E.-- 5.

Table J6.—Number of Students according to Ages admitted to Classes other than Classes at Technical High Schools during the Year ended 31st December, 1917.

Table .17. - Occupation's of Students in Attendance at Technical Classes other than Classes at Technical High Schools during the Year ended 31st December, 1917. Domestic pursuits .. .. .. 3,233 Painters, plasterers, &C. .. .. 124 Professional pursuits.. .. .. 3,294 Printers, &c. .. .. .. 176 Clerical pursuits .. .. .. 2,382 Skilled labourers .. .. .. 128 Students .. .. .. ..3,320 Labourers .. .. .. .. 172 Agricultural pursuits.. .. .. 1,117 Seamen .. .. .. .. 61 Employed in shops or warehouses .. 1,373 Engaged in various other trades and inDressmakers, milliners, &c. .. .. 249 dustries .. .. .. .. 294 Tailors and tailoresses . . . . 102 Engaged in various public services .. 306 Engineers and mechanics .. .. 784 Occupations not stated .. .. 358 Electricians .. .. .. .. 261 Plumbers, metal-workers, &c. ~ .. 351 Total .. .. .. 18,400 Woodworkers .. .. .. 315 ==^

Table J8.—Number of Pupils receiving Free Education under Regulations for Free Places at Technical Classes during the Year ended 31st December, 1917.

Table J9.—Technical High Schools. —Courses taken by Students during the Year 1917.

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I'Mllriition Districts. I Under 18 Years. 13-15 Years. 15-17 Years. Over 17 Years. Totals. Students admitted during 1917 who left a Public School during 1910 (included in Foregoing Totals). 1 M. V. 376 200 147 I 195 195 | 100 55 ! 33 145 | 79 36 38 226 I 153 133 I 53 34 18 Auckland Taranaki Wanganui ,. I I Lawko's Bay Wellington Nelson .. ('anterbury Otago .. Southland M, I'. 146 146 51 39 24 15 19 16 49 56 64 61 34 16 36 28 it, re. 150 320 83 ! 100 217 187 112 102 209 152 63 94 261 271 147 109 59 58 m. r. 036 426 160 184 394 375 116 103 420 283 67 143 462 429 306 234 88 93 M. I'. 600 961 776 444 253 j 739 68 j 281 538 033 89 320 946 1.370 538 564 188 301 M. F. ' 1,832 1,859 1,019 728 915 1,340 320 561 1,186 1,084 208 619 1,733 2,137 1,025 923 371 480 Totals .. < 423 377 423 377 1,601. j 1,399 2,649 2,330 3,996 5,625 8,669 I 9,731 1,347 929

Education District. At Technical High Mules. Females. Ichools. At other Classei i. Totals. Males. Females. Totals. Auckland Ta in naki Wanganui Kawke's Bay Wellington .Nelson .. ('anterliury Otago Southland • 243 257 ' 148 82 44 60 131 199 18 184 212 113 185 127 141 500 230 110 330 18 396 298 268 I I/O 107 147 40 514 67 365 285 70 328 154 245 50 307 138 393 186 105 798 201 392 90 821 205 758 471 181 Totals for 1917 1,008 1,142 1,008 1,142 2, 150 2,071 1,906 3,977 Totals for 1916 879 1,036 879 1,036 1,915 2,272 1,788 4,060

School. Goursi Industrial, j Agricu es of In istructi ion and Numbc Comn and Gt :r and Sex of Students. nercial , , ,., , eneral. Art ' Io( Capitation earned during Year ended Mist December, 1917. iltural. Don nestic. tals. Auckland .. Wanganui Napier Wellington Westport .. Christchurch I lunedin Invercargill M. P. | M. t 143 .. | 60 39 .. 28 37| •• •■ 90 .. 27 .. 132 ..40 75 .. 18 47 j .. | 12 590 .. 158 480 j .'. 153 F, M. 1?. 51 24 75 12 M. 63 89 15 41 I'. M. 1'. I M. 218 I 266 70 156 52 189 2 2 133 27 175 .. .. 211 177 .. . . j 131 115 .. ..I 134 1'. 269 94 75 203 £ 6,825 3,065 1,608 4,038 326 5,344 3,806 3,107 67 31 31 39 38 75 242 208 146 Totals, 1917 291 ! 360 944 2 2 I 1,110 1.237 28,119 Totals, 1910 301 338 831 2 .. 973 1,132 23,295