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Statement respecting Classes held under the provisions of "The Manual and Technical Elementary Instruction Act, 1895," during one term of the year 1897— continued.

Subject. Number of Meetings per Week. Number of Hours per Meeting. Total Hours. Number of Students. Average Attendance. Town or Country. Education Board, Wanganui: Palmerston North Art Classes, for term ending 8th May, 1897. (Classes meet for four terms of ten weeks each.) si.- Palmersto, isses meet for n North Art four terms of Classes, for term ending 8\ ten weeks each.) th May, 1897 Freehand from flat examples .. 1 2 24 16 11-6 I Town. Scale drawing ...... 1 1 12 10 7-7 Practical plane geometry .... 1 2 24 10 7'5 „ Blackboard freehand .... 1 1 12 10 6-9 Model drawing ...... 1 2 24 17 13-9 Solid geometry ...... 1 1 12 11 8-7 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 24 16 12 10 24 10 12 10 24 17 12 11 108 74 11-6 7-7 7-5 6-9 13-9 8-7 Town. 6 .. 108 74 56-3 6 56-3 Education Board, Wellington : Cross Creek School, for term ending 31st March, 1897. (Class meets four terms in a year.) Woodwork and ironwork .. .. | 2 | 1 16 11 | 10-8 | Country. Education Board, Wellington: Mauriceville West School, for term ending 30th June, 1897. (The class met for four terms in a year.) Woodwork .. .. .. j 2 I 1 | 20 | 20 | 16-9 | Country. Education Board, Wellington: Technical School, for term ending 7th July, 1897. (Classes are held for four terms, of ten weeks each, during the year.)] Drawing (primary schools) .... 1 2 20 57 53-5 Town. „ (teachers and pupil teachers) 1 2 16 89 76'6 „ (evening—two classes) .. 3 2 60 75 58-9 „ Geometry and perspective .... 1 2 18 23 20-0 Design ...... .. .. 1 1 10 27 20-9 Advancod geometrical drawing .. 1 2 20 7 7-0 Architectural drawing (two classes) .. 3 2 60 28 25'2 Mechanical drawing (two classes) .. 3 2 60 40 28-7 „ Drawing from life .... 2 2 36 6 4-4 Anatomy ...... 1 1 10 17 13'7 Painting (two classes) .... 3 3 90 14 13-2 Monochrome (two classes) .... 3 2J 75 69 61-3 „ Woodwork ...... 2 1 20 7 6-3 Wood-carving (three classes) .. 5 2 100 32 24-3 „ Theory of plumbing .... 1 i 20 16 10-5 Practical plumbing (two classes) .. 3 2 60 27 22'0 „ Carpentry (two classes) .... 3 2 60 24 14-8 Mathematics ...... 1 2 40 34 22-0 Shorthand ...... 1 2 20 6 5-3 Totals .. .. 39 .. 795 598 488'6 795 598 488-6 Technical School Association, Westport, for term ending 30th June, 1897. Vestport, for term ending :ee terms of three months 30th June, 2i 197. (Classes meet for three terms of three months each.) Mechanical drawing and machine- 2 2 40 5 2-5 Country. construction — Freehand drawing...... 1 1 10 4 3-9 „ Totals .... 3 .. 50 9 6-4 2 40 each.) 5 2-5 Country. 1 10 4 3-9 » 50 6-4 Education Board, Grey: Greymouth District High School, for term ending 30th September, 1897. (Class meets for four terms in a year.) Woodwork .. .. .. | 2 | 1J | 37 | 27 | 20-8 | Country. Education Board, North Canterbury: Normal School, Christehurch, for term ending 30th June, 1897. (Classes meet for three terms of thirteen weeks each.) Woodwork (ten classes) .. .. | 15 | 1 and 2 | 209 | 203 | 171'0 | Town. Young Men's Christian Association, Christehurch, for term ending 30th June, 1897. (Classes meet for two terms, of three months each, in a year.) Book-keeping ...... 1 1 10 11 8-6 Town. Shorthand ...... 3 2 60 38 8'8 Totals .... 4 .'. 70 49 17-4 School of Domestic Instruction, Christehurch, for term ending H8th June, 1897. for term ending '48th June, , 1897. (Classes meet for three terms of thirteen weeks each.) Cooking (seven classes) .... 7 2 140 91 698 Town. Dressmaking (four classes) .... 4 2 80 44 32-9 , Totals- .. """'■• .. 11 .. 220 135 102-7 uirteen weeks each.) 140 91 80 44 220 135 69-8 32-9 Town. ■ 102-7