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of large schools, while Marlborough represents the other extreme, with Nelson next, and Taranaki not far off. In Marlborough nearly one-half and in Nelson nearly one-third of the schools are in the category of subsidised schools. The number of teachers increases in almost exact proportion to the number of pupils. The proportional increase is greatest in the classes of pupil-teachers (especially male pupil-teachers) and women in sole charge of small schools. Considerable variations in the numbers of principal teachers and heads of schools or of departments are apparent rather than real, and arise from a want of consistency in defining the powers and positions of such teachers. Including 996 pupilteachers and 182 sewing-mistresses, there were 3,045 teachers at work at the end of the year, as shown in the following table :—

TABLE K.—Number of Teachers, December, 1887.

In the next table the salaries are stated, at the rates current in December. TABLE L.—Salaries of Teachers.

About one-third of the whole body of teachers received salaries of between ,£lOO and ,£2OO, and about one-tenth were paid salaries of £200 and upwards, the highest rate being £480. The average salary of all teachers (£293,708 14s. Bd. -f- 3,045) was £96 9s. Id. ; for 1886 it was £96 15s. 9d. As the working average for the quarter was 89,589, and the strict average 87,386, the expenditure in

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Education Districts. Principal. Iload of School. Head of Department. Sole Teachers. Assistant Pupiltcacliers. ! teachers. Total. gPffl-t5 !- £} cG 0} CJ -Q O 9m ■■> > OB o> m •| in % o M. P. M. F. M. P. M. P. M. P. M. P. M. P. All. Auckland Paranaki iVanganui Wellington .. Hawke's Bay Marlborough .. kelson 1 'i 2 108 13 24 30 24 8 24 6 8 78 19 79 20 8 5 3 7 3 2 16 "i *8 "i 1 *8 71 8 40 20 8 14 18 7 8 45 15 72 52 34 8 9 14 10 6 30 5 8 9 10 32 14 34 1 8 20 10 8 1 3 22 7 53 7 j 146 7 19 42 28 7 27 4 9 122 22 111 | 13 28 4 12 14 15 2 3 3 9 61 16 54 7 194 22 39 95 47 11 28 14 18 153 24 95 28 241 27 84 84 57 26 53 22 28 222 61 258 96 382 43 70 158 88 27 101 26 34 310 61 238 65 623 70 154 242 145 53 154 48 63 532 122 496 161 17,219 1,800 5,265 7,417 4,453 1,311 4,186 1,241 1,532 15,935 3,632 19,470 6,119 27-6 25-7 34-2 30-6 30-7 24'7 27-2 26-0 24-3 30-0 29-8 39-3 38-0 60 15 15 1 ti Jrey iVestland* STorth Canterbury 3outh Canterbury )fcago Jouthland 15 4 6 1 1 20 4 2 48 14 15 11 io io Totals for 1887 .. Totals for 1886 .. 33 46 1 441 405 51 47 5 3 39 53 378 380 189 168 i 174 i 176 I i 1557 i525 i 228 196 i 768 721 I 1259 1 1206 I I 'l608[ 1515 J2863! !2721 I [89,589 85,343 4,246 31-3 31-4 182 173 Difference .. -is! -1 36 4 -14 -2 21 31 32 47 53 142 -0-1 9 -2 88 *Ei| ;ht monitors reckoned as til-teachers. I Paid b; Committee,

Under £100. Education Districts. Sowing- Pupil- Othor mistresses, teachers. Teachers. £100 and under £200. £200 and under £300. £300 and under £100. £400 and upwards (maximum, £480).* Number of Teachers. Total of Bates of Salary, Deconiber, 1887. Auckland .. laranaki .. Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson 3teey Westland North Canterbury .. South Canterbury .. Dtago Southland 60 15 15 1 222 26 51 109 62 13 31 17 27 214 40 149 35 169 22 19 39 27 22 59 12 16 91 27 55 12 192 21 67 61 41 16 5S 15 15 175 47 197 101 29 1 15 26 10 1 5 3 3 40 6 74 11 8 3 8 4 1 1 3 1 683 85 +155 +258 146 53 154 48 }64 580 136 511 172 £ s. a. 57,800 0 0 5,415 5 0 17,461 2 11 23,656 0 0 14,174 7 0 4,109 12 0 13,435 0 0 4,310 0 0 5,047 19 9 51,883 17 0 12,194 0 0 64,395 0 0 19,826 11 0 2 48 14 15 11 i 10 2 12 2 1 2 9 Totals for 1887 181 996 570 1,006 224 52 10 3,045 293,708 14 8 Totals for 1886 1,747 1,647 968 215 48 16 2,894 280,117 17 2 Difference 100 38 4 151 13,590 17 6 * One principal teacl: vacancy. J Excludes o: ier, with £'400, has received an addition of £100 as vice-principal oi a training college, no whose salary has not been settled. I Including a