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that they should be taught by women. Taking this into consideration, it is clear that, even if the proportion of women to men were twice as great, there would be no cause for alarm as to the efficiency of our staffing. Salaries of Public-school Teachers. The total amount of all salaries and allowances as at the 31st December, 1913, was £692,895. This includes pupil-teachers' salaries and allowances, £30,630; probationers' salaries and allowances, £9,855 ; additional amounts paid to head teachers of district high schools, £1,650 ; and house allowances, £17,135, to head or sole teachers who had no residence provided. However, the total does not include the corresponding amounts saved in rent where houses are provided, estimated at £27,050. The average rates of salary for adult teachers in public primary schools were, — (1.) All schools— 1912. 1913. (a.) Excluding house allowances and amounts saved in rents where £ s. d. £ s. d. residences are provided .. .. .. .. 148 14 8 149 1 1 Namely, men .. .. .. .. .. 197 7 8 199 10 5 women .. .. .. .. .. 118 8 5 118 12 7 (6) Including house allowances and amounts saved in rents .. 159 6 0 159 8 5 Namely, men .. .. .. .. .. 218 6 4 219 7 8 women .. .. .. .. 123 6 1 123 5 6 (2.) Schools with average attendance over fifteen — (a ) Excluding house allowances and amounts saved in rents .. 156 17 4 158 8 4 Namely, men 205 18 8 207 14 0 women .. .. .. .. .. 124 3 2 126 0 3 (6 ) Including house allowances and amounts saved in rents .. 167 18 0 170 3 5 Namely, men 226 11 5 229 1 2 women .. .. .. .. ..128 14 11 131 9 2 An examination of the salaries list shows that 787 male teachers, representing 49-1 per cent, of the number of male teachers in primary schools, receive a salary of £200 per annum or over. If the schools with an average attendance of 15 or less are excluded, the percentage rises to 52-8.

Number of Adult Teachers in Public Schools, together with the Average Salaries and Total Expenditure on Salaries for the Years 1894, 1900, and for each Year since 1903.

* Exclusive of pupil-teachers and sewing-mistresses. f Exclusive of teachers' house allowances. % Based on rate paid for month of December. § House allowances included. The following Acts affecting public-school teachers' salaries have been passed since 1900 : Public-school Teachers' Salaries Act, 1901 ; Education Act Amendment Act, 1904*; Education Act Amendment Act, 1905 ; Education Amendment Act, 1908 ; Education Amendment Act, 1913. The following statement gives the average salaries of men and women in the sevexal branches of the Education service in New Zealand, as at the end of 1913 :—

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Number of Teachers.* Average Salary of Teachers.* f Total Expenditure on Male. Female. Male. Female. Combined. Teachers Salaries.* f J 1894 1900 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1,137 1,216 1,270 1,272 1,302 1,314 1,332 1,331 1,406 1,456 1,493 1,555 1,603 1,123 1,415 1,726 1,797 1,835 1,887 1,955 2,021 ' 2,208 2,252 2,351 2,550 2,659 £ s. d. 167 10 11§ 163 12 8§ 170 4 2 174 14 9 184 13 1 186 11 11 189 9 3 192 15 3 192 8 10 196 6 1 197 7 8 199 1Q 5 Excluding schc £ s. d. £ s. d. 90 17 8§ 129 9 0§ 85 12 6§ 121 13 7§ 130 18 10§ 93 8 8 125 5 10 96 6 11 128 17 5 107 2 1 139 2 2 105 12 5 138 8 9 106 0 5 159 3 1 113 11 4 144 7 7 115 6 6 145 12 2 118 13 4 148 16 5 118 8 5 148 14 8 118 12 7 ' 149 1 1 iols with average attendance of under 16. 124 3 2 156 17 4 £ 292,559§ 320,136§ 392,310§ 384,520 404,267 445,285 455,036 466,448 521,783 539,909 572,067 610,550 635,275 1912 205 18 8 1913 207 14 0 126 0 3 158 8 4