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Table U. —Kindergarten Schools, 1940.

Table VI. —Cost of Conveyance of Pupils to Schools and to Manual Classes by Rail, Motor-vehicle, etc.

Table V 2. —Cost of Board of Pupils attending Schools. 1940-41. 1939-40. £ £ Public primary .. .. .. .. .. 7,983 7,878 Secondary departments of district high .. .. 4,069 3,945 Secondary .. .. .. .. .. 19,397 20,591 Combined .. .. .. .. .. 6,191 6,318 Technical.. .. .. .. .. 7,524 9,150 Native .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,671 1,774 Totals ~ .... .. £46,835 £49,656

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Number Pupils on Average Average Association. of Roll at Attend- Weekly Schools. December. ance. Roll. Auckland .. .. 11 507 374 493 Hastings .. .. 1 56 40 46 Hutt Valley.. .. 1 52 38 49 Wellington .. .. 7 302 236 288 Hokitika ., .. 1 19 13 18 Christchurch .. 8 413 300 398 Dunedin .. .. 6 306 243 307 Invercargill .. 4 155 100 138 Total .. .. 39 1,810 1,344 1,737

1940-41. 1939-40. Type of Sohool. Rail. Other. Total. Rail. Other. Total. Public primary .. .. .. .. 2,819 207,362*210,181f 1,910 187,401*189,311t Private primary .. .. .. 4,333 .. 4,333 2,364 .. 2,364 Manual classes in connection with public 5,814- 8,502 14,316 4,470 6,646 11,116 primary Manual classes in connection with private 51 .. 51 141 .. 141 primary Secondary departments of district high .. 1,243 9,268 10,511 811 8,941 9,752 Secondary .. .. .. .. 7,4-23 8,812 16,235 5,301 7,807 13,108 Combined .. .. .. .. 1,723 2,923 4>646 1,744 1,696 3,440 Technical .. .. .. .. 7,712 7,795 15,507 6,324 7,629 13,953 Private secondary .. .. .. 2,355 .. 2,355 1,424 .. 1,424 Native .. .. .. .. 43 15,240 15,283 47 13,238 13,285 Totals .. .. .. 33,516 259,902 293,418 24,536 233,358 257,894 * This sum includes £430 for 1939-40 and £368 for 1940-41, the cost of conveyance of children to intermediate departments of secondary schools. j- This sum includes the cost of conveyance of children to consolidated schools and intermediate schools.