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Table H3.—Number of Adult Full-time Teachers employed in Departmental Schools, December, 1933, and December, 1934.

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

9. NUMBER OF PUPILS AND ADULT TEACHERS IN THE PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLS AND DEPARTMENTS IN THE DIFFERENT EDUCATION DISTRICTS. The following table gives the number of children attending public primary schools and intermediate schools and departments in the different education districts and the number of adult teachers in these schools at the end of 1934. The figures are exclusive of the secondary departments of district high schools.

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December, 1933. December, 1934. 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. F. M. P. M. ' P. M. J P. M. P. Public (primary) .. .. 1,594 844 7692,8652,3633,7091,640 810 8763,1162,5163,926 Intermediate* .. .. 3 69 62 72 62 5 ... 66 65 71 65 Secondary departments of |2 118 89 120 89 |2 . . 126 98 128 98 district high, schools Secondary .. .. 26 12 310 249 336 261 26 12 321 252 347 264 Combined .. .. 4 3 55 34 59 37 4 3 54 35 58 38 Technical .. . . 21 . . 225 141 246 141 21 .. 229 147 250 147 Native (primary) .. 102 35 8 78 110 113 107 31 7 79 114 110 Chatham Islands .. .. 4 .. 3 4 3 4 1 1 4 2 Correspondence — Primary .. .. 1 .. 5 17 6 17 1 ... 5 18 6 18 Post-primary . . 4 7 4 7 .. 5 10 5 10 Special .. .. .. 2 2 7 11 9 13 2 2 7 12 9 14 Totals .. .. 1,759 8961,5703,5563,329 4,4521,812 8591,6963,8333,5084,692 * Where the intermediate department is attached to a secondary, technical, or district high school only the teachers of Porms I and II are included here. t These are the head teachers of the Waihi and West Christchurch District High Schools to which are attached intermediate departments.

1933. 1934. M. F. M. F. Manual instructors .. .. .. 90 67 90 68 Student teachers in technical schools .. 8 4 7 3 Junior' assistant teachers in Native schools .. 5 104 5 111 ' I ! — j -i- - ;

Education District. Enrolment. Departments Adult Teachers. Auckland .. .. .. 63,005 764 2,015 Taianaki .. .. .» 11,288 179 395 Wanganui .. .. .. 14,903 220 509 Hawke'sBay .. ... ... 14,694 196 . 478 Wellington .. ... .... 26,371 248 792 Nelson .. .. ... ..... .6,299 138 ......... 251 Canterbury .. .. .. 33,589 380 1,109 Otago - .. 18,560 . 244 - - 674 Southland .. .. .. 11,036 179 387 Totals .. .. 199,745 2,548 6,610