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Summary of Occupation of Students. Number of Percentage Students. of Total. Clerical pursuits .. .. .. .. .. 1,957 1596 Professional pursuits .. ... .. 872 741 Students .. .. .. .. .. ..1,960 15-98 Domestic pursuits .. .. .. .. ..' 2,022 16-49 Agricultural pursuits .. .. .. .. .. 215 1-75 Various trades and industries .. .. .. .. 4,730 38-58 Other occupations not stated . . . . . . . . 506 4-13 Totals .. .. .. .. ..12,262 100-00 " College " classes were conducted in connection with the Auckland University School of Engineering and School of Commerce, Canterbury College School of Engineering and School of Commerce, Otago University School of Domestic Science and School of Commerce, the total capitation earnings for these classes for the year being £2,857. The School of Domestic Science in Otago University was attended by sixtythree students taking either the course for the degree or that for the diploma. Ten Government bursaries were awarded in 1922, making a total of thirty-six tenable during the year. Six degree and three diploma students completed their course. Graduates from this school are now filling important positions throughout the Dominion as instructors in home-science, and their influence in this importantphase of the training of girls is already very marked.

Number of Students receiving Free Education at Technical Schools other than Technical High Schools.

The following technical schools had a roll of more than 500, exclusive of th° technical high schools carried on in connection with some of them : — Number on Poll. 1921. 1922. Christchurch Technical School .. .. .. ..1,633 1,670 Wellington Technical School .. .. .. ..1,205 1,175 Dunedin Technical School.. .. .. .. .. 1,138 1,117 Palmerston North Technical School . . .. . . 760 810 Auckland Technical School . . .. .. . . 854 772 Invercargill Technical School . . . . . . . . . . 583 Christchurch School of Art . . . . . . . . . . 513 Technological examinations were conducted by the Department on behalf of the-City and Guilds of London Institute at fifteen centres in the Dominion. The total number of entries was 377, an increase of 15 over the number for the previous year, and the number of passes was 197, or 52-3 per cent. Technical High Schools. The number of students in attendance at technical high schools in 1921 and 1922 was as follows : — Nlim , fO , , , JN umber of Students. Technical High Schools — 1921. 1922. Christchurch .. . . . . . . . . 549 651 Auckland . . .. . . . . .. . . 493 599 Wellington . . . . . . . . . . .. 317 465 Dunedin . . . . . . . . . . . . 421 454 Wanganui . . . . . . . . . . . . 354 422 Invercargill . . . . . . . . . . .. 335 394 Napier .. .. .. .. .. .. 259 279 Hawera .. . . .. .. .. .. 164 187 Stratford . . . . . . . . .. .. 165 175 Pukekohe .. . . .. .. . . .. 126 175 Hastings . . .. . . . . .. . . 101 143 Westport . . . . . . . . .. . . 23 133 Feilding .. ... .. .. .. .. 42 125 Totals .. .. .. .. 3,349 4,202

1921. 1922. Males. Females. Totals. Males. Females. Totals. c -i First year unior tree pupils _ _ 1 I (Second year (First year Senior free pupils ■ Second year (Third year 773 497 429 302 126 572 342 360 256 178 1,345 839 789 558 304 1,009 015 454 287 172 673 439 317 267 172 1,682 1,054 771 554 344 Totals 2,127 1,708 3,835 2,537 1,808 4,405