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Following are some particulars regarding free pupils : —

Of the total number of pupils in attendance 91 per cent, were receiving free education under the Regulations for Free Places. Junior free places were 1,495 pupils, and senior free places by 179 pupils. 48 per cent, of the junior free pupils who entered in 1913 continued to attend in 1914, while about 25 per cent." of the pupils who completed the second year of their junior free places in 1913 qualified for and were admitted to senior free places in 1914. Of the pupils who left the day technical schools on the completion of their junior free places 12 per cent, qualified for senior free places and were admitted to evening classes. Most of these pupils left to take up employment. General. The following is a summary for 1914 of receipts (exclusive of grants for buildings, equipment, rent, and material) and of expenditure under certain heads in respect of " special" and " associated " classes (including, in each case, day technical schools) : — RECEIPTS. Special Associated Classes. Classes. £ £ Capitation on attendances and free places .. .. 18,001 25,305 Voluntary contributions and subsidies thereon .. .. 2,428 8,850 Students* fees .. .. .. .. .. 4,019 5,284 Sundry receipts .. .. .. .. .. 4,100 7,7.1.7 Totals for 1914 .. .. .. .. £28,548 £47,156 Totals for 1913 .. .. .. .. £27,438 £38,642 Expenditure. Administration .. .. .. .. . 5,518 5,316 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. ..19,093 26,208 Sundry expenses .. • .. .. •.. .. 759 1,368 Totals for 1914 .. .. .. .. £25,370 £32,892 Totals for 1913 .. .. .. .. £24,960 £27,781 The total cost of administration was about 19 per cent, of the total receipts in the case of "special" classes, and about 11 per cent, in the case of "associated" classes. It must be remembered, however, that the former are held at a much greater number of small centres than are the latter. The receipts and expenditure in respect of buildings, equipment, rent, and material for class use were as follows :— SPECIAL CLASSES. Receipt;-. Expenditure. £ £ Buildings and equipment .. .. ..5,494 3,877 Rent and material .. .. .. 1,199 2,191 Totals .. .. .. .. .. £6,693 £6,068 Associated Classes. Receipts. Expenditure. £ £ Buildings and equipment .. .. .. .. 8,891 22,735 Rent and material .. .. .. .. ..1,636 3,747 Totals .. .. .. .. .. £10,527 £26,482

1913. 1914. • Males. Females. Total. Males. Fomales. Total. T • , ., (First year .. J unior free pupils i a -\ r r (Second year (First year .. Senior free pupils -j Second year (Third year 404 207 50 12 3 464 265 86 14 2 868 472 136 26 5 465 238 57 13 1 489 303 91 16 1 954 541 148 29 2 Totals 676 831 1,507 774 900 1,674