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The proportion of pupil-teachers to adults employed at the end of 1900 was Ito 2 - 76, or, roughly, four apprentices to eleven adult teachers. The proportion, as in other years, varies considerably in the various education districts. The weakest in adults in proportion to pupil-teachers are Hawke's Bay and Wanganui, where the pupil-teachers are to the adults as 1 to 1-5, Wellington being slightly better with 1 to I - 9. Omitting the districts where small schools not having pupil-teachers are numerous, the strongest in adult teachers are —■ South Canterbury, 1 pupil-teacher to 5 adults ; Otago, Ito 4 - 95 ; and Southland, 1 to 4-4. The last column but one of Table X shows the number of pupils per teacher for all schools, but a fairer comparison of the numerical strength of the staffing in the various education districts may be made by excluding from the calculation the schools that are staffed without pupil-teachers. In some districts the assistance of a pupil-teacher is given when the average attendance reaches 35; but, inasmuch as in a few instances pupil-teachers are found with an average slightly less than 35, we may take for this purpose all schools with more than 30 pupils. Table Xl affords such a comparison, two pupil-teachers being counted as one adult in the calculation of the last column.

TABLE K1.—Showing Number of Pupils per Adult Teacher, reckoning Two Pupil-teachers as One Adult, in Schools with average Attendance of over 30.

The total of all salaries at the rates paid at the end of the year was £356,875 ss. 7d. This includes the salaries of pupil-teachers and sewingmistresses, as well as all salaries, house-rent, and other allowances paid to adult teachers : the average salary per teacher (including those named) was therefore £94 19s. 7d., which is £1 4s. 2d. more than the corresponding amount in December, 1899.

TABLE L.—Salaries and Allowances of Teachers, December, 1900.

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Education District. Number of Adults.* Number of Pupil-teachers.* Total Average Attendance. Average Number of Pupils per Adult Teacher. Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawke'a Bay Marlborough Nelson Grey .. Westland North Canterbury South Canterbury Otago Southland 383 52 138 175 104 27 77 29 21 295 89 310 130 237 28 101 165 87 16 49 14 9 108 23 81 44 20,469 2,700 7,749 11,105 6,387 1,363 3,556 1,232 849 14,967 3,920 16,172 6,669 40-8 40-9 41-1 43-1 43-3 38-9 35-0 34-2 33-3 42'9 39-0 46-1 43-9 Whole colony 1,830 962 97,138 42 4 ♦ Includes vacancies noted in Table K. ! Includes one part-time teacher.

Education Districts. Sewing- Pupil- Other mistresses, teachers. Teachers. Under £100. £100 and under £200. £200 and under £300. £300 and under £400. £400 and upwards (Maximum, £504). Number of Teachers. Total of Bates of Salary and Allowances, December, 1900. Auckland Taranaki .. Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson Grey Westland North Canterbury .. South Canterbury .. Otago Southland 70 24 14 6 4 237 28 101 159 87 16 48 14 9 108 23 81 44 220 42 62 109 42 57 96 29 35 154 40 144 30 285 39 110 78 71 17 53 14 11 199 69 187 151 ■12 3 18 49 13 3 5 3 2 22 4 57 11 13 1 9 2 "2 1 867 136 292 418 216 99 208 60 57 "538 146 494 237 £ s. a 76,102 0 0 10,314 4 0 29,234 12 0 39,161 0 0 21,024 0 0 5,953 14 0 15,923 0 0 4,972 10 0 4,164 9 1 51,564 18 8 14,389 13 4. 57,203 0 0 26,808 4 0 44 7 12 10 2 12 1 1 1 1 Totals for 1900 181 955 1,060 1,284 232 52 4 3,768 356,875 5 7 Totals for 1899 2,196 2,243 1,270 237 58 4 3,812 357,833 19 4 Difference -47 14 -5 -6 -44 -958 13 9 *Th: is includes a headmaster at Balcairn (£140 salary) shown as vacant in annual return,