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New York States the average salary oi a high-school teacher is £145: in New Zealand, principals—men, £452; women, £335; assistants—men, £226; vvomen,;£l37. In twenty-eight large cities of the Union where the schools are also very large the salaries of principals range from £350 to £800. In the four chief towns in this colony, from £500 to £750 for men, and £375 to £450 for women. The total number of pupils on the rolls in the last term or quarter of the year was 2,443, boys and 1,595 girls, as against 2,265 boys and 1,457 girls at the end of 1903.

Table K3. —Staff, Attendance, Fees, and Salaries at certain Secondary Schools.*

Schools. Staff. 9 £ .§ & u B £ i 8 Attendance for Last Term or ,• Quarter of 190d. * g _ * CD •*> S co H 5 S™ -j~ &§ a For S2S o o g S : 1=5 S* a Ordinary •a 9 44. * J * s a Day-school ax ; g g '$X I >9 g Course. I < * * tes of Fees. For Board, (ixciusive of Day-school Tuition. Salaries at Rates paid at End of Year. 9 | H 5 Kegular Staff. B Teachers. £ s. d. £ s. d, £ s. d. £ s. d. Whangarei High School Auckland Grammar ] j School j j 17 3 3| 16... 16 10... 10 lb. 5 138 Iff. 71 69 16...; 16 \g...\ 10 J 6... 26 I?-.. 16 18 5 116 50 14 7 21 28 1 5 5 35 15 264 131 30 18 47 44 I 33) J 13 | |252) I 124/ | 28 | f 16 | > 44 1 , 39} 8 8 0 I 10 10 0 (880 ) ) 370 0 0 4,110 0 0 »700 0 0 60 0 0 Thames High School .. 1 8 8 0 New Plymouth High 1 School j 6 6 0 •815 0 0 66 10 0 Wanganui Girls' College Wanganui Collegiate 1 School Palmerston North High) Sohool I 10 13 6 8 48 2 39 75 116 23 18 154 175 111 171 62 132 ( 10 10 0 ]880 | 12 0 0 19 0 0 | 40 0 0 | 45 0 0 "1,460 0 0 389 2 0 "2,960 0 0 5 (6 1 61 Iff--- 43 26 15 1 8', 58 81) 54/ 10 0 0 d l,095 0 0 85 0 0 Wellington College (Boys') Wellington Girls' High ) School Napier Boys' High School Napier Girls' High School 13 9 69 6 48 204 120 16 9 293 183 266 165 80 j 13 4 0 1 10 12 0 ( 13 4 0 1 10 12 0 10 4 0 I 42 0 0 I - 3,105 0 0 1,415 0 0 60 0 0 135 0 0 6 1 11 11 50 53 114 104 25 40 0 0 8 1,169 0 0 35 0 0 (626 0 0 | and fees. 6 5 11 11 52 35 5 103 99 16 10 4 0 43 3 0 '1,010 0 0 Marlborough High Sohool - ; (6... lb... 21 Iff... 33 29 18 3 1 53 52 IS) 8 11 0 760 0 0 30 0 0 Nelson College (Boys') .. Nelson Girls' College .. Christchurch Boys'High ) School / Christchurch Girls'High) School j 8 11 9 7 8 67 8 9 60 9 3 97 3 100 77 110 15 12 9 190 158 219 181 .144 210 77 33 f 10 10 0 18 8 0 | 10 10 0 18 8 0 I 7 10 0 1 10 10 0 (990 1 12 12 0 14 3 6 j 11 0 6 I 7 17 6 I 40 0 0 [ 40 0 0 I - ) - | 45 0 0 42 0 0 "1,905 0 0 11,010 0 0 3,270 0 0 90 0 0 40 0 0 (355 0 0 1 and fees. 9 1 74 69 145 135 1,475 0 0 160 0 0 Christ's College Gram- 1 mar School f 12 3 29 94 29 90 14 227 211 80 | k 3,240 0 0 234 2 6 Rangiora High School .. Ashburton High School.. (6.1 Iff---16... Iff--. 16. 1 30 \g... 22 16... 34 \g... 34 .. 58 9 13 14 19 35 "l 40 36 48 53 93 IS) IS) 85 9 9 0 6 6 0 •614 0 0 650 0 0 1 20 0 0 ( and fees. 21 0 0 3 2 Timaru Boys' High School Timaru Girls' High School Waitaki Boys'High School Waitaki Girls'H ghSchroi Otago Boys' High School ■I 1 9 0 0 A 1,140 0 .. 44 44 7 95 89 9 0 0 15 0 0 43 10 0 2 I 3 in 1 2 4 .. 41 .. 20 1 163 70 21 129 2 4 5 113 45 298 105 42 289 63 7 10 0 7 10 0 10 o o; 42 8 0 ■985 0 0 480 0 0 »2,792 10 0 9 0 0 40 0 0 208 0 0 (460 0 0 land fees. 75 0 0 1 24 4310 0 Otago Girls' High School 7 8 .. 93 108 3 204 179 9 10 0 0 40 0 0 m l,410 0 0 Southland Boys' High School Southland Girls' High Sohool 5 .. 67 48 115 111 10 0 0 1,144 0 0 .. 59 40 2 101 95 10 0 0 670 0 0 105 0 0 Totals 189 -.nr.cr f 6-65 18966 -. 9 .49 66 I 6.65 1087 '.fl.42 735 1202 744 89 ! 74: 2,443 1,595 2,302 I 1,462 | 601 40,569 10 0 2,747 4 6 * In six cases no seconder High School, Greymouth Hiy funds are applied, in whole secondary schools. a Headmaster has residei for headmaster, c Including have board. t Principal hai residence, j Principal and fi residence, and two assiBtanl ry school is mi :h School, Hoi or in part, tc ainta: titika 3 the .ined I i High estab by the l Schc jlisliit e govel ool, Al nent c trning be karoa H of scholi ody : these are th« ligh School, Wain arships or in aid i Auckland G late High Si of local dis Hrls* High Schoc chool; but in a] strict high schoc ol, Gisborne ill cases the ols or other ace. bpiveasi £H9 house-all( s residence, ive assistants ts have board. sistai owani g Par have «> L nts ha ice for rt-tim( i resid jady p ave b( • secoi e tcai lence. princi] "oard. •nd ma icber 1 . * He Lpal ha c Sever aster; al has boa eadmast is board. y masters havo Vj lso headmaster hi ud. h Headmast ;er and five aseisi toai'd. <* lncl els residence, er and six bants have r luding £50 hous , and two assist! assistants have ■esidence. 1 Hoa' se allowance ant masters ) board and idrnaster haB