E.—la.

The following table exhibits some of these statistics, and it will be observed that the normal students are again the most successful class of candidates:—

The analysis of the results according to education districts is as follows: —

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Results of .xamination. Status before Examination. Number of Candidates. Pass forD. Pass forE. Pass forE, and Partial Pass for D. Partial Pass for D. Partial Pass for E. Total. 'assed before for E ... lot passed before— Teachers ... Pupil-teachers Normal students ... Retired ... Outside candidates... 172 70 246 57 36 52 42 4 25 19 13 1 14 62 1 5 4 4 5 2 1 32 1 10 23 3* 10 3 49 6 2 7 74 26 151 51 24 22 Totals 633 104 86 12 79 67 348 * Inoludei two for Oli ,ss G.

D Passes. B Passes. E Passes, with Partial Pass for D. Partial Pass for D. Partial Pass for E. I. Candidates for promotion from E to Dl, 72 :— Auckland .. .. .. .. 52 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 2 Wanganui.. .. .. .. ..22 Wellington .. .. .. ..23 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 7 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 2 Nelson .. .. .. .. 15 Grey .. .. .. .. .. 4 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 5 North Canterbury .. .. .. 12 South Canterbury .. .. .. .. 7 Otago .. ' .. .. .. .. 3 Southland .. .. .. ..18 13 1 6 3 2 2 4 2 10 5 4 1 6 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 4 *2 [I. Candidates that have not passed before, 460:— (a.) Teaohers—70,— Auokland .. .. .. .. 17 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 2 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 7 Wellington .. .. .. .. 8 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 4 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 2 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 8 Grey .. .. .. .. .. 4 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 2 North Canterbury .. .. .. .. 7 South Canterbury .. .. .. .. 3 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 1 Southland .. .. .. .. 5 (6.) Pupil-teachers—245,— Auckland .. .. .. .. 56 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 6 Wanganui .. .. .. 50 Wellington .. .. .. 40 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. ..19 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 4 Nelson .. .. .. .. 14 Grey .. .. .. .. .. 3 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 3 North Canterbury .. .. .. .. 9 South Canterbury .. .. .. .. 7 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 9 Southland .. .. .. ..25 (c.) Normal students —57, — North Canterbury .. .. .. 29 Otago .. .. .. .. 28 (d.) Candidates that have retired from the service, 36, — Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 1 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 2f Wellington .. .. .. .. 1 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 2 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 1 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 3 2 '2 2 2 3 4 3 6 i .2 1 1 2 i 17 2 16 2 8 1 5 2 i i 1 '2 i 2 1 1 2 i 2 12 14 4 3 1 4 1 1 2 4 1 2 i i i 2 1 4 3 i 3 1 2* i 6 i 9 10 1 2 5* 18f 6 1 i 1[C] i * Including one who gains also partial pass lor Class B. t Including one whose work counts for Class C.