E.—l

VII

The number of teachers rose during the year from 3,145 to 3,219 The number of men is only slightly increased, the largest addition being to the ranks of the female pupil-teachers. The increase in the number of teachers has been greater than the increase in the number of pupils, the mean number of pupils for one teacher being now 31 "4.

TABLE K.—School Staff, December, 1891.

* Includes one vacancy. The salaries, at the rates in force at the end of the year, amounted to .£302,990 2s. Bd., which, divided among 3,219 teachers, gives £94 2s. 6d., less by 7s. lid. than the quotient for the preceding year, which, in its turn, was less by i; 2 os. 6d. than the corresponding quotient for the year before.

TABLE L.—Salaries of Teachers, December, 1891.

At the end of 1891 the list of 2,074 teachers above the rank of pupilteacher included the names of 1,777 persons who had acquired the examination qualification necessary for a certificate, and of 297 who had not acquired that qualification. The particulars for the several districts are given in Table M.

Education Districts. Principal. Head of School. H< 1 < Dej mi lad if >artint. Sole Teachers. Assistant Teachers. Puriilteachers. I M. F. I ft Total. I o i'S| eg a J^ M. F J All. I !<§> <o a ■So i! © I 1 ia a I 00 M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. P. I M. luckland 'aranaki Vanganui Vellington lawke's Bay larlborough Jelson Jrey Vestland Torth Canterbury South Canterbury )tago Southland I 1 . 2 1 101 16* 34 40 24 7 27 6 8 77 23 81* 26 10 1 3 9 3 18 2 1 7 2 2 1 1 1 75 14 43 Hi 9 19 13 7 8 39 L6 64 47 80 13 11 18 10 16 39 6 I 11 23 14 51 26 26 132 4 5 10 21 23 ! 49* 10 j 25 1 11 7 ' 23 1 ! 10 4 l 9 35 122 10 20* 53 134 8 17 43 3 21 17 11 I 3 8 6 7 59 12 44 t 9 152 23 48 106 62 7 35 14 16 137 30 I 75 j 39 245i 38j 108 96 56 31 56 22| 27j 235 ! 65 242! 102! 374 43 83 182 102 35 111 ! 33 i 37! 318 70 260 <J4 619 8l' 191 278 158 66 167 55 64 553J 1351 502! 196 18,680| 2,233 5,894 8,773 4,864 1,660 4,572 1,356 1 365 17,076 4,045l 18 706 ; 7,041 ! 96,264 96,670 ! ! 30-2 27-5 31-0 31-6 30-8 25-1 27'4 24-7 21-3 30-9 30-2 37-3 35-9 48 24 10 1 24 4 1 29 4 4: .1; 1! 12 12 Totals for 1891 Totals for 1890 46 ! 45 1 470 453 51 47 2 1 51 50 370 375 318 281 192 578 190 601 2 1-23 ! 243 237 1 744 698 1323! 1301; 1742 11677 1 13065' 2978 : 31-4 ; 32-8 15. 16! Difference 17 4 1 1 -5 ! 37 I 6 46 22 65 87 1 -406 I | -1-4

Education Districts. l Sewing- Pupil- Other mistresses, teachers. Teachers. Under £100. £100 and under £200. £200 and £300 and 7m Tdoo r oBSKSk Number of Teachers. Total of Kates of Salary, December, 1891. Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson Grey Westland North Canterbury South Canterbury Otago Southland 48 24 10 2 195 26 69 123 73 10 43 20 23 196 42 119 48 194 33 31 55* 16 37 59 19 24 127 27* 102 14 187 21* 72 65 51 16 57 13 15 181 60 203 123 31 1 18 27 14 2 7 3 1 37 3 61 10 10 1 8 3 1 1 2 667 105 191 288 158 68 167 55 65 595 150 514 196 £ s. d. 55,848 0 0 6,576 17 0 19,880 7 0 25,601 0 0 15,697 14 1 4,844 12 0 14,711 0 0 4,470 10 0 4,691 15 10 54,212 10 0 13,465 10 0 61,097 17 9 21 892 9 0 1 42 15 12 1 11 3 16* 1 1 1 Totals for 1891 154 987 738 1,064 215 56 5 3 219 302,990 2 8 Totals for 1890 1 879 1,817 1 044 221 57 6 3,145 297,265 16 9 Difference 62 20 -6 -1 -1 74 5,724 5 11 • Includes one vacanc;