E.—s.

Table J6.—Number of Students, according to Ages, admitted to Classes other than Classes at Technical High Schools during the Year ended 31st December, 1923.

Table J7. —Occupations of Students in Attendance at Technical Classes other than Classes at Technical High Schools during the Year ended 31st December, 1923.

Table J8. — Number of Pupils holding Government Free Places at Technical Classes OTHER THAN Classes at Technical High Schools during the Year ended 31st December, 1923.

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Education District. Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Hawke's Bay Wellington Nelson Canterbury Otago Southland Un( 18 Yi M. 38 9 18 104 16 Lor )ars. F. 25 3 8 i 28 112 i 12 1 13-15 Years. M. F. 253 236 45 60 83 112 I 28 11 128 80 63 70 348 320 264 ] 12 37 49 15-17 Years. M. V. 457 320 59 53 154 168 100 36 443 192 107 117 552 353 258 130 87 113 Over 17 Years. Totals. M. l< , . M. F. 613 368 1,361 958 76 52 180 168 270 383 507 658 125 129 253 170 714 453 ! 1,294 733 145 198 333 413 1,196 931 2,200 1,716 382 ! 304 920 558 185 163 309 326 Students ac during 192 loft a Publii during : (include Foregoing ' •m r M. 256 43 134 38 .100 56 296 86 39 imitted !3 who g School 1922 din rotate). F. 168 41 111 !) 82 49 283 39 42 Totals, 1923 .. 185 189 ! 1,249 I 1,050 2,217 824 1,486 3,706 2,981 7,357 5,706 1,048 Totals, 1922 .. 214 214 205 1,039 869 2,269 1,586 3,587 2,543 J 7,059 5,203 1,016 720

Occupations. •4 i a 1 Cβ L I L I 3 § Totals. d 3 I I Agricultural pursuits Professional pursuits Clerical pursuits .. .. .. Domostic pursuits Students Employees in shops or warehouses Dressmakers, milliners, &o. Tailors and tailoresses Engineers and mechanics Electricians Plumbers, metal-workers, &c. Woodworkers Painters and plasterers Printers, &c. Skilled labourers Labourers Seamen Engaged in various other trades and industries Engaged in various public services Occupations not stated 24 274 204 316 j 508 135 19 10 170 104 168 116 12 7 19 19 49 12 J J 223 ! "l •■ 21 52 140 ■ 341 1 218 99 14 78 16 33 29 5 1 2 2 6 60 99 48 7 41 2 2 34 11 30 7 5 22 29 152 41 584 49 350 289 142 122 130 ! 60 18 I 6 22 2 117 31 102 6 125 ! 19 91 18 11 4 26 7 6 12 11 153 197 439 521 1,310 211 45 33 193 136 126 154 24 25 5 26 9 6 270 92 86 1,002 340 99 1,972 166 157 2,193 168 50 2,754 123 59 858 Iβ 14 133 13 .. 83 96 35 754 23 22 420 80 25 634 65 10 519 7 1 69 12 4 83 26 12 73 8 2 83 28 29 1 "a 3 59 29 33 48 28 108 59 19 383 46 109 16 68 21 17 41 18 28 6 59 151 15 13 229 154 16 549 Totals for 1923 2,319 348 1,165 429 2,027 j 746 3,916 1,478 635 13,063 Totals for 1922 2,073 288 1,148 451 I 1,863 635 3,662 1,559 583 12,262

Education District. Jr. 1st. Jr. 2nd i and 3rd. S, 1st. Sγ. : 2nd. Sr. 3rd i and 4th. Tot tals. Grand Totals. I I Auckland Caranaki tVanganui Hawke's Bay Wellington .. kelson Janterbury .. Dtago Southland .. M. 1 245 43 114 42 138 47 266 104 48 F. 142 41 120 9 91 41 175 39 54 M. 128 23 64 40 104 36 194 113 32 F. 65 24 67 13 56 25 117 29 30 M. 81 20 26 10 110 33 129 85 23 F. 35 19 63 14 61 23 107 26 51 M. 55 7 16 Iβ 86 9 104 03 17 F. M. 37 , 24 7 ' 6 19 I 4 15 ! 2 35 i 08 16 7 67 46 31 j 27 23 i 20 13 2 20 9 22 13 79 12 i 20 M. 533 99 224 110 506 132 739 392 146 F. 292 93 289 60 205 118 545 137 178 M. & F. 825 192 513 170 771 250 1,284 529 324 Totals, 1923 1,047 712 '734 426 439 517 373 250 ' 210 J 90 2,881 399 1,977 4,858 Totals, 1922 1,009 I 673 i 615 454 317 287 i I 267 172 I I 172 2,537 1,808 4,405