E.—la.

The following table exhibits some of these statistics, and shows besides that the normalstudents again achieve the greatest proportion of success:—

The analysis of the results according to education districts is as follows: —

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Results of Ixamination. Status before Examination. Number of Candidates. Pass for E, and Partial Pass for D. Pass for D. Pass for E. Partial Pass for D. Partial Pass for E. Total. Passed before for B Not passed before— Teachers ... Pupil-teachers Normal students ... Eetired Outside candidates... 157 62 25 87 130 295 67 34 62 14 27* 38 1-2* 5* 49 139 4 8 9 5 5 3 3 18 9+ 1 7 10 51 q> 5 18 81 240 63 26 39 ■ Totals 745 158 209 13 63+ 93 J 536 * Including 1 for Class C gains also partial pass for Cli I. t Including 1, who gains also partial pass for Class E. J Not iucli Lding 1, who ass D.

E Passes, D Passes. E Passes. p^ a i Pass for D. Partial Pass for D. Partial Pass for E. I. Candidates for promotion from E to. D—157 :— Auckland .. .. .. • ■ • • 48 Taranaki Wanganui .. .. • ■ • • 16 Wellington ... .. .. .. 12 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. • • 4 Marlborough Nelson .. .. . • • • • • 5 Grey .. .. •• ■• •• 5 Westland .. .. .. .. • • 1 North Canterbury .. .. .. . • 13 South Canterbury .. .. .. .. 12 Otago .. .. .. •• •■ 9 Southland .. .. .. •• 22 17 4 3 5 4 1 4 2 1 6 8 5 2 8 2 4 3 2 2 4 I. Candidates that have not passed before —588: — (a.) Teachers—130,— Auckland .. .. .. • • • • 25 Taranaki Wanganui .. .. •• •• H Wellington .. .. .. ■ .. 10 Hawke's Bay Marlborough .. .. . ■ • • 6 Nelson .. .. . ■ ■ • • • 18 Grey .. .. .. .. •• 9 Westland .. .. .. .. ■■ 6 North Canterbury .. .. .. .. 18 South Canterbury .. .. .. .. 6 Otago .. .. .. .. •• 4 Southland .. .. .. .. 6 (b.) Pupil-teachers—295,— Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 108 Taranaki Wanganui .. .. .. .. 32 Wellington .. .. .. .. 57 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 25 Marlborough .. .. .. .. & Nelson Grey .. .. .. • • • • '4 Westland .. .. .. .. • • 3 North Canterbury South Canterbury .. .. .. .. 11 Otago Southland .. .. .. .. 22 (c.) Normal students —67, — North Canterbury .. .. .. .. 30 Otago .. .. .. .. •• 37 (<t) Candidates that have retired from the service—34, — Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 1 Wellington .. .. .. .. 4 Hawke's Bay Nelson .. .. . • . • • • 1 2 2 1 2 5 1 1 4 ii i 10 1 3 2 5 2 9 i 3 5 3 1 1 66 3 13 14 13 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 5 5 1 6 1 2 1 17 7 8 8 2 1 2 1 7 1 2 5 4 2 2 4* 3 1 1 2 3 1 2 11 S 15 23 3 1 2 1 3 6t 5 it 1 1 1 1 i * Including 1, who gains Class C. ilso partial pass lor Class D. t Including 1, who gains also partial pass for Class E. J Not including 1, who gains