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The following table gives a comparative view of the number of persons holding certificates who were employed in all forms of public instruction as at the 30th June, 1915 :—

Comparative Table of Certificates held by Persons employed in Public Instruction as at the 30th June.

The largest increases in the number of certificated teachers are in the D and C classes, the increases being 86 and 58 respectively. With respect to teachers employed by Education Boards the percentage possessing A, B, C, or D certificates has increased from 56 in 1908 to 66 in 1914. Training of Teachers. (See Appendix IX) Finances op Education Boards. 1. General Survey of the Finances of Education Boards. Table F is a summary of the income and expenditure, and of the assets and liabilities, of the various Education Boards for the calendar year 1914. Full information for each district can be obtained on reference to Appendix A, or to Tables Fl and F2.

Class. Number of Toachors holding Certificates. A 1908. 94 232 415 1,479 595 1909. 99 266 544 1,442 555 j 1910. 1911. 1912. 1913. 105 116 119 119 300 352 392 422 648 761 939 1,108 1,420 1,486 1,488 1,513 522 I 480 441 402 1914. 116 453 1,280 1,539 371 1915. 147 471 1,366 1,598 357 B C D E • Total, A B, C, and D .. 2,220 2,351 2,473 2,715 2,938 3,162 3,388 3,582 „ A, B, C, D, and E 2,815 2,906 2,995 3,195 3,379 3,564 3,759 3,939