E.—la.

The following table exhibits some of these statistics, and it will be observed that the normal students are again the most successful class of candidates: —

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

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Besults of Examination. Number Status before Examination. of Candidates. Pass forD. Pass for E. Pass for E, „ ,. , u , • , j -p i- i Partial Partial SS! forD. Pass for E. Total. Passed before for E Not passed before-— Teachers ... Pupil-teachers Normal students Eetired Outside candidates... 153 52 35 87 86 245 68 34 60 6 35 35 9* 7 15 53 4 3 6 1 6 5 1 1 6 18 16 1 4 13 71 5 7 12 41 183 65 21 30 Totals 646 144 81 14 80 108 427 * Includes 1 for Clasi G.

E Passes, D Passes. E Passes. Pass for D. Partial Pass forD. I Partial IPass for E. I. Candidates for promotion from E to D—153 :— Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 52 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 3 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 18 Wellington .. .. .. .. 14 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 2 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 2 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 4 Grey .. .. .. .. .. 4 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 4 » North Canterbury .. .. .. .. 18 South Canterbury .. .. .. .. 8 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 5 Southland .. .. .. .. 19 15 2 3 4 1 1 1 1 11 5 2 6 14 4 4 2 1 3 3 1 3 X Candidates that have not passed before—493:— (a.) Teachers—86, — Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 17 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 1 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 9 Wellington .. .. .. .. 9 Hawke's Bay .. t .. .. .. 6 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 5 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 12 Grey .. .. .. .. .. 9 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 3 North Canterbury .. .. .. .. 6 South Canterbury .. .. .. .. 1 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 2 Southland .. .. .. .. 6 (o.) Pupil-teachers—245,— Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 66 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 6 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 34 Wellington .. .. .. .. 48 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 23 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 4 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 16 Grey .. • .. .. .. .. 4 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 2 North Canterbury .. .. .. .. 7 South Canterbury .. .. .. .. 10 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 6 Southland .. .. .. .. 19 (c.) Normal students—68, — North Canterbury .. .. .. .. 30* Otago .. .. .. .. .. 38 (d.) Candidates that have retired from the service—34, — Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 2 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 1 Wellington .. .. .. .. 3 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 1 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 1 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 3 2 *8 i il l 8 3 3 2 1 2 1 2 4 14 4 12 7 6 2 3 i 2 2 1 3 'i 1 i 4 2 3 1 'a 1 4 3 h 20 2 12 10 6 2 8 3 2 3 2 3 1 1 8 2 2 3 1 1 4 2 i 4 3 15 20 4 3 2 4t 12 4 1 i 1 1 i l 2 * Including 1 honorary candidate. t Including 1 who gains also partial pass for Class E,