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Table H3.—Number of Adult Full-time Teachers employed in Departmental Schools, December, 1934, and December, 1935.

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 1935. The figures are exclusive of the secondary departments of district high schools.

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December, 1934. December, 1935. 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. i M. F. M. F. M. F. M. ! F. M. F. M. F. I |_ Public (primary) .. .. 1,640 810 8763,116 2,5163,9261,670 757 7722,8492,4423,606 Intermediate* .. .. 5 .. 66 65 71 65 5 .. 61 64 66 64 Secondary departments of f2 . . 126 98 128 98 |2 .. 129 100 131 100 district high schools Secondary .. .. 26 12 321 252 347 264 26 12 322 256 348 268 Combined .. .. 4 3 54 35 58 38 4 3 54 36 58 39 Technical .. .. 21 . . 229 147 250 147 21 .. 234 149 255 149 Native (primary) . . .. 107 31 7 79 114 110 108 30 8 78 116 108 Chatham Islands .. .. 4 1 . . 1 4 2 5.. 1 2 6 2 Correspondence — Primary .. . . 1 . . 5 18 6 18 1 . . 5 22 6 22 Post-primary .. 5 10 5 10 . . .. 6 11 6 11 Special . . .. . . 2 2 7 12 9 14 1 2 9 10 10 12 Total .. .. 1,812 8591,6963,8333,5084,6921,843 8041,6013,5773,4444,381 * Where the intermediate department is attached to a secondary, technical, or district high school only the teachers of Forms I and II are included here. f These are the head teachers of the Waihi and West Christchurch District High Schools to which are attached intermediate departments.

1934. 1935. M. F. M. P. Manual instructors .. .. .. 90 68 92 69 Student teachers in technical schools .. 7 . 3 8 4 Junior assistant teachers in Native schools . . 5 111 4 110

Education District. Enrolment. Adult Teachers. . . Auckland .. .. .. 62,774 759 1,904 Taranaki .. .. .. 10,980 173 367 Wanganui .. .. .. 14,724 213 479 Hawke'sBay .. .. .. 14,550 191 457 Wellington 25,871 237 756 Nelson .. .. ... 6,308 139 244 Canterbury .. .. .. 32,956 373 1,020 Otago .. .. .. .. 18,133 238 611 Southland .. .. .. 11,030 179 360 Totals.. .. .. 197,326 2,502 6,198