Appendix D.

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Certain conditions were imposed last year with the object of ensuring that the classes were attended only by teachers who were making conscientious use of the instruction afforded for the purpose of improving their status or teaching ability, and only half-fees were paid for tuition by correspondence except in special cases. In the distribution of the grant the amounts allotted to the various Education Boards varied from £125 to £925. There appears still to be considerable difficulty in some quarters in providing adequate assistance to inexperienced teachers who, especially during the present emergency, are filling positions in country schools. Further consideration of proposals, including suggestions for the establishment of model schools where such teachers could receive a short training, and also for the appointment of organizing teachers or Inspectors having special charge of groups of small country schools, is deferred only until the conclusion of peace.

No. 2. DETAILED TABLES. Table P1.—The Number of Students in the Four Training Colleges during the last Quarter of 1916.

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:«) .s ol lassified ly Divisions; (6) as c. lassifiei ly Years. As classified by Divisions. issifled by Divisions. As classified by Yc lars. Divisi Division B. Division C. Divis Ion B. Division C. Division D. F. M. F. M. F. Totals. Training Colleges. Ion A. First Year. Secom M. , F. M. I i Year. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. | F. Total. Auckland Wellington Christchurch Dunedin 23 10 15 16 64 77 84 83 73 317 3 4 .. 1 3 1 2 | .. 4 3 5 ! .. 4 .. 5 21 12 32 9 3 12 21 .. 8 6 3 I 1 22 54 6 I 55 13 ! 53 10 51 7 6 5 11 31 36 39 44 29 85 11 91 18 92 21 95 114 102 110 116 442 Totals, 1916 5 51 213 28 150 79 363 Totals, 1915 62 276 5 56 185 24 125 80 310 390 Division A.- Ex-pupil-ex-probationers who have j graduates admitted for one Note. —Students on le in Appendix B to E.-l. -teacht passed ers or Matrii of trail ,ith th ex-probationers. Divisi eulation or some higher Univei ning. Division I).—Shi e Expeditionary Forces are nc ion B.rsity e: ort-per 3t inch -Students oi xamination. "iod students! tided in the t ther II han ex Divisk :-pupil-teachc on C.—Univt ers or ersity i year c cave wi hips. cable ; their n lames are pri •in ted