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primary schools receiving instruction in elementary agriculture and elementary science in each district was as follows, the figures for the previous year being shown in brackets : tiol 9 nQ9?9 ' T^ ar ! n f I l ' 165 , (162 ] ; Wanganui, 185 ( 189 J 168 ( 168 > ; Wellington, 215 (204) ; Nelson, 104 (120); Canterbury, 373 (395) ; Otago, 212 (208); Southland, 146 (147) • total, 2,092 (2,076). The total number of pupils involved was 55,016 (53,759). ' v '

SECTION D.—MANUAL INSTRUCTION— continued. Table J13.-Some Particulars relating to Pupils attending Special Manual-training Centres during the Year ended 31st December, 1930.

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Number of Pupils attending from Number ~ ~ ~ Total Number of Pupils Total Number of Classes ,, of Primarv SphnniR Secondary Departments of Forms I, II, and III of 0 „ , Q . , in Attendance. in Weekly Attendance. Education District. Manual- Primary bchools. District High Schools. Junior High Schools. , Secondary Schools. Private Schools training Centres. ;— — . Wood- Metal- Domestic Wood- Metal- Domestic Wood- i Metal- Domestic Wood- Metal- Domestic Wood- Metal- Domestic Wood- Metal- Domestic Wood- Metal- Domestic work. work. Subjects, work. work. Subjects. work, j work. Subjects, work. work. Subjects. work. work. Subjects, work. work. Subjects? work. work. Subjects? TTTflnallf " ?n 4 'o7fi 123 4 'o<-0 5 \l " 774 247 820 167 36 321 506 •• 559 6 > 658 406 6 > 629 402 34 437 faranaki .. 10 976 .. 862 55 41 .. .. .. 311 74 30 142 130 1,484 74 1 063 76 3 57 Wanganui .. 10 1,068 .. 967 99 121 46 46 .. 101 94 1 314 46 1 182 72 9 7n Hawke'sBay* .. 8 1,051 .. 983 58 .. 62 149 20 io2 138 " 142 1 396 20 }'289 ?t \ 6^ Ne e iion gt ° n " *5 2 '«? '30 2 'wi "5 366 306 366 238 139 202 170 " 60 3 > 311 445 3,'l99 118 18 129 iNelsoii .. .. 7 57 6 30 593 59 5 85 .. .. .. .. .. .. 69 qa 7m qk 740 ko o Canterbury .. 25 3,593 .. 3,423 259 .. 266 171 166 .. 547 .. 549 4,570 166 4,238 156 6 174 Southland* " I 'm! " 16 ° 16 ° 150 232 232 190 140 " 181 2 ' 523 392 2 ' 314 102 14 108 Southland .. 1,070 .. 929 64 .. 67 .. .. .. .. .. .. 110 .. 120 1,244 .. 1,116 62 .. 62 Totals .. 136 17,222 153 16,198 1,442 5 j 1,494 1,300 713 1,336 1,314 713 845 1,923 .. 1,899 23,201 1,584 21,772 1,115 82 1,159 Totals for 1929 131 17,303 94 16,508 1,311 j .. 1,411 1,192 565 1,330 898 396 922 1,663 34 1,866 22,367 1,089 22,037 1,110 69 1,173 ♦ 1929 figures used, as 1930 figures not available.