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Salaries of Public-school Teacheiis. The total amount of all salaries and allowances at the rate payable on the 31st December, 1915, was £846,810, an increase of £105,674 over the amount for 1914. This includes pupil-teachers' salaries and allowances, £35,335 ; probationers' salaries and allowances, £17,915; additional amounts paid to head teachers of district high schools, £1,710 ; additional amounts paid to associated normal teachers, £303 ; and house allowances, £23,835, to head or sole teachers who had no residence provided. However, the total does not include the corresponding amounts saved in rent where houses are provided, estimated at £30,975. The unusual increase in expenditure on salaries was, of course, due to the provisions of the Education Act, 1914, and the increase is reflected in the average rates of salary for adult teachers in. public primary schools as set out below: — Average Salaries of (1.) Teachers in all schools— 1914. 1915. (a.) Excluding house allowances and amounts saved in rents where £ s. d. £ s. d. residences are provided .. .. .. .. 152 15 7 164 17 11 Namely, men 204 0 0 222 14 10 women 123 4 2 134 19 9 (6.) Including house allowances and amounts saved in rents .. 162 19 0 176 12 8 Namely, men 223 16 7 245 11 3 women .. 127 16 4 141 0 0 (2.) Teachers in schools with average attendance over eight — (a.) Excluding house allowances and amounts saved in rents .. .. 169 11 2 Namely, men .. .. .. .. .. • • 223 18 7 women .. .. .. .. .. • • 144) 3 4 (b.) Including house allowances and amounts saved in rents .. • • 181 14 8 Namely, men .. .. .. .. • • 246 18 2 women .. .. .. .. .. •• 146 911 (3.) Teachers in schools with average attendance over twenty— {a.) Excluding house, allowance and amounts saved in rents .. 1. n lo o Namely, men .. .. . . .. ■ • • • 237 6 8 women .. .. .. .. ■ • • • '44 2 3 (6.) Including house allowances and amounts saved in rents .. .. 192 2 6 Namely, men .. .. .. .. • ■ • • *v° ° ° women .. .. .. .. .. • • 151 12 8 * It is not possible to make comparisons here with 1914 figures owing to the alterations in the grades of schools. The average salaries of teachers in New Zealand compare very favourably with those of other countries. A few examples are given below. England. Scotland. United States. Manitoba. New Zealand Head Teachers Assistants. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Male teachers .. 175 4 0 128 7 0 166 4 6 129 4 5 174 11 8 245 11 3 Female teachers 124 11 0 94 7 0 87 8 4 101 0 8 119 15 10 141 0 0

Number of Adult Teachers in Public Schools, together with the Average Salaries and Total Expenditure on Salaries for the Years 1894, 1900, and for each Year since 1905.

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Number of Teachers.* Average Salary of Teachers.* f Male. Female. Combined. Total Expenditure on Teachers' Salaries.* ft i. Male. Eemale. 1894 1900 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1,137 1,216 1,302 1,314 1,332 1,331 1,406 1,456 1,493 1,555 1,603 1,628 1,591 1,123 1,415 1,835 1,887 1,955 2,021 2,208 2,252 2,351 2,550 2,659 2,820 3,077 £ 8. d. 167 10 11§ 163 12 8§ 174 14 9 184 13 1 186 11 11 189 9 3 192 15 3 192 8 10 196 6 1 197 7 8 199 10 5 204 0 0 222 14 10 £ s. d. £ 8. d. 129 9 0§ 121 13 7§ 128 17 5 139 2 2 138 8 9 159 3 1 144 7 7 145 12 2 148 16 5 148 14 8 149 1 1 152 15 7 164 17 11 £ 1,123 1,415 1,835 1,887 1,955 2,021 2,208 2,252 2,351 2,550 2,659 2,820 3,077 90 17 8§ 85 12 6§ 96 6 11 107 2 1 105 12 5 106 0 5 113 11 4 115 6 6 118 13 4 118 8 5 118 12 7 123 4 2 134 19 9 292,559§ 320,136§ 404,267 445,285 455,036 466,448 521,783 539,909 572,067 610,550 635,275 679,562 769,725 1915 1,400 2,460 2,460 Excluding sol iols with average attendance of under 21. 144 2 3 177 18 6 237 6 8 * Exolusive of pupil-te, Based on rate paid for mi .ohers, probi inth of Deoe ationers, and sewing-mistresses. t Exolusive of teaohers' house allowances. >mber. § House allowanoes inoluded.