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Manual and Technical Instruction, 1903.—School Classes.

With regard to technical classes proper, the number of towns at which classes were held during 1902 was thirty-five ; during 1903 classes were held at forty towns. There appears to be an increasing desire to establish " associated " rather than " special " classes, which may be taken as an indication that Borough Councils, County Councils, and other local authorities, availing themselves of the provisions of the Act of 1902, are encouraging the establishment of technical classes. That local interest is increasing is also shown by the fact that the voluntary contributions made to technical classes during 1903 on which subsidies were paid by the Government amounted to nearly three times as much as for the previous year. . The difficulty of obtaining the services of thoroughly competent instructors continues to be felt, especially in country districts. The technical schools in the larger centres, are, however, to be looked to to remedy this as time goes on. The regulations providing for junior technical scholarships that were gazetted in 1903 were not taken advantage of to any great extent during that year. During the present year, however, several controlling authorities have provided suitable courses of work, with the result that there are now a fair number of persons receiving free technical instruction. The object of these scholarships is to encourage those who have just left school, and adults who satisfy the conditions set forth in the regulations, to continue their education.

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