less part charged Head Office Administration) .. 29,315 Travelling and remoyal expenses .. .. ... 8,242 Telephones and office expenses . . . . .. 109 Clerical assistance .. .. . . ■ . .. 407 Postage and telegrams .. . . . . .. 164 Compassionate allowance .. .. . . .. 377 38,014 School Journal— Salaries .. .. . . . • •. • . 385 Printing, postage, office expenses, &c. .. . . 5,080 Rent of offices .. .. .. .. .. 100 5,565 Manual Instruction — Salaries .. .. .. •• .. 77,146 Material .. . ■ .. .. •• •• 2,567 Incidentals . . . ■ .. .. .. 21,295 101,008 Preparation of School Text-books— Salaries . . . . . . .. • • .. 1,434 Reference-books and publications . . .. . . 129 Rent of offices .. .. • • • ■ • • 109 I, ,672 Grant to officer on retirement . . .. •. .. .. 72 Postages .. . . •. • ■ • • • • • • 732 Printing (register and other school books and forms) .. . . 977 Swimming instruction .. .. • • • • • • . ■ 1,823 Miscellaneous .. . . •. • • • • • • .. 2 Less recoveries— 2,843,592 Teachers' salaries .. .. • • . • 230 On account of maintenance of buildings .. 1,031 Correspondence School .. .. .. 508 School Journal sales .. . • .. 63 On account of education of foreign children .. 450 Postages, printing, and stationery .. .. 122 Rent of school-sites, &c. .. .. .. 1,688 Registration and other fees .. .. . . 3 Manual instruction .. .. .. .. 42 Conveyance of children .. .. .. 218 4,355 2,839,237 Post-primary Education. (Including intermediate departments attached to secondary and technical schools.) Teachers' salaries and allowances — District high schools .. ■■ •• -■ 106,762 Secondary schools .. .. .. • • • • 252,632 Technical schools and classes .. • • • • 229,206 Combined schools .. .. ■. • • • ■ 55,575 —— 644,175 Grants to Boards for administrative and general purposes — District high schools .. •. •. • • 1,268 Secondary schools .. •• •• 42,294 Technical schools .. .. .. •• •• 45,181 Combined schools .. .. •• •• 11,818 100,561 School Committee allowances (portion for secondary depart- .. 4,905 ments, district high schools) Manual instruction in secondary schools .. .. .. .. 10,398 Conveyance of pupils— By rail .. .. .. •• •• 15,597 By road and water • ■ • . . • • ■ • 26,080 Boarding-allowances .. . • • • • • 40,004 81,681 Supply of books in necessitous cases .. .. .. . . 817 Inspection — Salaries (less portion charged to Head Office Administration) 6,381 Travelling and removal expenses .. .. .. 1,799 Postages and telegrams .. .. • • .. 35 Rent of offices .. .. ■ • .. • ■ 164 8,379 War Bursaries .. .. ■■ •• 5,927 School buildings, &c.—Maintenance of buildings (including 37,234 secondary departments of district high schools) Rents of buildings for school purposes .. .. .. 953 Rebuilding or repairing schools destroyed or damaged by lire 407 Valuation fees .. .. . ■ • • • • • • 3 38,597 Vocational guidance . . .. .. • • • • • • 143 Correspondence School— Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 15,175 Other expenses - .. •• •• •• •• 3,735 18,910 Accidents to school-children, &c. .. .. .. •. 365 School and class libraries .. •. .. . • 984

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Post Primary Education—continued. £ £ £ Grant to Napier High School Board for recoupment of moneys .. 1,250 advanced for school farm Reefton School of Mines —• Services rendered by secondary . 100 department of district high school Marlborough High School — Grant under Marlborough High . . 400 School Act, 1899 Printing forms, &c., for schools .. . . .. •• •• 226 Secondary education reserves revenue distributed to High .. 11,812 School Boards (Education Reserves Act, 1928) Supply of typewriters for use in schools .. .. • • •. 350 929,980 Less recoveries— On account of maintenance of buildings . • 397 Correspondence School >i .. •• 1,571 Teachers' salaries .. . . • • • • 663 Rent of school-sites, &c. . . . • ■ • 192 Conveyance of children . . • • • • 17 Vocational guidance material .. • • 1 Sale of equipment .. • . ■ • ■ • 15 2,856 — 927,124 Higher Education. Statutory grants — New Zealand University—Grant for general purposes .. 8,700 Auckland University College— Grant for general purposes ■. • • • • 25,879 Victoria University College— Grant for general purposes .. . • 22,176 Canterbury College— Grant for general purposes .. 16,239 University of Otago— Grant for general purposes .. 34,307 107,301 Scholarships and bursaries — University National Scholarships .. .. 3,817 Agricultural Scholarships .. .. .. • • 10 " Sir George Grey " Scholarships . . . • ■ - 187 University Bursaries ■ • • ■ • ■ • • 25,386 Agricultural Bursaries .. ■ • • • 1 >434 Architectural Bursaries .. ■ • • • • • 90 Engineering Bursaries . . .. ■ ■ • • 831 Home-science Bursaries .. . • • • ■ • 2,358 Art Bursaries . • • • > • ■ • • • 1 > 093 35,206 Special assistance to deserving students .. .. ■. .. * 500 Printing forms, &c. .. •. • • • • ■ • • • 33 Adult Education, including Workers' Educational Association . . 12,000 Otago Medical School : Grants for clinical teachers .. . . 1,500 h — —156,540 Training Colleges and Training of Teachers. Training Colleges— Salaries of staffs (including staffs of practising schools in .. 37,562 excess of usual staff as public schools) Travelling-expenses of staff and expenses in connection .. 41 with appointments Allowances to and expenses of students .. • ■ ■ ■ 148,583 Students' University College fees . . •. • • • • 6 > 898 Special instruction, libraries, and incidental expenses .. .. 3,788 Apparatus and material .. • • •. • • • • 841 Printing, &c. .. .. • • • • • • • • • • 25 Training classes: Fares of teachers, &e. .. .. .. .. 212 Accidents to students, &c. .. • ■ ■ • ■ • • ■ 60 198,010 Less recoveries — Students' allowances . . • • ■ • 13 Spccial instruction, libraries, and incidental 9 expenses Students' University College fees .. .. 89 Salaries of staff .. . • • ■ • • 858 Tuition fees of students . . •. ■ • 208 Apparatus, &c. .. .. ■ 2 1 1,179 196.831

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Native Schools. £ £ £ Salaries of teachers .. .. .. .. .. 112,101 Removal expenses of teachers .. .. . . .. .. 939 Books, apparatus, and other school requisites .. .. .. 2,372 Manual instruction .. .. .. .. . . .. 926 Conveyance and board of children .. . . . . .. 15 059 Purchase of food and clothing for children attending Te Hapua .. 114 Native School Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 48 Building and sites — Maintenance of buildings .. .. .. .. 10,620 Rent of buildings and sites .. .. .. . . 286 Rebuilding or repairing schools destroyed or damaged by 2,598 fire Valuation and survey fees . . .. .. .. 157 Improvements to school-grounds .. .. .. 2,824 16,485 Equipment for supply of milk to children .. .. .. .. 109 Inspection— Salaries of Inspectors .. .. .. .. 2,165 Travelling and removal expenses .. . . .. 782 Postages . . .. .. .. .. .. 12 2,959 Scholarships .. . . .. . . .. . . .. 7 1 788 Printing, postages, &c. .. . . . . . . .. .. 85 Accidents to school-children, &c. .. .. .. .. 5 158,990 Less recoveries— Books, maps, &c. .. .. .. .. 16 Maintenance of buildings .. .. .. 30 Rent of school-sites, &c. .. .. .. 30 Transfer and travelling-expenses of Inspectors .. 107 Salaries of teachers and Inspectors . . . . 35 Manual Instruction in Schools .. .. 33 251 158,739 Physical Instruction. Salaries of instructors .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 531 Travelling and removal expenses .. .. .. .. 197 Uniform-allowances . . .. .. .. .. .. 35 Sundries (advertising positions, &c.) .. .. .. ,. 35 Expenses of officer taking up appointment .. .. .. 170 Purchase of films, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 93 — 4,061 Education of the Blind. Grant to New Zealand Institute for the Blind .. .. .. 5 ; 088 Maintenance fees of Government pupiJs at Jubilee Institute .. .. 514 Travelling-expenses of pupils .. .. .. .. .. 31 5,633 Less recoveries: Maintenance fees, &c. .. .. .. 459 ' 5,174 School for the Deaf. Salaries of staff .. . . .. . . .. ., 7 080 General maintenance of institution .. .. .. .. 2,319 Maintenance of buildings, &c. .. .. .. .. ,. 3 890 Postage and telegrams . . .. .. .. .. .. 8 Travelling allowances and expenses (including transit of .. 716 children) Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 14,024 Less recoveries— . .... Maintenance fees, &c. .. .. .. 1,807 Board of staff .. .. .. .. 559 Maintenance of Institution .. .. .. 1 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 3 2,370 11,654 Schools for the Mentally Backward. Salaries of staff .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 295 Maintenance of institutions .. .. . . .. .. 9 836 Maintenance of buildings, &c. .. . . .. .. . . 4 223 Travelling allowances and expenses (including transit of children) .. 638 Postage and telegrams .. .. .. .. .. .. 137 Sundries .. .. ... .. .. .. 1 ': 29,130 Less recoveries— Maintenance fees, &c. . . .. .. 841 Sale of produce, &c. .. .. .. 658 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 30 -rui; Board of staff .. .. .. .. 1,859 •• Maintenance of institutions, &c. .. .. 19 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 1 U-*-''---* 3,408 I 25,722

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Child Welfare. £ £ £ Salaries of staffs, including field officers .. . . . . .. 42,952 Wages of inmates employed in institutions .. . . .. 518 Travelling and removal expenses (including transit of children) . . 8,551 Boarding-out of children .. .. .. .. 82,171 Maintenance of children in Government institutions .. .. 31,565 Maintenance of children in private institutions .. . . . . 6,037 Maintenance of buildings, &c. .. .. .. .. 6,7(il Kent, office, requisites, telephones, &c. .. .. . • . . 2,895 Office furniture and fittings .. • • ■ • .. 740 Printing, postage, and telegrams . . .. .. ■■ .. 2,121 Payment to Post and Telegraph Department for services .. .. 695 Payment to Registrar-General's Department for services .. .. 20 Refunds of inmates' earnings .. .. .. • ■ . . 413 Refund of maintenance payments .. .. .. .. 321 Legal expenses • • • • • • •• • ■ • • 56 Sundries .. -■ ■ • • • ■ • • • 185.855 Less recoveries— Maintenance fees, &c. .. .. 17,248 Refunds for clothing, &c., supplied .. .. 5,851 Refunds of boarding-out payments .. .. 33 Refunds of travelling-expenses ■. .. 124 Recoveries on account of office rent, &c. .. 49 Recoveries on account of inmates' earnings .. 330 Sale of produce .. .. •• •• 1,509 Board of staff and others .. .. .. 2,960 Rent of land and buildings.. .. 223 Maintenance of institutions, &c. .. .. 1.62 Accumulated earnings of deceased inmates .. 82 Sale of furniture, &c. .. .. • • 628 Salaries .. . . • • • • ■ ■ 13 Maintenance of buildings .. .. .. 25 Legal expenses .. .. • • •• 6 & 29,243 156,612 Material and Stores. Salaries •• •• •• •• •• •• Stores and material purchased .. .. .. .. 3,997 Lighting, cleaning, cartage, &c. .. .. . - • • .. 165 5,212 Less stores issued and charged to other items of vote, .. 5,669 Education Cr. 457 Less recoveries: Stores sold .. .. .. .. 90 Gr. 547 Miscellaneous. Conference of education authorities .. .. • • .. 79 Examination expenses .. .. •• •• •• 3,614 Grading of teachers, costs of appeal, inquiries, &c. .. .. 308 Gramophones and radios for schools (recoverable) .. .. 1,296 Purchase of motor-cars.. . ■ . • • • • • • • 117 Salaries of teachers on exchange from overseas (recoverable) .. 6,901 Teachers' Superannuation Fund— Annual contribution under Act . . .. • ■ 43,000 Additional allowance to widows and children .. 4,966 Additional subsidy.. .. ■ • • • • ■ 102,000 Additional subsidy (loss of interest) .. .. .. 5,805 Contributions of teachers on active service, 1914-18 .. 71 — 155,842 Accommodation of school-children attending Centennial . . 329 Exhibition Visual Education: Equipment for schools . • • • • • 724 Grant to Department of Scientific and Industrial Research; . . 74 Expenses of Timber Protection Research Committee Sundries 169,286 Less recoveries— Examination fees, &c. .. .. •. 3,259 Projectors.. •• •• •• 99 Sale of surplus stores .. ■. • • 7 Purchase of motor-cars : Inspectors of Schools 87 Radios and gramophones for schools . . 1,207 Salaries of teachers on exchange from abroad.. 7,850 Unclaimed balance, National Scholarship Fund. &c. 193 Refund accident expenses .. .. ■ • 3 12,705 — 156,581 Country Library Service. Salaries .. •• •• • •• •• Overtime and meal allowances .. • • • • • • • • 1^ Purchase of books .. • • • • Binding of books . . Motor-vehicles: Maintenance and repairs .. • • • •

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SUMMARY. Consolidated Fund— „ Vote, Education .. .. .. n Vote, Internal Affairs .. .. .. ] ° " " " k'o}!k Finance Act, 1939 (section 4) .. .. " " " " " .no'a!!!! Unauthorized .. .. .. .. .. " " " " 102 '!j!i2 Education Reserves Act, 1928, sections 23 and 30 (primary-education reserves revenue) 121 SOS Education Reserves Act, 1928, sections 23 and 30 (secondary-education reserves revenue) 11 si2 Akaroa and Hokitika High Schools (reserves revenue) . . .. ",,,, Tauranga Educational Endowment Reserves Act, 1896 (reserves revenue) mi Public Revenues Act, 1926, section 133 (Fire Insurance Fund .. " l 0 q.., Public Works Fund, vote, Education buildings .. .. .. 843'064 Less- 5,567,539 Consolidated Fund —- £ Recoveries on account of expenditure of previous year .. 077 Territorial revenue .. .. .. '' Miscellaneous revenue .. .. .. .. _ 3 Registration and other fees .. .. .. ~ ]' ' '' 3 4,213 5,563,326 colle^tfoUor OUntS are avaflaWe from revenue from reserves vested in post-primary schools and University Post-primary schools .. . . .. , . Jt „_ 0 University colleges .. ~ .. ~ _ _ '' '' 16' "58 Total •• •• •• ■■ •• •• .. 44,637

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Country Library Service—continued. £ £ £ Freight and cartage .. .. .. .. .. Postage, printing, and stationery .. .. .. .. 236 Office furniture and equipment .. .. .. .. .. J35 Telephone services .. .. .. . . ,, 24 Travelling-expenses . . .. .. .. .. 4( ,.> Sundries .. .. .. .. ., 3 8,568 Less recoveries— Subscriptions .. .. .. .. 1,244 Salaries and expenses, liaison officer .. 117 Books, freight, &c. .. .. .. 29 — 1,390 — 7 jyg Net total, excluding new buildings, &c. .. . . 4 093*218 o.. , Capital Expenditure. Public Works Consolidated Fund: Sites, buildings, equipment, &e.— Fund. Vote, Education. Public schools .. .. .. .. .. 567,058 16,860 Training colleges .. .. . . .. ., 29 325 Secondary schools .. .. 65 735 3 810 Technical schools .. .. .. .. .. 58'776 1 507 Native schools .. .! 3 '' 133 Universities .. .. .. .. ,. 22,456 Schools for feeble-minded . . .. .. , . 12 683 Child welfare . . .. .. .. ,. 5*344 Kindergartens .. .. .. .. ., .! i 734 Wellington Education Board Offices .. .. 15,816 851,726 27,044 Bess recoveries (sale of sites, &c., and recoveries on account of expenditure of past years)—• Public schools .. .. ,. .. 6 887 Secondary schools .. .. .. .. j' 225 Technical schools .. .. . . .. 225 Native schools .. .. .. .. 225 Training colleges .. .. .. . . 100 8,662 Net expenditure on new buildings, &c. .. 843,064 27,044 870 > 108 ' Net total, including new buildings, &c. .. .. ,, 5 gg 3 320