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Table J9.—Technical High Schools: Courses taken by Students during the Year 1923.

Table J10. —Number of Pupils holding Government Free Places at Technical High Schools during the Year ended 31st December, 1923.

Table J11. —Number of Candidates who entered for and who passed the Technological Examinations of the City and Guilds of London Institute, 1923.

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Coi urses of Inetructic in, and Number and Sex of Studei its. School, Industrial. Agrici iM.lirul. Domi [>fitio Commercial , lklia - and General. A1 rt. Tol ;ala. Grand Totals. I M. F. M. 370 17 46 13 23 5 56 61 .. 37 34 99 28 J2 252 1 80 .. 327 .. 43 18 i .. 155 .. 11 128 14 16 1,469 32 296 1,234 .. 265 F. M. M. I F. 47 J 171 90 115 73 111 70 89 195 85 57 30 42 47 92 82 71 174 65 77 80 167 85 99 69 127 51 97 Auckland Pukekohe Hawera Stratford Wanganui . * Feilding Napier Hastings Wellington .. Westport Ohristchurch Greymouth .. Dunedin Tnvercargill .. t ■ F. 97 13 14 24 43 38 40 8 83 M. F. 3 M. 463 103 101 126 288 91 169 104 335 101 450 103 236 195 F. 285 128 125 113 131 68 87 90 272 77 312 99 211 191 M. & F. 748 231 220 239 419 159 256 194 607 178 762 202 447 386 12 "l4 145 78 80 1 "6 .. I Totals, 1923 663 1,087 1,471 831 1,223 13 23 2,865 2,189 5,054 Totals, 1922 23 611 I 4 11 2,334 1,868 4,202

Juniors. Sen! tore. School. First Year. Second Year. First Year. Second Year. Third Year. Totals. Giand Totals. Auckland Pukekohe Hawera Stratford Wanganui Feilding Napier Hastings Wellington .. Westport Ohristchurcsh Gireymouth .. Dunedin [nvereargill .. B. a. B. G. 283 169 133 82 54 58 28 42 43 57 36 35 67 56 39 33 125 71 81 20 36 38 38 15 62 37 54 27 49 38 28 29 202 143 75 I 88 49 40 22 18 240 161 124 85 58 63 32 26 136 91 69 53 108 95 55 60 a. 169 58 57 56 71 38 37 38 143 40 161 63 91 95 B. a. 133 82 28 42 36 35 39 33 81 20 38 15 54 27 28 29 75 88 22 I 18 124 85 32 26 69 53 55 60 B. 28 15 7 9 38 8 27 16 26 15 41 11 15 19 G. 21 20 12 15 20 7 8 15 16 7 33 6 32 27 B. 6 3 4 4 18 4 7 3 8 9 16 1 2 5 a. B. Q. 5 .. 4 1 .. 7 4 2 2 2 2 3 11 3 5 7 [ 4 2 n ' G. 5 4 7 Q 3 5 7 [ 3 ; 15 1 11 3 B. 1 4 2 11 4 2 2 5 3 B. a. 450 277 101 124 i 94 113 ! 121 108 273 117 86 65 154 81 96 85 313 254 97 74 426 302 102 96 222 187 1 190 187 B. &Q. 727 225 207 229 390 151 235 181 567 171 728 198 409 377 3 .. n I a 7 J 2 .. 6 12 3 15 5 8 1 . , 1 .. 11 3 3 2 Totals, 1923 1,512 1,117 814 613 1,117 814 613 668 532 275 239 110 79 34 94 18 22 2,725 2,070 4,795 Totals, 1922 1,213 929 668 532 929 227 193 92 13 2,218 1,761 3,979

Subjects o{ Examination. ■s ■ Subjects of Examination. "S "3 . S.s Si Electrical engineering— Grade I .. Grade II (continuous current) Grade II (alternate current) Final Klectrical installation work— Grade I Final Minor course in plumbing— Grade I .. Grade II Final Major course in plumbers' work —Grade I Mechanical engineering— Division I, Grade I .. Division I, Grade II .. Division I, Final Division II, Grade I .. Division II, Grade II .. 113 53 34 4 19 3 56 20 13 2 7 2 Motor-oar engineering— Grade I! .. Grade II Final Carpentry and joiner v — Grade I .. Grade II Final .. Cabinetmaking— Grade I Final Manual training, woodwork —Final Millinery Dressmaking Plain needlework Plain cookery 8 4 2 1 1 0 18 10 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 4 2 4 4 9 4 12 7 1 1 17 12 31 3 1 46 9 13 2 1 18 3 Totals, 1923 401 401 189 Totals, 1922 377 197 377