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11. Other training— Grants for special instruction in certificate subjects, including science, agriculture, and handwork, of teachers other than trainingcollege students ... ... ... 3,630 3,050. Railway fares of teachers and instructors ... 5,733 6,249 Sundries ... ... ... ... ... 5 9,363 9,304 Totals ... ... ... £47,307 £47,217 The expenditure on buildings, sites, &c, shown above was largely on account of the Wellington Training College. The total grants made to date by the Government for buildings, sites, &c, in connection with that institution amount to over £20,000. Uncertificated Teachers. A special grant of £4,000 was made last year for the training of teachers. The purposes for which the grant was applied were : — (1.) Central classes for the personal tuition of uncertificated teachers (exclusive of| pupil-teachers and probationers) in subjects of-the D certificate. ./';'* (2.) Tuition and training of uncertificated teachers (exclusive of pupilteachers and probationers) by means of correspondence classes under the control of Education Boards, in cases in which it is found highly inconvenient to bring teachers to classes. Under this heading, however, no correspondence classes in science subjects arc recognized unless the Board makes adequate provision for practical work. (3.) Courses of practical work in physical and natural science, in subjects of manual instruction other than those usually taught by special instructors, in vocal music, and in drawing. In the distribution of the grant the amounts allotted to the various Education Boards varied from £150 in the two smallest districts to £725 in the largest. One Education Board having a credit balance to the account in question did not participate in the grant.

No. 2. Table P1.—The Number of Students in the Four Training Colleges during last Quarter of 1914.

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.s c, lassi. livisions ; as cJ lassi: ears. As classified >y Divisions. As classinei I by Yi iais. Totals. Division A. I Division B. Seconc Year. Training Colleges. Division C. Division D. First Year. M. F. M. F. M F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Total Auckland Wellington Christchuroh Dunedin 30 24 23 23 62 78 72 66 2 3 5 9 6 2 2 15 4 2 .. 2 .. 4 16 16 15 11 47 33 36 36 20 11 13 21 23 47 38 47 36 27 28 32 70 80 74 83 106 107 102 115 Totals, 1914 278 19 25 4 65 307 100 58 152 155 123 430 Totals, 1913 292 15 22 4 185 51 125 106 74 129 314 439 Division A.—Ex-pupil-teachers or ox-probationers, alsi Division B.—Students other than ox-pupil-teachers i higher University examination. Division C.—Uncertificated teachers from small school Division D.—Other teachers admitted without allowa] Note. —-The number of University graduate student lington, 2 females; Otago, 1 female. i University graduates admitted for one year of training. >r ex-probationers who have passed Matriculation or some S. ; ices. is (under clause 14) included in Division A is 3: Wel-