E.—2.

It will be understood that the above figures do not include any of the teachers in secondary schools, secondary departments of district high schools, and technical schools, of whom it is safe to say that the number holding certificates is very much larger than at any previous time. The following summary of Table E3 includes, however, all certificated teachers in the employment of Education Boards, whether engaged in primary work or in the secondary departments of district high schools, arranged according to sex and the class of certificate held.

Holders of Teachers' Certificates in the Service of Education Boards at 31st December, 1908, and at 31st December, 1909.

The following table gives a comparative view of the number of persons holding certificates who were employed in all forms of public instruction on the 30th June of the years named.

Comparative Table of Certificates held by Persons employed in Public Instruction as at the 30th June.

Public-school Cadets. The Cadets, hitherto known as the " New Zealand Public-school Cadets," have by the coining into force of the Defence Act, 1909, become part of the " Junior Cadets," which include all boys who have resided in New Zealand for six months and are British subjects, from twelve to fourteen years of age or to the date of leaving school, whichever is the later. This includes all private schools, and all boys who are not attending any school until they are fourteen years of age. Kegulations under the Defence Act, 1909, are being compiled. Capitation will not in the future be paid, and the necessary uniforms and equipment will be provided free by the Crown. The organization of the Junior Cadets under the new scheme is under way, and there is every prospect of last year's numbers being doubled. The expenditure for the year was i' 3,914 18s. 2d. Finances of Education Boards. Table F contains an abstract of the accounts of the receipts and expenditure of Education Boards for the year 1909. These are shown in detail in Tables Fl and F2 and an appendix thereto contains the annual reports of the several Boards, with their statements of receipts and expenditure in full detail.

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1908. 1909. Class of Certificate. M. I P. I Total. M. F. Total. A B C I) E 27 114 289 631 129 : I I 7 42 105 773 417 34 156 394 1.101 546 26 148 354 555 106 10 56 188 798 125 36 204 542 L,353 531 Total . . .. 1,190 I ] 1,344 2,534 1,189 1,477 2,666

Number of Teachers holding Certificates. A B C D E Class. 1905. 83 198 172 1,499 794 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. 86 87 94 99 201 208 232 266 197 294 415 544 1,650 1,593 1,479 1.442 721 642 595 555 1910. 105 300 648 1,420 522 Total, A, B, C, and D 1,952 2,134 2,182 2,220 2,351 2,220 2,351 2,473 „ A, B, C, D, and E 2,746 2,855 2,824 2,815 2,906 2,815 2,906 2,995