E— 1.

The following table indicates the number of women for each 100 men teachers :—

Table H2.-Ratio of Men to Women Teachers in Primary Schools and Forms I and II of Junior High Schools and Departments.

Since 1918, when the absence of men teachers on active service was still felt, there has been on the whole a steady drop in the proportion of women teachers in all classes of schools. In the case of training-college students the proportion of men students has again increased over that of the previous year. The most notable increase in the proportions in favour of men is recorded, however, in the group of schools requiring a sole teacher.

Table H3.—Number of Adult Full-time Teachers employed in Departmental Schools December, 1931, and December, 1932.

In addition to the above the following numbers of teachers were also employed : —

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1918. 1922. 1927. 1928. I 1929. j 1930. 1931. 1932. I L Adult teachers — All schools .. .. ..253 197 187 183 184 177 172 165 Schools with roll 1-20 .. 523 299 202 185 162 157 156 120 Schools with roll over 20 . . 227 182 185 182 188 181 175 174 Pupil-teachers .. .. .. 425 223 ****** Probationers 688 349 236 303 265 224 177 f Training-college students .. 488 256 213 227 242 282 226 201 * The position of " pupil-teacher " has now been abolished. fNo probationers were appointed in 1932.

December, 1931. December, 1932. Principals Principals and Sole Assistant Total Adult and Sole Assistant Total Adult Type of School. and Head Teachers. Teachers. and Head Teachers. Teachers. Teachers. Teachers. M. P. M. P. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. - | . Public (primary) .. 1,497] 970 7582,9662,2553,9361,561 891 7953,0452,3563,936 Junior high* .. .. 2 .. 49 34 51 34 1 .. 54 36 55 36 Secondary departments of .. •• 124 91 124 91 fl .. 118 96 119 96 district high schools and Form III, junior high schools Secondary .. 28 14 340 273 368 287 26 12 310 253 336 265 Combined .. 1 1 12 10 13 11 4 3 56 35 60 38 Technical . 22 .. 216 138 238 138 21 .. 219 145 240 145 Native (primary) . . . . 95; 44 10 73 105 117 93 42 9 74 102 116 Chatham Island .. .. 4j .. 2 4 2 4 1 2 4 3 Correspondence— Primary .. .. li .. 1 13 2 13 1 .. 4 17 5 17 Post-primary .. .. .J.. 6 4 6 4.... 5 6 5 6 Special 2-2 7 13 9 15 2 2 8 12 10 14 Total .. .. l,652'l,0311,5233,6173,1754,6481,714 9511,5783,7213,2924,672 * Where the junior high school is attached to a secondary, technical, or district high school only the teachers of Forms I and II are included here. f This is the head teacher of the Waihi District High School, to which is attached a junior-high-school department.

1931. 1932. M. F. M. F. Manual instructors .. .. ■ • 93 69 88 67 Student teachers in technical schools 11 6 6 2 Junior assistant teachers in Native schools 6 95 6 103