E.—s.

Table J6.—Number of Students, according to Ages, admitted to Classes other than Classes at Technical High Schools during the Year ended 31st December, 1925.

Table J7.— Occupations of Students in Attendance at Technical Classes other than Classes at Technical High Schools during the Year ended 31st December, 1925.

Table JB. —Number of Pupils holding Government Free Places at Technical Classes other than Classes at Technical High Schools during the Year ended 3st December, 1925.

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Students admitted during 1925 who Education District. 13 U YeaL 13-15 Years ' 15-17 Year8 ' 0ver 17 Year8 ' Totals ' durfngwt? 00 ' (included in Foregoing Totals). M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Auckland .. 3 5 130 89 476 221 813 438 1,422 753 176 84 Taranaki ..4 3 59 83 72 94 93 42 228 222 50 66Wanganui .... 2 44 76 158 205 386 444 588 727 92 123 Hawke's Bay .... 1 26 13 75 32 134 98 235 144 37 16 Wellington .. 6 27 149 100 568 227 946 382 1,669 736 105 64 Nelson .. 9 10 44 75 84 78 137 159 274 322 41 34 Canterbury .. 101 128 346 380 660 429 957 814 2,064 1,751 289 249 Otago .. ..16 5 134 78 341 137 414 165 905 385 114 49 Southland .. 1 42 46 98 94 141 119 282 259 36 39 Totals for 1925 .. 140 181 974 940 2,532 1,517 4,021 2,661 7,667 5,299 940 724 Totals for 1924 .. 218 203 1,036 929 2,559 1,739 4,328 3,231 8,141 6,102 1,024 850

a B I § $ ; 1 Occupations. | a a - 0 § a g Totals. 1 s s? | I I i a S I s telfe2§ 2 o | ■« H W W P fc O ! O M Agricultural pursuits .. .. .. 13 5 26 2 19 17 112 7 3 204 Professional pursuits .. .. .. 178 12 66 36 175 38 254 55 44 858 Clerical pursuits .. .. .. 319 82 212 83 716 38 407 232 94 2,183 Domestic pursuits .. .. .. 230 14 256 52 214 227 366 118 119 1,596 Students .. .. .. .. 119 254 310 9 232 85 1,341 91 53 2,494 Employees in shops or warehouses .. 155 16 105 42 154 42 277 85 52 928 Dressmakers, milliners, &c. .. 36 16 2 16 3 43 5 4 125 Tailors and tailoresses .. .. .. 9 5 3 19 24 17 1 78 Engineers and mechanics .. .. 247 13 44 21 131 25 146 101 29 757 Electricians .. .. .. .. 79 5 64 14 145 13 58 36 14 428 Plumbers, metal-workers, &c. .. .. 238 3 52 49 194 32 160 91 28 847 Woodworkers .. .. .. .. 191 20 48 14 177 10 251 87 29 827 Painters and plasterers .. .. 34 2 18 5 39 2 28 21 6 155 Printers, &c. .. .. .. .. 12 1 7 5 14 1 59 22 4 125 Skilled labourers, &c. .. .. .. 7 14 1 9 6 1 14 52 Labourers .. .. ,. .. 7 .. 4 8 4 58 8 6 95 Seamen .. .. .. .. . • .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Engaged in other various trades and industries 135 2 27 15 68 38 108 123 4 520 Engaged in various public services .. 33. 3 31 16 48 15 100 25 17 288 Occupations not stated .. .. .. 133 18 13 6 27 6 17 165 20 405 Totals for 1925 .. .. 2,175 450 1,315 379 2,405 596 3,815 1,290 541 12,966 Totals for 1924 .. .. 2,652 391 1,454 374 2,205 685 4,314 1,572 596 14,243

Education District. Jr. 1st. Jr. 2nd and 3rd. Sr. 1st. Sr. 2nd. Sr. 3rd and 4th. Totals. i.' 1 ,* 11 , 1 ' Totals. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Auckland .. .. 197 97 122 49 107 52 105 20 48 11 579 229 808 Taranaki .. 50 67 32 30 15 22 10 4 4 5 111 128 239 Wanganui .. .. 90 130 62 75 50 86 41 35 19 27 262 353 615 Hawke's Bay 39 16 23 8 16 11 11 5 6 2 95 42 137 Wellington .. ..163 76 133 79 149 70 142 53 98 22 685 300 985 Nelson .. .. 40 43 36 33 17 18 13 18 9 15 115 127 242 Canterbury .. .. 301 227 231 120 181 124 97 67 61 45 871 583 1,454 Otago .. 137 51 104 37 90 26 63 25 28 8 422 147 569 Southland .. .. 39 49 49 27 33 38 19 26 24 24 164 164 328 Totals for 1925 .. 1,056 756 792 458 658 447 501 253 297 159 3,304 2,073 5,377 Totals for 1924 .. 1,095 822 797 525 638 411 425 259 223 148 3,178 2,165 5,343