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Technical High Schools. The number of students in attendance at technical high schools in 1924 was 5,369, compared with 5,054 in the previous year. The numbers of pupils taking the various courses provided were as follows

Number of Pupils receiving Free Education at Technical High Schools under Regulations for Free Places.

Financial. The total amount due by the Department to the controlling authorities for the salaries and incidental expenses a of all technical classes, including technical high schools, for the year 1924 was approximately £138,000, made up as follows :— £ Salaries of full-time teachers and Directors .. .. .. .. 92,483 Capitation for part-time teachers .. .. .. .. .. 18,365 Capitation for student teachers .. .. .. .. .. 2,805 Overtime payments .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,914 Incidental allowances .. .. .. .. .. .. 30,743 148,310 Less recoveries from tuition fees .. .. .. .. 10,310 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £138,000

j Number of Pupils. ■„ Increase over Course. j 1923 Boys. | Girls. Total. | J Industrial and science .. .. .. 1,501 17 1,518 17 Commercial and general .. .. .. 1,083 1,613 2,696 138 Domestic .. .. .. .. .. 778 778 115 Agriculture .. .. .. .. 332 .. 332 36 Art .. .. .. .. 19 26 45 9 Totals .. .. .. 2,935 2,434 5,369 315

1923. 1924. Boys. Girls. Totals. Boys. Girls. Totals. 1 . | T • £ ■ -i /First year .. 1,512 1,117 2,629 1,476 1,202 2,678 Jumor free pupils| gecon^ year gM 613 1>427 9Q2 756 1>658 f First year .. 275 239 514 285 235 520 Senior free Second year . . 90 79 169 90 89 179 year . . 34 22 56 36 15 51 Totals .. .. .. 2,725 2,070 4,795 2,789 2,297 5,086