E.—l.

12. SALARIES OF TEACHERS. The average salaries (including house allowances, value of residences, and all other allowances) of adult teachers in primary schools in 1914 and for the last five years are shown in the following table : — Under the provisions of the Finance Act, 1931, the salaries of all teachers, in common with those of all public servants, were reduced by 10 per cent, as from the Ist April, 1931. Salaries were further reduced under the provisions of the National Expenditure Adjustment Act, 1932, as from the Ist April, 1932. The reductions made were 5 per cent, on salaries not exceeding £225 per annum, 10 per cent, between that figure and not exceeding £720, and 12| per cent, on those exceeding that figure. The reductions noted in average salaries therefore in the years 1931 and 1932 are as a result of the operation of the afore-mentioned provisions. Table M I.—Average Salaries of Primary-school Teachers (exclusive of Teachers in Junior High Schools* and Departments and Secondary Departments op District High Schools) as in December. 1914. 1928. 1929. 1930. 1931. 1932. (1) Teachers m all schools — £ £ £ £ £ £ (a) Men and women .. . . 163 280 281 281 255 228 (b) Men .. .. .. .. 224 354 356 351 320 283 (c) Women .. .. .. 128 240 240 242 218 195 (2) Teachers in schools with average attendance over eight— (а) Men and women .. .. .. 287 287 288 261 232 (б) Men .. .. .. .. .. 358 359 354 323 286 (c) Women .. .. .. .. 247 246 249 224 200 (3) Teachers in schools with average attendance over twenty — (а) Men and women . . . . 291 290 291 265 236 (б) Men .. .. .. .. . . 370 376 370 338 301 (c) Women .. 246 245 248 223 199 (4) Head teachers— (a) Men .. .. .. .. 443 441 400 357 (b) Women .. .. .. . 374 368 381 345 309 (5) All sole teachers— (а) Men .. .. .. .. 276 279 282 251 222 (б) Women .. .. .. .. 241 242 243 220 199 (6) Assistants— (а) Men .. .. .. .. ~ 309 313 304 283 249 (б) Women .. .. .. .. 233 232 233 210 188

* Prior to 1931 those junior-high-school teachers in the service of an Education Board were included. In 1931 and 1932 all teachers in junior high schools and departments are excluded.

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