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Staffing.—On the 30th June, 1928, there were 305 full-time assistant teachers on the staffs of technical schools, besides a large number of part-time teachers. There were also twenty-one full-time student teachers, ten being males and eleven females. The following table shows the classification of the 305 full-time assistant teachers, Class VII being the highest:—

It will be seen from the above table that the main increase has been in the number of Division I teachers (graduates). The average rates of salary on the 30th June, 1928, were as follows : Principals (male), £649 (excluding house allowance). Assistants—Men, £401 ; women, £261 ; both, £345. All teachers (principals and assistants) —Men, £427 ; women, £261 ; both, £365. With the inclusion of manual-training teachers employed by Education Boards the average rates of salary for all teachers (including Principals of technical schools) graded under the Regulations for Manual and Technical Instruction were as follows : Men, £408 ; women, £249 ; both, £346. Evening Technical Classes and Part-time Day Classes. Classes were held at thirty-eight centres, as compared with forty-one in the previous year. The number of individual students was as follows : — In classes conducted by Technical School Boards .. .. .. 8,787 In classes conducted by Secondary Education Boards . . . . . . 193 In classes conducted by Education Boards .. . . . . .. 450 In classes conducted by High School Boards .. .. .. .. 1,134 In classes conducted by University College Boards .. .. .. 399 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,963 Note.—Oamaru transferred from a Technical School Board to a High School Board. Of these students 5,286 held Government free places, classified as follows : —

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Division I. Division II. Class. ; : j Totals. Men. Women. Men. Women. VII 1 .. 4 5 VI ...... 7 7 6 7 27 V .. .. ..22 6 15 23 66 IV ...... | 27 8 10 17 62 III ...... 27 13 20 2 62 II .. .. .. j 17 7 9 10 43 I .. .. .. .. 19 15 4 | 2 40 Totals, 1928 .. .. ! 119 57 64 65 305 Totals, 1927 .. .. Ill 53 66 65 295

Males. Females. Totals. ___________ _____ _ _ First year .. .. .. 815 474 1,289 Second year .. .. .. 744 376 1,120 Third year .. .. .. 766 453 1,219 Fourth year .. .. .. 608 379 987 Fifth year and over .. . . 451 220 671 3,384 1,902 j 5,286