101

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The most marked difference under this heading naturally occurs between the students who devote their full time to the University and those who are otherwise employed ; of the day-students only 3 per cent, come within the first group, and these are almost without exception students pursuing a post-graduate course, while 52 per cent, of these come within the final group (twenty-two hours and over). On the other hand, 30 per cent, of the evening students come within the first group (one to five hours), and only 1 per cent, come within the final group ; 76 per cent, of the evening students and 12 per cent, of the day-students have lectures and laboratory for less than ten hours weekly. There is no significant difference between the hours of the men and the women, the small excess on an average in the case of the women being reasonably attributable to the fact that they have a relatively large proportion of full-time students. The students of each college are now classified in percentages according to their weekly hours in lectures and laboratory.

The figures bracketed (Otago) represent the percentages corrected by the exclusion of students attached to the Special Schools ; they give on the whole a better basis for comparison with other colleges than is given by the uncorrected figure. The extent to which the hours of day-students exceed those of evening students is indicated by comparing the percentage in the respective groups whose hours come withiu certain broad limits. The percentages are, —

6. Time spent in Study for University Classes. Ninety per cent, of the students offered an estimate of the number of hours per week devoted to study. The following summarizes their estimates TT , Percentage of Hours per Week. Students. Up to 4 ~ ~ ~ ~ .. .. 8 5-9 13 10-14 30 15-19 .. .. .. . ■ .. 20 20-24 .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 25 and over .. .. .. .. .. 12 100

Hours per Week. Auckland. Victoria. Canterbury. Otago. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Up to 5 .. .. .. 24 22 23 14 (28) Up to 7 .. .. .. 48 43 35 26 (50) Up to 9 .. .. .. 67 68 49 36 (66) Up to 11 .. .. .. 76 78 62 42 (77) Up to 13 .. .. .. 81 87 71 47 (86) Up to 15 .. .. .. 84 90 79 49 (90) Up to 17 .. .. .. 86 92 85 50 (91) Up to 19 .. .. .. 88 94 89 52 (93) Up to 21 .. .. .. 89 96 94 54 (94) 22 and over .. .. .. 11 4 6 46 (6)

I I ' i Auckland. Victoria. | Canterbury. Otago. All Colleges. _l j | J I Hours not exceeding seven weekly — Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Day-students .. .. 10 18 7 2 6 Evening students .. .. 59 49 45 65 54 Hours exceeding nine weekly— Day-students .. .. ... 80 66 89 96 88 Evening students .. .. .. 18 25 37 28 24 Hours exceeding fifteen weekly— Day-students .. .. .. j 58 31 63 82 69 Evening students .. .. .. j 4 6 6 0 4