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was 32. The most conspicuous increase (as Table X shows) is in the number of mistresses in sole charge of schools. The number of boys acting as pupilteachers* is larger by 20 than the corresponding number for 1888; while the number of girls acting in the same capacity is 18 less than it was. The apparent increase in the number of sewing-mistresses is only apparent, the number in Taranaki having been overlooked in the making-up of the return for 1888.

TABLE K. —Number of Teachers, December, 1889.

The rate of salary and allowance to teachers at the end of the year was £295,237, divided between 3,058 persons, an average of .£96 10s. lid. The highest salary was £501 Bs.; there were five of £400 and upwards, but less than £500; 59 others of £300 and upwards ; 215 others of £200 and upwards; and 1,022 of £100, but less than £200 : and 677 teachers (besides pupil-teachers and sewing-mistresses) receive less than £100 a year each. The distribution of these salaries according to districts is shown in Table L, and the names and salaries in detail are given in Table No. 8 (Appendix, pp. 9-52).

TABLE L. —Salaries of Teachers, December, 1889.

Tha enumeration in Tables X and L includes 1,979 places above the rank of pupil-teacher, but, as some of these places were vacant, and as one or two relieving teachers were employed by the Boards, there is a slight difference between the

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Education Districts. Principal. M. j F. Hea Sch. .dot g^'l Sole °01' "S ! Teacher,.; | F. | M. F. ! M. F. Assistant Teachers. i Phi teacl >ilLers. Total. a C II t-1 o ™ II 1 is i ki\ | M. M. j F. M. F. M. F. ! All. i Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington .. Hawko's Bay Marlborough Nelson 1 .. 101* 14 30 39: 26 8 26 7 9t 76 19 78 25 5 2 3 6 | 1 78 12 40f 13 10 16 20 5 7 38§: 16 63 48 47 10 11 17 11 10 31 8 10 22 I 10 49 16 37 Il71 1 ! 7 9 I 18 19f 42 | 9 j 32 1 9 7 | 24 3 18! i 2 i 9 ! ! 28 120 8 | 22 53 1115 8 : 13 ■ 185 590 !l68 584 17 I 6 26 5 is Ua ll I 10 i 61 10 1 112 16 41 103, 53 7 35| 18 15 125 28 88 40) 242 335 33! 36 91 78 87| 1681 56| 96 29j 28J ! 64: 104 20 30 I 28! 35 | 224; 297J 57j 67 ; 257 252 j 103 82 12911608 ;i2581581 I I i j 88 22i 577| 69i 164! i 255 1 152 I 57 168 50 63 j 521! 124! 509 185 17,779 1,895 5,510 ' 8,275' 4,850! 1,412! 4,489| 1,453! . 1,420 17,131 3,850 19,542! 6,702^ ; 30'8 61 27-4 j 19 33-6 j .. : 32-4 j 11 ! 32-0 I .. 24-8 I .. 26-7 29-1 ! .. 22-5 ! 3 32-9 j 41t 31-0 12 38-4 15 36-2 2 i 'i i;; 1 13 1 1 1 1 Grey Westland North Canterbury South Canterbury Otago Southland 20 , .. 4 ! .. 1 5 2 j 1 25 5 is |;: • • t I " ' 13 Totals for 1889 .. Totals for 1888 .. 41 .. ; 36 .. 458 :444 38 47 '2 5 47 42 366 386f 252 214t! (289, 219 j I ! 676i I 694i 2894 1 '2839: i I 94,308 190,849 I 32-6 164 ; 32-0 155 t — • I I I -20 I I 38 20 -18 i 55 ! 3,459 0'6 9 Difference ! 5 i ■•• 14 -3 5 _Q * Includes three vacant pi >sts. I Inol Aides one vacant post. ; Includi !S one on lei we. ■S Includes two vacant posts.

Under £100. Education Districts. Hewing- Pupil- Other mistresses, teachers. Teachers. 1 I £100 and under £200. £1300 and under £300. £300 and under £400. Total of Rates of Salary, December, 1889. Auckland .. Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay Marlborougti Nelson Grey Westland North Canterbury .. South Canterbury .. Otago Southland 61 '■ 138 ! 199 19 i 21 29 53 29 11 ! 119 43 64 27 9 30 45 61 17 15 8 ' 25 22 41 ' 186 119 12 I 38 24 15 151 65 2 49 14 197 18 65 56 45 15 57 14 13 172 56 203 111 31 l ! 16 29 I 10 2 4 I 3 ' 3 " 70 io : 10 "l 8 5 1 1 1 ii 1 I 18 I 2 1 1 2 638 88 164 266 152 57 168 50 66 562 136 524 187 £ s. a. 55,651 0 0 10,542 3 0 17,257 11 3 23,847 5 0 15,014 13 3 4,278 10 0 13,686 0 0 4,421 5 0 4,526 19 0 50,984 15 0 12,367 9 0 62,029 10 0 20,630 0 0 Totals for 1889 164 | 915 I 677 1,022 215 59 6 I 3,058 295,237 0 6 Totals for 1888 1,756 1,747 975 219 46 7 : 2,994 277,754 2 10 Difference .. 9 47 -4 13 -1 (14 17,482 IT 8