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Out of the total number (2,957) of adult teachers, 1,272 were men and 1,685 were women; in other words, for every 100 men engaged in teaching in the public schools there were, at the end of 1902, 132 women so engaged. Comparison with the principal Australian States and with England shows that for every 100 adult male teachers the number of adult female teachers was in New South Wales, 66 ; in Victoria, 87 ; in Queensland, 108 ; in South Australia, 186 ; and in England, 293. In the United States of America the proportion in 1901 was 247 women for every 100 men. In New Zealand, in 1892, the proportion of female teachers to male teachers was 94 of the former to 100 of the latter; so that the proportion of female teachers to male teachers has increased from 94 per cent, to 132 per cent, of the male teachers. In the same time the proportion of female teachers to male teachers in England has increased from 223 per cent, to 293 per cent. The proportion of male pupil-teachers to female pupil-teachers is given by the ratio 1 to 4-22; in 1892, the ratio was 1 to 3 - 05. It is thus seen that the substitution of women for men as teachers in primary schools is a process that has been going on for some time in various countries, although it has not yet reached in New Zealand the stage that it has reached in England and America, or even in South Australia. The operation of the Public-school Teachers' Salaries Act appears to have strengthened the staffing of the schools in one important respect—namely, by reducing the proportion of pupil-teachers to adult teachers from one pupil-teacher to 2 - 79 adults in 1901 to Ito 3 - 98 in 1902; the improvement will be still more marked when the full effect of the Act is felt. Even as it is, the proportion of apprentices to adults is lower than in any of the Australian States except Tasmania, and slightly lower even than in England, although in the latter case it must be remembered that monitors have been included under the heading of pupil-teachers. The actual number of pupil-teachers engaged in New Zealand at the end of the past year was 747, or about one-fifth of the total number on the staffs of the schools. The total of all salaries and allowances at the rates paid at the end of the year was £418,564 18s. 7d. This includes the salaries and lodging-allowances of pupil-teachers, as well as all salaries, house-rent, and other allowances paid to adult teachers: the average salary per teacher (including those named) was therefore £113 os. Id.

TABLE L.—Salaries and Allowances of Teachers, December, 1902.*

Table M shows the number of certificated and uncertificated teachers employed in the public schools during 1902. Out of the total number (2,957) of adult teachers employed, 2,474 were holders of certificates, 17 others had passed

Education Districts. Under £100. £100 and under £200. £200 and under £300. £300 and under £400. £400 and upwards. I Total of Eates Number p M «ti °f Salary of Adult t( i"C"' and Teachers. teaoners - Allowances. December, 1902. Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay Maryborough Nelson Grey Westland North Canterbury .. South Canterbury .. Otago Southland 208 [2] 33 86 [2] 113 42 44 76 [1] 23 30 142 38 151 [8] 64 [2j 349 65 141 128 83 23 69 17 12 200 72 218 131 [4] 65 9 [4] i 32 [3] 44 [lj • 22 5 [2] 14 [1] 5 4 [1] 50 [1] [2] 11 [1] [1] ! 50 [1] 25 17 1 4 9 2 [1] 2" 1 ?• • 8 2 9 2 1 1 639 108 263 295 151 72 161 46 46 401 123 430 222 175 22 [1] 57 94 70 11 39 12 6[1] 104 24 [1] 91 42 £ s. d. 93,146 15 0 15,090 12 0 36,929 8 0 44,452 8 0 24,738 9 0 6,702 4 0 19,822 5 0 5,880 13 0 4,910 4 0 56,665 6 0 17,563 18 4 61,771 1 3 30,891 15 0 1 "2 Totals for 1902 Totals for 1901 1,050 [15] 974 1,508 [15] '' 336 7) 1,397 234 58 [1] 57 5 5 2,957 747 [3 J 2,667 955 418,564 18 7 378,596 1 8 Difference 1 I I 290 ; -208 39,968 16 11 76 111 102 J-V/iJ * Tile figures in brae provided for secondary e<3 ;kets show the lucation. mmber of teachers, include id in the other numbi jrs, who are paid entirely out of moneys