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The number of teachers and pupil-teachers was increased by 113 during the year, and the number of pupils to one teacher has been reduced from 311 to 30 - 5. The number of women teachers increased both actually and relatively.

TABLE X.—School Staff, December, 1897.

The total amount distributed in salaries to teachers, pupil-teachers, and sewing-mistresses in the last quarter of the year was .£359,412, which sum divided by 3,810 gives an average salary of j£94 6s. Bd., or about £1 less than the similar average of last year.

TABLE L.—Salaries of Teachers, December, 1897.

The number of teachers holding rank which properly requires a certificate (that is, all excepting pupil-teachers and sewing-mistresses) was 2,549 at the end of the year, and of these 2,244 actually held certificates; and 22 others had completed the examination for certificates, but had not fulfilled a sufficient term of service, or had not had marks awarded to them by inspectors. The remainder is made up as follows: —92 in whose favour "partial pass" was recorded, 45 who had failed at examination, and 146 who had never been examined by the department. Of these uncertificated teachers 14 held a license to teach,

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Education Districts. Principal. Head of School. Head of Department. Sole Teachers. Assistant Teachers. Pupil- j teachers. Total. if |i §>- a ! sew 1 I a i M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. All. Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay Maryborough Nelson Grey Westland North Canterbury South Canterbury Ofcago Southland 'i 2 i 133 21 •54 51 28 8 t32 9 9 75 30 94 32 9 3 7 11 8 3 10 3 2 4 2 1 i 2 'i 98| 14 41 ! 18j 8; 12 15 2 *4 46 9 48 56 98 21 25 i 51 ! 22 38 59 14 18 46 20 78 33 38 5 12 30 13 2 8 3 3 II 57 12 153 12 26 59 31 12 25 12 11 133 32 156 17 51 I 5 i 32 20 14 1 9 3 2 *38 13 28 10 212 24 75 151 72 11 40 14 12 98 21 70 50 320 46 *139 119 66 23 t64 18 . *18 *222 67 227 127 472 61 133 272 135 64 134 44 43 313 79 304 118 7921 107 *272 391 201 87 fl98 62 *61 *535 146 531 245 22,613 3,018 8,352 11,647 6,396 1,823 4,800 1,423 1,263 17,588 4,548 19,128 7,924 28-6 28-2 30-7 29-8 31-8 21'0 24-2 23-0 20-7 32-9 31'2 36-0 32-3 64 26 9 'a 2 27 4 i 32 4 1 86 14 29 17 i 17 Totals for 1897 Totals for 1896 52 50 576 552 63 63 2 3 57 55 371 383 523 J484 229 217 679 665 226 219 850 824 1,456 1,424 2,172 2,091 3,628 3,515 110,523 109,253 30-5 31-1 183 191 Difference 2 24 2 I 39 12 14 7 .. -1 -12: 26 3a 81 113 1,270 -0-6 -8 *Incl ludes one r acan< >yI Inclu< Lea one hei .dmai iter m leav< without pa;

Under £100. lucation lisi irioi ;s. Pupil- Other teachers. Teachers. £100 and under £200. £200 and under £300. £300 and under £400. £400 and upwards (Maximum, £496). Number of Teachers. Total of Bates of Salary, December, 1897. Sewingmistresses. Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson Grey Wostland North Canterbury .. South Canterbury .. Otago Southland 64 26 9 "a 2 263 29 107 171 86 12 49 17 14 136* 34 98 60 223 33 40 ■ 93 30 54 84 25 33* 156 36 146 27 254 42 100 77 64 17 57 17 12 201 65 213 145 37 3 23* 41 16 4 6 3 1 28 8 56 12 18 2 9 4 1 2 1 856 133 272* 400 201 89 199 62 62* 571* 160 560 245 £ s. d. 72,159 0 0 9,943 1 0 28,227 17 0 36,147 15 0 20,212 1 0 5,843 18 2 15,625 0 0 5,080 0 0 4,612 2 4 55,603 13 0 15,194 2 0 64,026 2 7 26,737 5 0 1 36 14 29 1 13 3 15 1 1 3 Totals for 1897 183 1,076 930 1,264 238 62 7 3,810 359,411 17 1 Totals for 1896 2,239 2,153 1,243 243 61 6 3,706 353,408 19 3 Difference .. 86 21 -5 104 6,002 17 10 * Includes one 'acancy.