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Summary of Occupations op Students. Number of Percentage Students. of Totals. Clerical pursuits .. .. .. .. 2,146 11-52 Professional pursuits .. .. .. .. 2,997 16-09 Students .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,722 19-99 Domestic pursuits .. • .. .. .. .. 2,851 15-30 Agricultural pursuits . . . . .. .. . . 768 4-12 Various trades and industries .. .. .. . . 5,583 29-97 Other occupations not stated .. . . .. . . 561 3-01 Totals .. .. .. .. ..18,628 100-00 Number of Classes in certain Subjects of Technical Instruction held in 1919 AND 1920. 1919. 1920. Art and artcrafts . . .. .. .. 232 238 Mechanical and electrical engineering, theoretical and practical 238 239 Building-construction, carpentry, plumbing, and other trades 201 252 Experimental and natural science, practical mathematics, &c. 120 143 Agriculture, wool-sorting, dairy-work, &c... .. .. 95 1.03 Domestic subjects .. .. . . . . . . 371 405 Commercial subjects .. . . . . . . . . 380 346 Subjects of general education .. .. .. .. 377 353 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 2,014 2,079 The total number of classes shows an increase over that for 1919, though there is a slight reduction in classes for subjects of general and commercial education, the increases being mainly in trade classes, other than engineering, and classes for domestic science, agriculture, sciences, and mathematics. The School of Domestic Science in Otage University was attended by seventytwo students taking either the course for the degree or that for the diploma. There were fifty-seven holders of Government bursaries. Six degree and five diploma students completed their course during the year. Payments totalling £3,554 were made in respect of fifty-seven bursars, an average of over £62 for each.

Number of Students receiving Free Education under the Regulations for Free Places.

Twenty-one per cent, of the total number of students in attendance at classes held free places under the Government regulations. The total number of junior free pupils shows a decrease of 468 as compared with the number for 1919, and the total number of senior free pupils shows a decrease of 54. 322 students held scholarships or free places provided locally. Included in the return of junior free pupils there is a number of young persons not otherwise qualified for a free place who have been recommended by an Inspector of Schools for free places in industrial classes. In certain districts the regulations for compulsory attendance at continuation classes were in operation during the year, the number of students in attendance being as follows : — Auckland Education District . . . . 586 students in 13 school districts. Taranaki Education District . . .. 270 „ 4 „ Wanganui Education District . . 551 ~ 5 ~ Hawke's Bay Education District .. .. 149 „ 1 „ . Canterbury Education District .. 80 „ I „ Totals .. .. ..1,636 24

Males. 1919. 1920. Females. Totals. Males. Females. Totals. T ■ r -i i First year I unior tree pupils a s L r i Second year (First year Senior free pupils I Second year I Third year 982 543 424 253 124 739 463 461 323 , 176 1,721 1,006 885 576 300 ) 757 558 449 252 118 518 426 410 284 194 1,275 984 859 536 312 Totals .. 2,326 2,326 2,162 4,488 2,134 1,832 3,966