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Table M 3. —Average Salaries (including House Allowances, Value of Residences, and all other Allowances) oe Adult Teachers in Native Schools as at 31st December. 1933. 1934. 1. Teachers in all schools — £ £ (а) Men and women .. .. .. .. .. 221 229 (б) Men 249 263 (c) Women .. .. .. .. .. .. 191 193 2. Head teachers — (a) Men .. .. .. .. .. .. 226 277 (b) Women .. .. .. .. .. .. 233 268 3. Sole teachers — (а) Men .. .. .. .. • • • ■ 190 189 (б) Women .. .. .. .. .. .. 195 201 4. Assistants — (a) Men .. .. .. .. .. .. 141 161* (b) Women .. .. .. .. . . . . 171 180 * The increase here is on account of payment of lodging-allowance to two teachers. No teacher received lodgingallowance in 1933. 13. PUPILS LEAVING PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS. In 1934 22,665 pupils (11,834 boys and 10,831 girls) left public primary schools. Of these, 17,980 (79 per cent.) had passed Form 11. In the last five years the numbers leaving have been as follow :—

14. PUPILS COMMENCING POST - PRIMARY COURSE IN STATE SCHOOLS. In 1934 12,686 pupils (6,735 boys and 5,951 girls) commenced post-primary education in State post-primary schools. In the last five years the numbers commencing post-primary education in these schools have been as follow : —

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■ I I I Total Number Number who i Percentage who ar " I leaving. passed Form II. j passed Form II. 1930 .. .. •• ... 21,715 17,264 80 1931 .. .. •• 20,268 15,709 78 1932 .. .. • • •• 21,466 • 16,930 79 1933 .. .. •• 21,935 17,434 79 1934 .. .. •• •• 22,665 17,980 79

Total Number Number of these Percentage coming Year. commencing coming from Public from Public Post-primary Course. Primary Schools. Primary Schools. 1930 .. .. .. .. 13,012 12,506 96 1931 .. .. .. 12,585 12,055 96 1932 .. .. 11,579 11,019 95 1933 .. .. •• •• 12,214 11,637 95 1934 .. •• •• 12,686 12,143 96