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3. DETAILED TABLES RELATING TO TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION.

Table J 2.—Assets and Liabilities of (a) the Technical Instruction Accounts of Education Boards as Controlling Authorities of Technical Schools and Classes, and (b) Technical School Boards and Managers, as at 31st December, 1924.

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Table Jl. —Some Particulars relating to Technical Education for the Years 1916-1924 (inclusive). 1916. 1917. 1918. [ 1919. ! 1920. 1921. 1922. 1923. 1924. ! _J Number of centres at which classes 151 154 131 110 121 94 66 56 57 were held Number of technical high schools ..8 8 8 8 9 13 13 14 14 Number of students— (o.) Technical high schools .. 2,105 2,347 2,747 2,926 2,766 3,349 4,202 5,054 5,369 (6.) Other classes .. .. 17,586 18,400 16,910 17,950 18,628 16,832 12,262 13,063 14,243 Number of "free pupils at (a) and (b) 5,975 6,127 6,715 7,242 6,542 6,975 8,384 9,653 10,429 above I , Number of students attending under 1,219 1,334 1,324 1,372 1,636 1,585 324 269 259 compulsory regulations £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Total expenditure by Government 84,931 100,199 85,335 132,245 169,530 244,627 207,628 177,501 194,494 for financial year Including — |f Capitation— (a.) Technical high schools.. 25,934 35,795 33,150 47,343 29,8181 (6.) Other classes .. 38,922 44,021 33,119 47,858 31,918 119,289 119,464 126,795 142,173 gpj (c.) Salaries and allowances, .. .. .. .. 20,589J y &°- Grants for buildings and equip- 6,614 6,898 5,773 13,319 67,217 101,198 66,308 34,970 31,677 ment Subsidies J on voluntary contribu- 4,206 2,154 1,673 6,934 5,466 3,991 4,207 2,561 4,152 tions Conveyance of— (o.) Instructors .. .. 790 261 464 615 635 679 808 527 484 (6.) Students .. .. 2,596 2,982 3,312 3,852 3,767 4,386 4,742 5,621 5,590 I

Assets. Liabilities, Net Balances. Cash Amounts [ „ , ot - Balanoes and due to Total. Ila hiIitL. Total - 0r Dr - Investments. Board, i JJeticits. Liabilities. (a.) Education Boards. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Auckland .. .. .. .. 1,723 1,723 2,378 .. 2,378 .. 655 Taranaki.. .. .. .. 10 53 63 26 26 37 Wanganui .. •. ■. .. .. .. 200 .. 200 .. 200 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 194 368 532 .. 162 162 370 Wellington (figures not available) Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 21 21 14 14 - 7 Canterbury .. .. .. 5 .. 5 .. .. .. 5 Otago .. .. .. .. 52 52 52 52 Southland .. .. .. .. 5 5 4 4 1 Totals (excluding Wellington) .. 231 2,170 2,401 2,596 240 2,836 420 855 ( b.) Technical School Boaeds and Managers. Auckland Technical School .. .. 5,402 1,096 6,498 .. 1,275 1,275 5,223 " Elam" School of Art .. .. 41 129 170 .. 63 63 107 Pukekohe Technical School.. .. 78 226 304 j 122 122 182 New Plymouth Technical School .. 979 478 1,457 .. 21 21 1,436 Hawera Technical School .. .. 446 412 858 .. ! 289 289 569 Stratford Technical School .. . . 905 669 1,574 .. j 500 500 1,074 Wanganui Technical School .. 645 2,363 3,008 .. 444 444 2,564 Feildmg Technical School .. . . 17 885 902 .. 613 613 289 Napier Technical School .. .. 384 950 1,334 .. 60 60 1,274 Waipawa Technical School .. .. 183 16 199 .. .. .. 199 Wellington Technical School .. 3,579 3,384 6,963 .. 2,768 2,768 4,195 Petone Technical School .. .. 256 102 358 .. j 259 259 99 Masterton Technical School .. 1,073 291 1,364 •• 4 4 1,360 Nelson Technical School .. . . 254 304 558 .. i 16 16 542 j Westport Technical School .. .. 398 185 583 .. j 154 154 429 Christchurch Technical School .. 4,303 1,381 5,684 .. 752 752 4,932 ; Ashburton Technical School .. 637 329 966 .. ; 483 483 483 1 Timaru Technical School .. .. 859 213 1,072 .. 107 107 965 Greymouth Technical School .. 108 259 367 .. 120 120 247 Kaiapoi Technical School .. .. 44 52 96 .. .. .. 96 .. Temuka Technical School .. .. 83 62 145 .. 37 37 108 Waimate Technical School .. .. 58 16 74 .. .. 74 Pleasant Point Technical School .. 27 .. 27 .. .. .. 27 Pairlie Technical School .. .. 38 .. 38 .. .. .. 38 Dunedin Technical School .. .. .. 2,521 2,521 198 1,519 1,717" 804 Oamaru Technical School .. .. 8 60 68 .. .. .. 68 Milton Technical School .. .. 37 .. 37 .. .. .. 37 Invercargill Technical School .. 344 2,925 3,269 .. 2,376 2,376 893 Totals .. .. 21,186 19,308 40,494 198 11,982 12,180 28,314 Grand totals .. .. 21,417 21,478 42,895 2,794 12,222 15,016 28,734 855