E.—lc.

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

Summary of Statement of Classes held for Manual and Technical Instruction.

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Subject. Number of Number of Meetings Hours Total Hours, per week. per Meeting. Number of Students. Average To ™ Attendance. Couutrj , Technical Classes Assoi ciation, Waiw 'era South, fo ir term ending <7 6th September, 1897. months.) 12 10-3 Country. 16 14-0 18 150 46 39-3 (The prin cipal classes t are held for a term of four ] Painting Book-keeping General English Arithmetic and Mathematics 1 ] 1 2 35 20 3 2 20 Totals 75 Technical Classes A issociation, h ,sses meet for nvercargill, fo two terms of w term endim g-10th July, 1897. (Gla ten weeks eac lh.) Woodwork (three classes) Mechanical drawing Dressmaking Book-keeping 8 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 60 20 20 20 44 31-5 Town. 18 14-7 14 12-4 11 9-5 Totals 120 S7 68-1 Technical Classes Associatio on, Tuanaroa, , Preservation Inlet, for U 125 >,rm ending 3rd July, 1897. I 12 I 45 I Country. Mathematics and mining .. .. | I 5 I 2J

Name of Board, Association, or Teacher. Number of Classes. Total Number of Hours Instruction in the Term. Attendance of Students. Roll Number. Average Attendance. Capitatiou received from the Government for the Term. Technical School Association, Auckland Robinson, W. I., Auckland Education Board (Devonport School), Auckland .. „ (Remuera School), Auckland .. Gisborne Technical Instruction Society Hardie and Manning, Misses, Napier Hastings Education Board (Technical School), Wanganui .. (Palmerston Art Class), Wanganui (Mauriceville W. School), Wel'ton (Cross Creek School), Wellington (Technical School), Wellington Technical School Association, Westport.. Education Board (Greymouth DistrictHigh School), Grey Canterbury College (School of Art), Christchurch.. Education Board (Normal School), Christchurch.. Young Men's Christian Association. Christchurch.. School of Domestic Instruction, Christchurch Boys' Gordon Hall, Christchurch Bickerton, C. E., Christchurch .. Carr, Miss A. M., Christchurch.. Gilby, C. H., Christchurch Telford, J. M., Christchurch Technical Classes Association, Ashburton Education Board (School of Art), Dunedin Technical Classes Association, Dunedin .. „ Kaitangata Education Board (Tokomairiro District High School), Dunedin Education Board (Balclutha District High School), Dunedin Technical Classes Association, Balclutha „ Warepa Waiwera South .. „ Invercargill Tuanaroa 13 6 1 1 2 3 3 20 6 1 1 28 2 1 350 176 48 36 42 182 85 921 108 20 16 795 50 37 118 85 19 8 19 16 23 101 74 20 11 598 9 27 87-7 60-2 11-4 6-0 18-7 9-9 18-5 88-4 56-3 16-9 10-8 488-6 6-4 20-8 £ s. d. 14 10 3 11 4 6 2 16 10 12 6 5 0 1 4 10 2 5 6 18 2 10 5 11 7 3 3 4 2 0 6 85 15 8 1 6 1 3 17 10 47 10 2 11 1 3 10 2 1 2 20 18 6 2 1,229 209 70 220 12 70 1,225 332 64 40 943 376 110 34 531 203 49 135 16 79 84 29 11 63 422 429 50 40 417-2 1710 17-4 102-7 11-7 49-8 840 17-8 6-8 51-9 3170 369-9 39-8 34-3 51 18 1 21 7 6 3 16 9 12 16 9 0 14 7 6 9 6 48 17 6 21. 15 0 2 11 3 10 8 3 58 10 0 47 18 7 8 16 9 5 6 2 1 24 22 20-0 3 15 0 6 3 3 6 1 105 101 75 120 125 78 40 46 87 12 65-5 32-0 39-3 68-1 4-5 9 18 3 7 18 5 8 16 4 8 10 3 5 5 4 Totals 249 8,350 •3,560 •2,821-3 £500 8 9 * Notb.—These numbers must not be taken to represent separate individuals : many students enter for two or more classes.