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Subject. Number of Meetings per Week. Number of Hours per Meeting. Number of Students. Average Attendance. Technical Classes Association, Dunedin, for term ending 30th September, 1897. (Glasses meet for two terms of twelve weeks each, from April to September.) Book-keeping (two classes) ...... 4 1 75 Type-writing .. .. .. .... 2 1 17 Shorthand (two classes) .. .. .. .. 2 1 to 1J 59 Chemistry (three classes) .. '.. .. .. 3 2 to 2£ 44 Physics .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 7 Engineering .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 15 Plumbing (two classes) .. .. .. .. 3 1 and 2 13 Carpentry (two classes) .. .. .. .. 3 1 and 2 23 Wood-carving .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 18 Dressmaking • .. .... .. .. 1 2 10 Cookery .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 51 edin, for term e live weeks each, 4 2 2 3 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 mding 30th Sej from April to ! 1 1 1 tolj 2 to 2j 2 1 1 and 2 1 and 2 2 2 2 Member,1897. ieptember.) 75 17 59 44 7 15 13 23 18 10 51 66-44 15-36 49-68 37-40 5-71 13-16 908 16-85 15-25 9-16 42-41 66-44 15-36 49-68 37-40 5-71 13-16 908 16-85 15-25 9-16 42-41 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. 332 332 280-50 280-50 Education Board, Otago : Balclutha District High School, for term ending 30th June, 189 (Class meets for two terms between April and September.) ict iJii/fe School, for term ending 30th June, 1898. ,s between April and September.) I 1 I 2 I 28 I 98. 27-5 Carpentry . .. .. .. .. .. | 1 | 2 | 28 | 27-5 Education Board, Otago: Tokomairiro District High School, for term ending June, 1898 (Classes meet for two terms between April and September.) Hstrict High School, for term ending June, 1898. ns between April and September.) 2 1 23 1 1 18 S. 17-16 1581 Woodwork .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 23 Agricultural chemistry .. .. .. .. 1 1 18 1716 15-81 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 41 32-97 3297 Technical Classes Association, Balclutha, for term ending 30th June, 1898. .Iclutha, for Urn ending 30th t Tune, 1898. (Classes meet for two terms between April and September.) us between April and Septembei 1 1 ■■) Book-keeping .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 8 Shorthand .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 15 1 1 8 15 7-09 909 7-09 9 09 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 23 16-18 16-18 Mr. A. G. Kidston Hunter, Dunedin, for term ending 31st March, 1898. ledin, for term four terms in mding 31st March, 1898. (Classes meet for four terms in the year.) Practical chemistry .. .. .. .. 1 2 10 Theoretical chemistry (four classes) .. .. 11 1 to 3 12 Botany .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 4 1 11 1 the year.) 2 10 1 to 3 12 2 4 7 9 3 7 9 3 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 26 19 19 Technical Classes Association, Bomahapa, for quarter ending 30th June, 1898. (Classes meet for one term in the year.) Book-keeping .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 14 Dressmaking .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 8 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 12 7 19 12 7 22 19 Technical Classes Association, Waiwera South, for term ending Hist December, 1898. (Classes are held from June to September.) Painting .. .. .. .. .. | 1 | 3J | 8 | 7-61 Technical Classes Association, Te Oneroa, for term ending 30th June, 1898. (Class meets for four terms in the year.) Mathematics and mining .. .. .. .. | 5 | 2J | 6 | 2-36 Technical Classes Association, Invercargill, for term ending 9th July, 1898. (Classes meet for two terms between April and September.) Woodwork (two classes) .. .. .. .. 2 2 32 Book-keeping .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 7 Wood-carving .. .. .,. .. .. 1 2 9 Dressmaking .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 9 Chemistry .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 10 Carpentry .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 12 Drawing (two classes) .. .. .. .. 2 2 26 26-10 5-75 7-40 8-70 8-60 9-90 22-70 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. 105 105 8915 8915