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second year. On Monday, Thursday, and Saturday 109 pupil-teachers and 26 ex-pupil-teachers attend classes, and on Saturday the number is increased to 211 by the attendance of 46 probationers and of 30 certificated teachers who have not yet satisfied the Board as to their competency in singing, drawing, and drill. In addition to the work involved in instructing those who attend classes, the Principal (assisted in this branch of his duties by Mr. Gifford) carries on a system of instruction by correspondence with 64 teachers who are either 'probationers' or uncertificated teachers in charge of schools." These schools have all been visited by the Inspector-General of Schools during the year. The principal statistics relating to them are shown in the following table :—

TABLE S.—Normal Schools.

The pupils attending the district high schools are included in the general statistics of attendance. They are for the most part ordinary pupils, and the district high schools are ordinary public schools in which special provision is made for teaching subjects not included in the public-school programme. Some information respecting these schools —which are not numerous —is given in the reports of the Boards and of the Inspectors, and in the Boards' statements of accounts. In the Auckland District there are two district high schools—one at Cambridge with 12 pupils in the special classes, and one at Hamilton with 8. The Board reports that the schools are languishing. The School Commissioners contributed .£l5O for their maintenance during the year, and the fees of pupils amounted to £174 6s. The Wellington Board reports that its one district high school —at Masterton —is " practically inoperative." The fees amounted to £30, but at the end of the year the only instruction given to high-school pupils consisted of the teaching of one pupil in Latin, one in mathematics, and one in French.

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Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. The Four Schools. Date of opening 1881. 1880. 1877. 1876. Students in 1885— Eemaining from 1884 Admitted in 1885 Left during 1885 On the books, December, 1885 .. M. F. Total. 9 22 31 9 7 16 6 16 22 12 13 25 M. F. Total. 1 16 17 2 13 15 1 14 15 2 15 17 M. F. Total. 9 31 40 15 17 32 8 26 34 16 22 38 M. F. Total. 25 26 51 19 30 49 25 30 55 19 26 45 M. F. Total. 44 95 139 45 67 112 40 86 126 49 76 125 Left during 1885— Teaching in public schools Teaching in other schools Awaiting appointments Left the service Deceased On sick leave 6 13 19 ..11 1 1 ..11 1 12 13 ..11 ..11 7 20 27 ..11 14 5 20 22 42 ..11 5 5 1 2 3 34 G7 101 ..3 3 1 10 11 13 4 ..2 2 4 15 '.'. i i 4 .. 4 Totals .. 6 16 22 1 14 15 8 26 34 25 30 55 40 86 126 Left at any time— Teaching in public schools Teaching in other schools Awaiting appointments Left the service Occupation not known On sick leave Deceased 9 30 33 'i "i "5 8 38 46 1 1 ..11 2 13 3 19 22 46 103 149* 17 8 14 5 4 29 33 2 22 24 105 118 223* 4 7 11 9 9 22 37 59 7 1 8 .. 2 2 7 4 11 168 291 459 5 15 20 1 14 15 29 71 100 12 42 54 ..3 3 7 7 14 -.11 ..11 2 2 Totals .. 10 36 46 13 60 73 54 167 221 145 178 323 222 443 665 Expenditure in 1885 — Salaries Allowances to students.. .. Incidental expenses University fees Training classes £ s. d. 912 0 0 1,096 13 4 76 8 6 75 12 6 £ s. d. 1,054 3 4 300 0 0 527 1 1 £ s. d. 1,442 10 0 038 8 11 22 12 0 £ s. d. 1,308 0 0 1,206 18 0 £ s. d. 4,716 13 4 3,242 0 3 626 1 7 75 12 6 154 17 6 154 17 6 Totals .. 2,160 14 4 [1,881 4 5 2,258 8 5 2,514 18 0 8,815 5 2 Government grants in 1885 Ditto for Hawke's Bay and Wanganui students 2,000 0 0 1,390 3 5 2,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 7,390 3 5 323 18 1 ♦ Tho Principals of the Christchurch and Dunedin Normal Schools say they cannot vouch for the accuracy of this part of the sable.